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Maskerad (o)rättvisa - Superhjältens relation till mänskliga rättigheter

Vester, Mikael LU (2012) MRSG20 20112
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
For centuries the superhero has stood as a beacon of everything that is right and just. There is however an inherent conflict in the activities of the modern superhero that puts his or her modus operandi into question with regards to human rights. It is the purpose of this thesis to try and ascertain whether or not the superhero acts in concordance with basic principles of human rights. To achieve my purpose I have performed a narrative analysis of a select number of superhero-movies. My conclusion is that even though the superhero does, to some extent, work in accordance with general values of human rights he does so by violating the very rights that he strives to protect.
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author
Vester, Mikael LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSG20 20112
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Mänskliga rättigheter, Monomyth, Superhero, Power, Superhero-movies, Batman, Superman, Human rights, Universal declaration of human rights, Premodern justice, Liminal status, Narrative analysis
language
Swedish
id
2277016
date added to LUP
2012-03-06 11:39:37
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:53
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  abstract     = {{For centuries the superhero has stood as a beacon of everything that is right and just. There is however an inherent conflict in the activities of the modern superhero that puts his or her modus operandi into question with regards to human rights. It is the purpose of this thesis to try and ascertain whether or not the superhero acts in concordance with basic principles of human rights. To achieve my purpose I have performed a narrative analysis of a select number of superhero-movies. My conclusion is that even though the superhero does, to some extent, work in accordance with general values of human rights he does so by violating the very rights that he strives to protect.}},
  author       = {{Vester, Mikael}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Maskerad (o)rättvisa - Superhjältens relation till mänskliga rättigheter}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}