Negotiating spaces : identity (de) constructions in migrant writing
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English, 2015.
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10361-49962019-09-30T03:28:54Z Negotiating spaces : identity (de) constructions in migrant writing Bhuiyan, Robina Rashid Karim, Shuchi Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University English and humanities Multiculturalism Race Identity construction Nationalism This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 37-38). Migration literature within postcolonial discourse contains at the heart of its narrative identity formations outside national frontiers. This dissertation aims to explore how identity is processed through the consolidation and repudiation of cultures within the “host” and “home” countries, and how fragmentation as a result of historical narratives as well the creation of nation states result in ambiguous states of the self. Through the works of several writers consisting of Zadie Smith‟s White Teeth (2000), Hanif Kureishi‟s The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), Jhumpa Lahiri‟s The Namesake (2003) and its film adaptation directed by Mira Nair (2006), as well as the films East is East (1999) and its sequel West is West (2010), I shall be exploring how multiculturalism is experienced differently between men and women Robina Rashid Bhuiyan M.A. in English 2016-02-10T13:06:09Z 2016-02-10T13:06:09Z 2015 2015-12 Thesis ID 12263009 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/4996 en BRAC University thesis reports 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. 38 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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