This thesis examines the potency of film dialogue as an articulator of fear in Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019). Using extant studies on film dialogue as its groundwork,...Show moreThis thesis examines the potency of film dialogue as an articulator of fear in Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019). Using extant studies on film dialogue as its groundwork, this thesis employs a close reading of the dialogue in Robert Eggers’ films. Ultimately, it argues that Eggers’ films utilise dialogue in order to articulate their contextual fears, rather than the visual language that predominates the horror genre.Show less
This thesis analyses the changes in the United States (U.S.) South China Sea (SCS) security strategy since the start of the Trump administration. By researching the rhetoric and the actions of the...Show moreThis thesis analyses the changes in the United States (U.S.) South China Sea (SCS) security strategy since the start of the Trump administration. By researching the rhetoric and the actions of the Trump administration and recent previous administrations in a realist framework, this paper tries to determine the impact of the current presidency in this field. This research argues that the SCS security strategy of the Trump administration is significantly different from its predecessors. Its rhetoric is transactional instead of value-driven, holistically confrontational instead of partially cooperative and erratic instead of long term. The actions of the Trump administration remain focussed on strategic deterrence but have increased in intensity and have discarded the risk-averse nature of past policies.Show less
The thesis investigates whether Jan Smit Czn was an exponent of the disappearance of the sailing ships in the second half of the nineteenth century. Apart from literature, the research is based on...Show moreThe thesis investigates whether Jan Smit Czn was an exponent of the disappearance of the sailing ships in the second half of the nineteenth century. Apart from literature, the research is based on the analysis of Jan Smit Czn's private administration and a number of ship account books.Show less
Sinds de aanslagen van 9/11 is maritime security een buzzword in internationale diplomatiek. De term heeft echter geen betekenis en is daardoor vrijelijk te interpreteren. In dit onderzoek wordt...Show moreSinds de aanslagen van 9/11 is maritime security een buzzword in internationale diplomatiek. De term heeft echter geen betekenis en is daardoor vrijelijk te interpreteren. In dit onderzoek wordt getracht deze term te concretiseren door het functioneren van de Staten van Zeeland tussen 1467 en 1506 op maritiem vlak te bestuderen. Hieruit blijkt maritime security drieledig te zijn. Conflictpreventie, bescherming ter zee en kustverdediging zijn onderwerpen die veelal op dagvaarten van de Staten van Zeeland werden besproken. Deze onderwerpen staan in dit onderzoek centraal. Voor het eerst in meer dan vijftig jaar worden de Staten van Zeeland weer onderzocht, waarbij het belang van deze regio in de interregionale en internationale context wordt geplaatst. Dit levert nieuwe inzichten op in niet alleen de positie van het Zeeuws gewest in de late Middeleeuwen, maar ook op de impact van grote historische ontwikkelingen op regionaal niveau.Show less
