A poetic protest for peace: An analysis of Benjamin Zephaniah‘s poetry

This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2021.

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Main Author:	Shihab, Md. Nuruddin Pier
Other Authors:	Mowtushi, Mahruba T
Format:	Thesis
Language:	en_US
Published:	Brac University 2021
Subjects:	Benjamin Zephaniah Racism British authority Poetic revolution Unity Peace
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/14892

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spelling	10361-148922021-09-14T05:58:45Z A poetic protest for peace: An analysis of Benjamin Zephaniah‘s poetry Shihab, Md. Nuruddin Pier Mowtushi, Mahruba T Department of English and Humanities, Brac University Benjamin Zephaniah Racism British authority Poetic revolution Unity Peace This thesis report is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2021. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-52). Benjamin Zephaniah‘s poetry is deeply conscious of questions of racism, social injustice, and violence. He writes against these and demands solidarity among people of different backgrounds. This study is a qualitative approach to a detailed analysis of Benjamin Zephaniah‘s poetry. His autobiography, The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah (2018), contextualises our understanding of his poetry with experiences drawn from his life as a British Caribbean poet. With ancestral roots in Jamaica and Barbados, Zephaniah‘s poetic language is unconventional and this is a reflection of his Caribbean heritage. His subject matter of poetry is the rights of marginalised people, of people who face ostracization as a result of their racial and ethnic identity, mainly in Britain. He points out the discrepancies of institutions such as the political parties and the police in Britain that he argues, promote violence. Some of his poems also speak for animal rights. The aim of Zephaniah‘s poetic revolution is to demand peace and unity in people regardless of their ethnic or religious backgrounds. Md. Nuruddin Pier Shihab M. in English 2021-08-01T10:47:38Z 2021-08-01T10:47:38Z 2021 2021-01 Thesis ID: 20163003 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/14892 en_US Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 52 pages application/pdf Brac University
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A poetic protest for peace: An analysis of Benjamin Zephaniah‘s poetry

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