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This thesis is the final project for the Mag.theol.-degree in Theology at the University of Iceland. Its aim is to explore the concepts of self-compassion and mindfulness in light of the New Testament. The thesis discusses grief, the grieving process, and grief work. Furthermore, attention is giv... (619 characters more)

This thesis examines whether Iceland’s implementation of Protocol 35 to the EEA Agreement provides sufficiently effective protection for individual rights and whether the proposed Article 4 of Icelandic Act No 2/1993 on the European Economic Area (the Icelandic EEA Act) would strengthen that prot... (2,184 characters more)

This essay examines Benedict Andrews’s adaptation of Aeschylus’s Oresteia through the lens of trauma theory. Its aim is to explore how trauma is represented in the adaptation, how it is transmitted across generations, and how it perpetuates cycles of violence and revenge. The essay also considers... (1,496 characters more)

Undir lok níunda áratugar síðustu aldar hófu tveir af áhrifamestu kvikmyndaleikstjórum bandarískrar samtímakvikmyndagerðar feril sinn í kvikmyndagerð. Paul Thomas Anderson skaust fram á sjónarsviðið með Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1993), kvikmynd sem fjallar um klám iðnað sjöunda og áttu... (860 characters more)

This thesis examines wanted individuals, so-called strokumenn (fugitives), who appeared in the letterbooks of four district commissioner (sýslumaður) offices in northern Iceland between 1871 and 1904. These individuals slipped through the fingers of justice and escaped to America. A search throug... (1,323 characters more)