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  • 1.
    Sannestam, Anton
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Död som skådespel: En mentalitetshistorisk analys av skenavrättningar som utdömts av Göta hovrätt mellan 1648 och 1653, samt jämförelse med förhållanden i England och Tyskland  2019Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    This essay examines cases of faux executions administered by the high court of Göta hovrätt in Sweden during the years of 1648-1653. The faux executions are examined as a form of mental torture, utilized to extract confessions from suspected criminals. The essay builds on previous research on subjects of the early modern Swedish justice system, the interaction between the Swedish justice system and its constituents, as well as research on the subject of torture in the context of the Swedish justice system. Furthermore, research on the subject of torture and justice systems in early modern Germany and England are used as points of comparison. The goal is to understand the place of faux executions in both judicial practice and the mental frameworks of early modern Swedes, the condemning as well as the condemned. To achieve this end, the essay employs the theories of history of mentalities as well as ideas from micro history.     

    The primary material used in this essay are the judgements of the high court of Göta hovrätt, from which all orders of faux executions were issued. Importance is given not only to the sentencing as such, but the meaning loaded into choices of individual words. Additionally, the original sentence from the relevant lower court is consulted when available. The aim is to amass as much text as possible with regards to each individual case in order to acquire as many details as possible about each case.     

    The essay concludes that the use of faux executions arose as a consequence of the Roman-canon legal theory of proof, as well as the prevalence of ideas about the connection between truthful confessions and pain or death. In addition, the essay concludes that the present mentalities offered a wide range of reactions to the faux executions to those subjected to it. Furthermore, with regards to faux executions used in cases of infanticide, a parallel is found between the lack of condemning evidence and the court's ambiguous use of language with regards to the constructed ideal of "the guilty mother." Also, the essay concludes that faux executions had an ambiguous relationship with the concept of poena extraordinaria present in judicial discourse and practice throughout continental Europe. With regards to conditions in early modern England, it is established that there was no place for the faux execution, as the use of torture in England was not a consequence of the legal theory of proof. Lastly, the essay concludes that while the preconditions for faux executions existed in Germany, a possible reason for it not being used was the decentralized nature of its justice system.

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    Sannestam, Anton
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Languages.
    Horror, History and You: A Reader-Response Analysis of the Function of History in Two Works of H.P. Lovecraft and Its Relevance for an EFL Classroom2018Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    In this essay, reader-response theory is used to explore the application of history in "The Rats in the Walls" and "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft.Utilizing the concepts of the informed reader and temporal reading, this essay concludes that Lovecraft used history in two distinct ways. Firstly, history is used as a means to build immersion, ambience, and explore the individual's place in history by drawing upon English cultural layers. Secondly, it functions to reflect on human history in relation to human existence and geological history by turning the history of Earth into the history of an alien species.

    Furthermore, this essay concludes that Lovecraft and history could be valuble assets to an EFL classroom by relating the findings to theory on reader-response in education. Firstly, it enables students to reflect on social issues in the past and the present by looking at Lovecraft's historical settings, his antiquated prose and the casual racism he exhibits in his texts. Secondly, Lovecraft's apparent obsession with his historical identity and ancestry provides an opening for the students to contemplate their own sense of identity as it relates to culture and history. The underlying idea being that the best way to reveal Lovecraft's use of history is to consider what the individual reader brings to the reading experience.

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    Sannestam, Anton
    Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences.
    Kronans unga gossar: Minderåriga befäl i Sveriges armé och flotta 17552017Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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    The objective of this essay is to investigate the underage officers in the Swedish army and navy in the year 1755. Their distribution across different regiments, individual parts of the army and across different geographical parts of Sweden will thusly be examined. Furthermore, the aim of this essay is also to dissect the degree of noble blood exhibited by the aforementioned underage officers, as well as exploring their circumstances and careers in an effort to present a clearer picture of who the underage officers were.     To accomplish this, data is gathered from an essentially complete collection of rudimentary data on all the officers in service of the Swedish armed forces in 1755. Information regarding their noble birth and future careers will be gathered from Gustaf Elgenstiernas Den introducerade adelns ättartaflor and the website Adelsvapen-wiki.     The results demonstrate that the navy and cavalry boasted the highest percentages of underage officers, as well as a potential connection between size of overall population and percentage of aforementioned officers. Furthermore, the study shows that a large majority of underage officers were noble, as well as indicating the hereditary nature of the profession of military commander at the time.

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