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Meaningful Meaninglessness: Albert Camus\u27 Presentation of Absurdism as a Foundation for Goodness
, 2010 In 1957, Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize for Literature. By that time he had written such magnificently important works such as Caligula (1938), The Stranger (1942), The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), The Plague (1947), The Rebel (1951), and The Fall (1956).
Genovese, Maria K
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, 2018 Absurdism is a default thought of cosmic meaninglessness that society is continuously trying to solve to avoid depression and live with some ascribed meaning. Two parody science fiction series, Hitchikers’s Guide to the Galaxy and Rick and Morty, display
Candelaria, Rene L.
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Punchline with(out) purpose: Integrating research on instructional humour and seductive details
British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction We integrated research on instructional humour and seductive details to investigate when affiliative course‐related humour is effective or rather ineffective for learning. We assumed that instructional humour without a cognitive function (irrelevant humour) would have detrimental effects on learning performance resembling the ...
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Acta AcademicaWhen approaching the climate crisis, there appears to be a universal tendency towards philosophical suicide. When faced with the sheer scale of the problem at hand, falling for the façade of easy solutions seems to be an expected response.
Juan Coetzee, Ruth Ananka Loubser
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Afro-Absurdism As Rebellion: How Afro-Existentialist Art Redefines Reality
This thesis explores the utilization of Afro-absurdism by Afro-existentialist, Afro-surrealist, and Afro-futurist artists as a means of resisting racial oppression and hegemony. It addresses the European origins of existentialism, absurdism, and nihilism,
Scott-Farquharson, Nina
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The Absurdist Trope in Chase Cartoons: A Case Study of Tom and Jerry in Comparison to Silent Films
[sic]This paper examines the absurdist trope in chase cartoons, focusing on Tom and Jerry and its parallels to the chase sequences in silent films. Absurdism, often defined by the breakdown of logic and the embrace of the irrational, is a key element in both ...
Atreyee Sinha
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The existentialist concept of creative boredom in the play Aramsaysehgah written by Bahman Forsi [PDF]
هنرهای زیبا. هنرهای نمایشی و موسیقیIn the years before the revolution of 1979 in Iran, some writers and especially playwrights who were influenced by the feeling of boredom created works that had a senseless atmosphere.
emami emami, mitra alavitalab
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M-äng Mati Undi „Tühirannas“ ja „Via regias“ / Angst and play in the fiction of Mati Unt
Methis: Studia Humaniora Estonica, 2017 Artikkel käsitleb Mati Undi 1970. aastate alguse loomingut mõiste m äng abil, mis võimaldab esile tuua, kuidas kirjaniku teostes põimuvad modernistlikud ja postmodernistlikud stilistilised võtted.
Eliisa Puudersell
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, 2013 Thesis (M.A.--English Literature)This thesis examines the three stages of resolving the Absurd in existential Absurdism highlighted by Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus in an attempt to find meaning in life.
Henke, Daniel
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract To persuade creditors to lend, cities in the Low Countries relied on a community responsibility system that made all citizens personally liable for public debt. This exposed itinerant citizens to significant risks: their merchandise could be confiscated by creditors, and they could even be imprisoned for debt.
Jaco Zuijderduijn
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