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Magnanini, Suzanne, and Ruth B. Bottigheimer. "Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice and the Fairy Tale Tradition." Sixteenth Century Journal 35, no. 2 (July 1, 2004): 627. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20477028.

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McGlathery, James M. "Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition (review)." Lion and the Unicorn 28, no. 1 (2004): 157–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/uni.2004.0007.

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Carminati, Clizia. "Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition (review)." Marvels & Tales 18, no. 2 (2004): 317–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mat.2004.0026.

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Kozlova, N. K. "The fairy-tale repertoire of A. S. Kozhemyakina collected by Omsk local historian I. S. Korovkin (based on materials of the folklore archive of the Omsk State Pedagogical University)." Languages and Folklore of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia, no. 38 (2019): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.25205/2312-6337-2019-2-5-15.

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The article is devoted to the analysis of fairy-tale material from the folklore collection of the Omsk local historian I. S. Korovkin whose wide collection of folklore materials is stored in the folklore archive of the Omsk State Pedagogical University. The article will focus on the texts of fairy tales written by a collector from a Siberian performer Anastasia Stepanovna Kozhemyakina, manuscripts of these recordings are stored in the folklore archive of the Pedagogical Uni- versity. Of the 40 fairy tales recorded by Korovkin from the performer, the author of the article was able to identify (from archival records and published materials) 36 texts. The repertoire represents the Russian old-time tradition of Siberia. Tales by A. S. Kozhemyakina reflect the process of the existence of a folklore text in the oral tradition (which is typical for the late XIX - early XX centuries). The bearers of the tradition have a certain “baggage” or a set of elements specific for a particular genre (poetic, content) in order to “form” a text from these elements when reproducing it. "Forming" a fairy tale, Kozhemyakina takes out any element, image, plot episode, etc. from her fairy-tale "baggage". It includes not only fairy-tale, but also epic episodes, formulas, elements, as well as images, plot conflicts from adventure stories or novels. Fairy-tale contaminations are also peculiar. They are as well due to the specifics of the oral existence of fairy tales. A special publication of this fairy-tale heritage with scientific commentary on each text is needed.

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Otero, Ellan Bethia. "Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition (review)." Children's Literature Association Quarterly 28, no. 3 (2003): 180–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/chq.0.1366.

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Springman, Luke, and Jack Zipes. "The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales. The Western Fairy Tale Tradition from Medieval to Modern." German Quarterly 74, no. 3 (2001): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3072790.

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Kowalczyk, Kamila. "Transformacje wzorców baśniowych w literaturze dziecięcej obecnej na współczesnym rynku wydawniczym." Literatura i Kultura Popularna 23 (May 31, 2018): 135–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.19195/0867-7441.23.9.10.

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Transformation of fairy tales patterns in children’s literature available on the contemporary publishing marketWhat the contemporary publishing market offers the youngest readers are texts that make various forms of fairy tale characters — a strongly representative group among them consists of texts that are transformations of fairy tale patterns that are deeply rooted in the mass imaginations including children’s imagination, which promote a new version of a well-known story: fairy tale renarrations. Such texts not only constitute evidence of changes in the fairy tale genre, but also prove the continuous updates on fairy tales. The aim of the article is to present and discuss how the authors modify specific characteristics of the fairy tale and play with its tradition. The examples of recognizable fairy tale patterns that are deeply rooted in the culture Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella were used to present the primary mechanisms of use and modification of fairy tales in children’s literature on the post-2000 Polish publishing market.The description of intertextual relationships between the fairy tale patterns and their renarrations renarration mechanisms has been supplemented with an analysis of influence of popular culture on children’s literature interpenetrating of cultural and literary circulations and the fashion for fairy tales. The studied works include those that have been written with gender education in mind, promotion of knowledge on rights of a child or the environment and those primary aim of which is to entertain the young audience through reading. The article is also an encouragement to reflection on the genealogy of contemporary fairy tales and the shape, in which the “children’s fabulous fairy-tale-sphere” functions, and the factors that influence it.

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Bosmajian, Hamida. "The Fairy Tale Controversy: Oral Tradition, Texts, "the Text"." Children's Literature Association Quarterly 14, no. 3 (1989): 151–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/chq.0.0777.

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Zańko, Aldona. "”In Memory of the Snow Queen” – Hans Christian Andersen Recalled and Retold." Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia 27, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/fsp-2019-0006.

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Abstract The main focus of the present paper is the so-called “intertextual revision”, explored as one of the most recent and innovative strategies employed while reviving the legacy of the Danish fairy-tale classic Hans Christian Andersen. In order to illustrate this practice, I discuss a short story entitled Travels with the Snow Queen (2001), by an American writer Kelly Link, which is a reworking of Andersen's worldfamous fairy tale The Snow Queen (1844). Link’s take on Andersen’s tale represents one of the leading directions within revisionary fairy-tale fiction, inspired by feminism and gender criticism. The analysis is centered around the narrative strategies employed by the author in order to challenge the gender logic incorporated into Andersen’s account, as well as the broader fairy-tale tradition it belongs to.

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Zahoor Hussain, Iram Rubab, and Muhammad Ajmal. "A Structural Analysis of the Pakistani Fairy Tale the Moon King and Rose Princess." sjesr 3, no. 4 (December 25, 2020): 168–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.36902/sjesr-vol3-iss4-2020(168-173).

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The purpose of this study was to have a structural analysis of fairy tales of Pakistan. Being a part of an old civilization, Pakistan has also the rich and centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling. The fairy tale The Moon King and Rose Princess of the same Pakistani traditional background was recorded and transcribed and analyzed using Propp's structural model. The analysis showed that all the 31 functions were present and these functions occurred in the plot in the same sequential arrangement as was given by Propp. The study had a conclusion that there are the same functions and their occurrences in the plot of the Pakistani fairy tales only with minor differences. The study received great admiration and recognized the Pakistani fairy tales.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Fairy tale tradition"

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Persson, Penzer Anna. "Modern Day Fairy Tales : A comparative study between Amy Plum's Die for Me and the Western Fairy Tale Tradition." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Engelska, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-24632.

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Krajcovic, Krystal A. "Fairy Tales: A Continual Work in Progress." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1494204822838754.

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Halonen, Daniel. "“Too ridiculous to be believed” – an Analysis of Fairy Tale Violence in Roald Dahl’s Children’s Fiction." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Engelska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-194669.

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The aim of this essay is to examine several categories of violence in Roald Dahl’s children’s fiction, with the background of fairy tale theory. Roald Dahl’s children’s fiction has raised criticism, and the grounds of it are reconsidered in this essay. Violence is a declining feature of children’s literature, and the sometimes-excessive use of it in Dahl’s fiction is conspicuous, therefore. If Dahl’s children’s fiction is located in the genre of fairy tales, however, and the violence analysed as a device inherited from this tradition, its function and effect become clear, as shown in this essay. In a study of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), The Witches (1985), and Matilda (1988), I find that violence in Dahl’s fiction has three main effects; cautionary, entertaining, and cathartic effects. I also find that the burlesque quality of violence in Dahl’s work makes the charges of criticism less meaningful.

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Unnsteinsdottir, Kristin. "Fairy tales in tradition and in the classroom : traditional and self-generated fairy tales as catalysts in children's educational and emotional development." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.246959.

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This thesis involves an investigation of the value of traditional and self-generated fairy tales for children's educational and emotional development. The study draws on theories of analytical psychology and on models derived from structuralism. An analysis of two Icelandic traditional fairy tales, Golden Tooth and The Story of Princess Pussycat, is undertaken on a psychological and a narrative level. A comparison is made between the narrative structure of the tales and the structure of psychic processes identified in them. The study is taken further with an analysis of eleven fantasy tales generated during a field study by a group of ten to eleven year old Icelandic children. The mode of expression of the tales is also compared to the style, motifs, notion of time, setting, and characters, as they appear in traditional Indo-European fairy tales. The variants of the two traditional fairy tales analysed originate from Fljötshlic' a region in the south of Iceland. A study of the background, upbringing and personality of four women, who shared and brought further the story telling tradition in this area, is undertaken with the aim of throwing light on the nature of fairy tales and their transmission. The study suggests that patterns operating in the process of individuation, that is differentiation, transformation and integration, are embedded in the structure of traditional fairy tales. Furthermore it is proposed that this theory can be expanded to tales of fantasy generated by children of today. It is argued that the manifestation of these patterns in fairy tales embodies qualities that invite a creative operation in the interaction of children's conscious and unconscious psyche, thus simultaneously stimulating their directed and undirected modes of thinking, which is essential for the development of the creative, individual personality

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Pazdziora, John Patrick. "George MacDonald's fairy tales in the Scottish Romantic tradition." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4460.

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George MacDonald (1824-1905) is one of the most complex and significant Scottish writers of the nineteenth century, especially as a writer of children's fiction and literary fairy tales. His works, however, have seldom been studied as Scottish literature. This dissertation is the first full-length analysis of his writings for children in their Scottish context, focusing particularly on his use of Scottish folklore in his literary fairy tales. MacDonald wrote in the Scottish Romantic tradition of Robert Burns, Walter Scott, and James Hogg; by close reading his works alongside similar texts by his compatriots, such as Andrew Lang, MacDonald's own idiosyncratic contribution to that tradition becomes more apparent. His profound knowledge of and appreciation for Christian mysticism is in evidence throughout his work; his use of folklore was directly informed by his exploration of mystical ideas. Hogg is recast as a second Dante, and ‘bogey tales' become catalysts for spiritual awakening. MacDonald's fairy tales deal sensitively and profoundly with the theme of child death, a tragedy that held personal significance for him, and can thus be read as his attempt to come to terms with the reality of bereavement by using Scottish folklore to explain it in mystical terms. Traditional figures such as Thomas Rhymer, visionary poets, and doubles appear in his fairy tales as guides and pilgrims out of the material world toward mystical union with the Divine.

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Lee, Cheryl. "Fantasy Versus Fairy Tale: How Modern Fairy Tale Variants Measure up to One of the Greatest Literary Traditions of All Time." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/87.

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This thesis will examine both the history of the fairy tale and the modern adaptations of these popular stories in order to illustrate how fairy tales have evolved into their modern counterparts. The implications and circumstances of several recent variants are questioned and compared to a concise definition of the fairy tale. It is determined that, although the modern versions resemble classic fairy tales, they are not a detriment to the tradition of the tales, and may, in fact, begin their own literary tradition.

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Mejia, Lillian Lynette. "Snow White in Space| Science Fiction Reimagines Traditional Fairy Tales." Thesis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1593257.

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This thesis explores the intersection of fairy tales with late twentieth and early twenty-first century science fiction - specifically, the reimagining of classic fairy tales within science fictional settings. I will begin with an overview of the ways in which fairy tales and science fiction seem particularly well-suited for such an endeavor, in terms of similarity of common themes, structure, and narrative device. Next, I will examine two recent examples: Caitlín R. Kiernan's "The Road of Needles," and Tanith Lee's "Beauty," noting deviations from the traditional source material and highlighting the ways in which the original stories have been updated for modern audiences. Finally, I will offer several of my own stories that reimagine fairy tales in science fiction settings: "Curiosity," a retelling of "The Little Mermaid," "I Dream the Snowfall, the Red Earth of Mars," a retelling of "Snow White," and "Match Girl," a retelling of "The Little Match Girl."

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Lester, Amanda Jeanne. "The Impact of Traditional and Modern Fairy Tales on Society and Its Individuals." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579255.

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The genre of fairy tales lacks a concrete confinement, allowing its stories to span across age, asserting a variety of themes and captivating a wide range of audience members. The familiarity of such traditional stories, however, sets a precedent for the genre - an ability to assert a lesson and an element of escaped reality. Fairy tales exist even in modern times and reappear in existing and novel ways. Both traditional and modern fairy tales possess an extremely important role in societal expectations, disturbances in human desire, and the ideals/behaviors of individuals, regardless of age. With the use of both traditional and modern day texts, it becomes evident that fairy tales have an overwhelming impact on readers. Their themes, settings, characters, and plots promote relevant expectations and ideals society expects individuals to maintain throughout their life. More importantly, it reveals the innate attraction that readers have toward these works and what that says about humanity. Details from selected works demonstrate these prominent fairy-tale characteristics across mediums (text, film, and life-size attractions) and provide evidence affirming the assertion that fairy tales have an impactful power on the actions and thoughts of individuals and the important themes of society.

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Müller, Harald. "Stimme und Feder mündliche Tradition norwegischer Volksmärchen und ihre Verschrftlichung durch Asbjørnsen und Moe /." Essen : Meysenburg, 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/50082711.html.

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Carling, Rylee. "Damsel in Distress or Princess in Power? Traditional Masculinity and Femininity in Young Adult Novelizations of Cinderella and the Effects on Agency." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8758.

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Retellings of classic fairy tales have become increasingly popular in the past decade, but little research has been done on the novelizations written for a young adult (YA) audience. Critical multicultural analysis determining the effect of race, gender, disability, and more has been completed for both original fairy tale retellings and fairy tale retellings for children, but scholars have neglected popular YA novelizations. This study aims to determine how traditional masculinity and femininity affect agency in both male and female characters in YA novelizations of Cinderella. To examine the role of traditional masculinity and femininity in young adult novelizations of Cinderella, a qualitative study was designed to look at the five main archetypal characters of Cinderella, the prince, the stepmother and stepsisters, and the fairy godmother. The study used critical multicultural analysis as defined by Botelho & Rudman (2009) to examine uses of agency and other utilization of power from the characters, and the Bem Sex Role Inventory (1974) was employed to determine traditionally masculine and feminine traits exhibited by characters. Each novel was analyzed on an individual level to determine how traditional masculinity and femininity affected the agency of the characters, after the books were examined on a broader level to establish themes found across the selection. The general trend seemed to indicate that traditionally feminine traits hinder the agency of female characters while affecting male characters less or not at all. The analysis is followed by a discussion about the implications for both educators and readers of young adult literature.

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Books on the topic "Fairy tale tradition"

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4.

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Fairy godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the fairy tale tradition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002.

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Levorato, Alessandra. Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230503878.

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ill, McLennan Connie, ed. Domitila: A Cinderella tale from the Mexican tradition. Auburn, Calif: Shen's Books, 2000.

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Coburn, Jewell Reinhart. Domítíla: A Cinderella tale from the Mexican tradition. Carmel, Calif: Hampton-Brown, 2000.

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Soliño, María Elena. Women and children first: Spanish women writers and the fairy tale tradition. Potomac, Md: Scripta Humanistica, 2002.

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David, Zipes Jack, ed. The Great fairy tale tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm : texts, criticism. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.

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Carrassi, Vito. The Irish fairy tale: A narrative tradition from the Middle Ages to Yeats and Stephens. [Rome]: John Cabot University Press, 2012.

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Levorato, Alessandra. Language and gender in the fairy tale tradition: A linguistic analysis of old and new story telling. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

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Posner, Pat. Traditional fairy tales. Manchester: World International Publishing Limited, 1987.

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Book chapters on the topic "Fairy tale tradition"

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "Conclusion: The Fairy Tale Undressed." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 273–84. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_7.

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "Introduction: The Rise of Fashionable Fairy Tales, a Noble Fabrication." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 1–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_1.

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "Fashion Felons I: Leading La Mode." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 47–89. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_2.

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "Fashion Felons II: Breaking All the Fashion Rules." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 91–128. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_3.

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "Skills with Threads: Heroes Who Make Fashion." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 129–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_4.

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "Shoes, the Sole of Fairy Tale: Stepping Between Desire and Damnation." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 179–223. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_5.

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Do Rozario, Rebecca-Anne C. "What the Fairies Wore: Sartorial Means and Darkest Villainies." In Fashion in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 225–72. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91101-4_6.

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Levorato, Alessandra. "Introduction: Exploring Gender Issues in Fairy Tales." In Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 1–13. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230503878_1.

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Levorato, Alessandra. "Words, Gender and Power." In Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 14–32. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230503878_2.

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Levorato, Alessandra. "The Representation of Social Practice." In Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition, 33–58. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230503878_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Fairy tale tradition"

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Xu, Fulan. "A feminist interpretation of western traditional fairy tales." In 2013 International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/icbeee130781.

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Lapina, Evgeniia. "Women in love against the underworld: “Female savior” scenario in English, Russian and Turkish folklore narratives." In Eighth Brno Conference on Linguistics Studies in English. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9767-2020-7.

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The main idea of this work was to study gender representations in the English “Ballad of Tam Lin”, the Russian fairy tale “Finist the Bright Falcon” and the Turkish tale “Patience-Stone” through the analysis of language units with implicit gender semantics. These folklore narratives have important similarities featuring the female protagonist as the main plot driver and possessor of cultural wisdom. They follow the “female savior” scenario, depicting women as decisive and challenging the traditional role of a decorative victim.

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Zhang, Zhou, Mingshao Zhang, Yizhe Chang, Sven K. Esche, and Constantin Chassapis. "A Smart Method for Developing Game-Based Virtual Laboratories." In ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2015-51501.

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Virtual laboratories are one popular form of implementation of virtual reality. They are now widely used at various levels of education. Game-based virtual laboratories created using game engines take advantage of the resources of these game engines. While providing convenience to developers of virtual laboratories, game engines also exhibit the following shortcomings: (1) They are not realistic enough. (2) They require long design and modification periods. (3) They lack customizability and flexibility. (4) They are endowed with limited artificial intelligence. These shortcomings render game-based virtual laboratories (and other virtual laboratories) inferior to traditional laboratories. This paper proposes a smart method for developing game-based virtual laboratories that overcomes these shortcomings. In this method, 3D reconstruction and pattern recognition techniques are adopted. 3D reconstruction techniques are used to create a virtual environment, which includes virtual models of real objects and a virtual space. These techniques can render this virtual environment fairly realistic, can reduce the time and effort of creating the virtual environment and can increase the flexibility in the creation of the virtual environment. Furthermore, pattern recognition techniques are used to endow game-based virtual laboratories with general artificial intelligence. The scanned objects can be recognized, and certain attributes of real objects can be added automatically to their virtual models. In addition, the emphasis of the experiments can be adjusted according to the users’ abilities in order to get better training results. As a prototype, an undergraduate student laboratory was developed and implemented. Finally, additional improvements in the approach for creating game-based virtual laboratories are discussed.

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"An Analytical Investigation of the Characteristics of the Dropout Students in Higher Education." In InSITE 2018: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: La Verne California. Informing Science Institute, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3979.

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Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15] Student dropout in higher education institutions is a universal problem. This study identifies the characteristics of dropout. In addition, it develops a mathematical model to predict students who may dropout. Background: This study compared dropout rates of one and a half year of enrollment among Traditional Undergraduate Students. The sample includes 555 freshmen in a non-profit private university. Methodology: The study uses both descriptive statistics such as cross tabulation and a binary regression model to predict student dropout. Contribution: There are two major contributions for the paper, one it raises questions regarding causes of dropout thus, hopefully, it can result in better allocation of resources at higher education institutions. It also develops a predictive model that may be used in order to predict the probability of a student dropping out and take preventive actions. Findings: Two major findings are that some of the resources designed to assist student are misallocated, and that the proposed model predicted with 66.6% accuracy students who will dropout. Recommendations for Practitioners: The study recommends that institutions must create initiatives to assist freshmen students and have annual assessment to measure the success of the initiatives. Recommendation for Researchers: Secondly that analytical models be used to predicts dropout with fair accuracy. Impact on Society: The study should result in better allocation of resources in higher education institutions Future Research: The research will continue developing and testing the model using a wider sample and other institutions.

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