This thesis explores the notion of diasporic identity in the fiction of Junot Díaz. Looking at the Dominican diaspora of the 1960, as well as the African diaspora of the colonial era, in this thesis I analyse the presence of diasporic identity as well the larger overall effects of the diaspora on Díaz's most prominent characters, concerning the way they exhibit the characteristics of a diasporic identity and the role the English and Spanish language play in regard to the Dominican diaspora. This thesis also looks at the effect of conflicting gender roles within the Dominican diaspora and at the lasting presence of the African diaspora, a remnant of the colonial history of the Dominican Republic.
Anotace v angličtině
This thesis explores the notion of diasporic identity in the fiction of Junot Díaz. Looking at the Dominican diaspora of the 1960, as well as the African diaspora of the colonial era, in this thesis I analyse the presence of diasporic identity as well the larger overall effects of the diaspora on Díaz's most prominent characters, concerning the way they exhibit the characteristics of a diasporic identity and the role the English and Spanish language play in regard to the Dominican diaspora. This thesis also looks at the effect of conflicting gender roles within the Dominican diaspora and at the lasting presence of the African diaspora, a remnant of the colonial history of the Dominican Republic.
Klíčová slova
American literature, Latino literature, Dominican Republic, diaspora, cultural identity, Junot Díaz
Klíčová slova v angličtině
American literature, Latino literature, Dominican Republic, diaspora, cultural identity, Junot Díaz
Rozsah průvodní práce
66 p.
Jazyk
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Anotace
This thesis explores the notion of diasporic identity in the fiction of Junot Díaz. Looking at the Dominican diaspora of the 1960, as well as the African diaspora of the colonial era, in this thesis I analyse the presence of diasporic identity as well the larger overall effects of the diaspora on Díaz's most prominent characters, concerning the way they exhibit the characteristics of a diasporic identity and the role the English and Spanish language play in regard to the Dominican diaspora. This thesis also looks at the effect of conflicting gender roles within the Dominican diaspora and at the lasting presence of the African diaspora, a remnant of the colonial history of the Dominican Republic.
Anotace v angličtině
This thesis explores the notion of diasporic identity in the fiction of Junot Díaz. Looking at the Dominican diaspora of the 1960, as well as the African diaspora of the colonial era, in this thesis I analyse the presence of diasporic identity as well the larger overall effects of the diaspora on Díaz's most prominent characters, concerning the way they exhibit the characteristics of a diasporic identity and the role the English and Spanish language play in regard to the Dominican diaspora. This thesis also looks at the effect of conflicting gender roles within the Dominican diaspora and at the lasting presence of the African diaspora, a remnant of the colonial history of the Dominican Republic.
Klíčová slova
American literature, Latino literature, Dominican Republic, diaspora, cultural identity, Junot Díaz
Klíčová slova v angličtině
American literature, Latino literature, Dominican Republic, diaspora, cultural identity, Junot Díaz
Zásady pro vypracování
The clash of cultures and the subsequent alienation is one of the defining themes in the fictional world created by Diaz throughout his numerous short stories (bundled in Drown, (1996) and This Is How You Lose Her (2012)) and his 2007 novel, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao. This thesis will explore both the negative and positive effects of cultural clashes on the characters presented in the aforementioned stories.
Zásady pro vypracování
The clash of cultures and the subsequent alienation is one of the defining themes in the fictional world created by Diaz throughout his numerous short stories (bundled in Drown, (1996) and This Is How You Lose Her (2012)) and his 2007 novel, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao. This thesis will explore both the negative and positive effects of cultural clashes on the characters presented in the aforementioned stories.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Primary literature:
Diaz Junot. Drown. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.
Diaz Junot. This Is How You Lose Her. New York: Riverhead Books, 2012.
Diaz Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. New York: Riverhead Books, 2007.
Secondary literature:
Hall, Stuart, and Paul Du Gay. Questions Of Cultural Identity. London: Sage, 1996.
Mendez Danny. Narratives Of Migration and Displacement in Dominican Literature. New York: Routledge, 2012.
Stavans, Ilan, and Acosta-Belen Edna. The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2011.
Takaki, Ronald T. A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1993.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Primary literature:
Diaz Junot. Drown. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.
Diaz Junot. This Is How You Lose Her. New York: Riverhead Books, 2012.
Diaz Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. New York: Riverhead Books, 2007.
Secondary literature:
Hall, Stuart, and Paul Du Gay. Questions Of Cultural Identity. London: Sage, 1996.
Mendez Danny. Narratives Of Migration and Displacement in Dominican Literature. New York: Routledge, 2012.
Stavans, Ilan, and Acosta-Belen Edna. The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2011.
Takaki, Ronald T. A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1993.