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Makalös malazansk massaker.: En studie av våldet i Malazan book of the Fallen.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies (from 2013).
(Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Magnificent malazan massacre, : A study of violence in Malazan Book of the Fallen. (English)
Abstract [en]

This thesis examines violence in the novel House of Chains by Steven Erikson. How is it portrayed? Why? Are there any gender based differences? The topic is chosen because the author of this essay is an aspiring teacher and fantasy is a popular genre among youths. An overview of available research regarding depictions of and different perspectives on violence has been conducted. The findings in Erikson’s novel have been analyzed with the help of narrative theory with a gender based perspective according to Yvonne Hirdman and shows that the violence in the novel is portrayed explicitly with some gender based differences.

Key words: fantasy, violence, gender.

Abstract [sv]

Uppsatsen har ämnat undersöka våldet i romanen House of Chains, av Steven Erikson. Syftet har varit att utforska hur våldet gestaltats samt att undersöka om några genusbaserade skillnader går att upptäcka i våldsskildringarna. Metoden som använts har varit kvalitativ textanalys. Resultatet har analyserats med hjälp av narrativ teori med feministiskt perspektiv och visaratt våldet i en majoritet av fallen gestaltas explicit. Vissa genusbaserade skillnader upptäcktes i romanen. Kvinnor fanns vara de drabbade i alla förekommande fall av sexuellt våld. Gällande syftet med våldsgestaltningarna fanns de i flerafall bero på narrativa grepp av författaren, som hjälp för karaktärsbyggande.

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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-104429OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-104429DiVA, id: diva2:1958966
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The Swedish Language
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Secondary Education Programme: Upper-Secondary School: History (300 ECTS credits)
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Available from: 2025-05-23 Created: 2025-05-18 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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