Tato práce pojednává o tématech asimilace, identity a feminismu v prostředí islámské společnosti, kultury a náboženství. Práce používá román Brick Lane pro porozumění těchto motivů a pokouší se najít zdůvodnění a analyzovat problémy, kterým imigranti ve společnosti čelí.
Annotation in English
This thesis focuses on themes of assimilation, identity and feminism regarding Islamic society, culture, and religion. For better understanding of these themes, the novel Brick Lane is used for additional explanation and interposition of concrete examples. The goal is to explain and analyse issues, which immigrants today face.
Tato práce pojednává o tématech asimilace, identity a feminismu v prostředí islámské společnosti, kultury a náboženství. Práce používá román Brick Lane pro porozumění těchto motivů a pokouší se najít zdůvodnění a analyzovat problémy, kterým imigranti ve společnosti čelí.
Annotation in English
This thesis focuses on themes of assimilation, identity and feminism regarding Islamic society, culture, and religion. For better understanding of these themes, the novel Brick Lane is used for additional explanation and interposition of concrete examples. The goal is to explain and analyse issues, which immigrants today face.
chapter 1. Monica Ali's background and biography, literary context.
chapter 2. Brick Lane - colonialism, loss of British national identity, concepts of belonging for Bangladeshi immigrants as well as family, loyalty, religion and tradition.
chapter 3. In the Kitchen - Ali's transition from somewhat autobiographical debut novel "Brick Lane" to something less familiar, discussing immigrants from other parts of the world and analyzing the same issues.
chapter 4. Conclusion and comparison of the two novels.
Research Plan
chapter 1. Monica Ali's background and biography, literary context.
chapter 2. Brick Lane - colonialism, loss of British national identity, concepts of belonging for Bangladeshi immigrants as well as family, loyalty, religion and tradition.
chapter 3. In the Kitchen - Ali's transition from somewhat autobiographical debut novel "Brick Lane" to something less familiar, discussing immigrants from other parts of the world and analyzing the same issues.
chapter 4. Conclusion and comparison of the two novels.
Recommended resources
Primary literature:
Ali, Monica. Brick Lane. New York: Scribner, 2003
Ali, Monica. In the Kitchen. London, England: Black Swan. 2009
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts. 3rd ed. London, England: Routledge. 2013.
Layton-Henry, Zig. The Politics of Immigration: Race and Race Relations in Postwar Britain. London, England: Blackwell. 1992
Secondary literature:
Cormack, Alistair. "Migration and the Politics of Narrative Form: Realism and the Postcolonial Subject in Brick Lane." Contemporary Literature 47, no. 4 (2006): 695-721. doi:10.1353/cli.2007.0014.
Dickert, M. . An alternative Muslim emancipation. Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (2003). Grin Publishing. 2015
Podroužková, Lucie. Postcolonial issues in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. 2007
Dandan, Yin. The Embodiment of Racism in Brick Lane by Monica Ali. 2010
Recommended resources
Primary literature:
Ali, Monica. Brick Lane. New York: Scribner, 2003
Ali, Monica. In the Kitchen. London, England: Black Swan. 2009
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts. 3rd ed. London, England: Routledge. 2013.
Layton-Henry, Zig. The Politics of Immigration: Race and Race Relations in Postwar Britain. London, England: Blackwell. 1992
Secondary literature:
Cormack, Alistair. "Migration and the Politics of Narrative Form: Realism and the Postcolonial Subject in Brick Lane." Contemporary Literature 47, no. 4 (2006): 695-721. doi:10.1353/cli.2007.0014.
Dickert, M. . An alternative Muslim emancipation. Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (2003). Grin Publishing. 2015
Podroužková, Lucie. Postcolonial issues in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. 2007
Dandan, Yin. The Embodiment of Racism in Brick Lane by Monica Ali. 2010