Essays about: "African Americans"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words African Americans.

1. 1. Traces of the Past : Reclaiming Feminine and Maternal Identity in the Wake of Slavery, as Portrayed in the Novels Beloved and Jazz.

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Ira Elaika Konduk; [2023]
   Keywords : motherhood; individuality; mutuality; African Americans; Black feminist criticism;

   Abstract : Using Black feminist criticism, this study will examine the influence of the multifaceted yet simultaneous system of oppression on individuality and mutuality in the aftermath of slavery, as depicted in Toni Morrison’s works in Beloved and Jazz. Furthermore, this essay will explore the effects of the intersecting system of oppression on the characters’ identity formation. READ MORE

3. 2. Afrofuturism and Generational Trauma in N. K. Jemisin‘s Broken Earth Trilogy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Imogen Bagnall; [2021]
   Keywords : N. K. Jemisin; Afrofuturism; Trauma; Collective Memory; Science Fiction; Oppression;

   Abstract : N. K. Jemisin‘s Broken Earth Trilogy explores the methods and effects of systemic oppression. Orogenes are historically oppressed and dehumanised by the wider society of The Stillness. READ MORE

4. 3. The Guide: A Journey Through Holistic Healing

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

   Author : Stefan Johanson; [2021]
   Keywords : Holistic Medicine; Pharmaceutical Industry; War on Drugs; Hallucinogens; Narcotics; Healthcare System;

   Abstract : The Graphic Journalism genre is emerging with influences from war reportage with authors like Joe Sacco. I would like to address and report the “War on Drugs” from small first hand experiences, personal connections, and a genuine deep desire to see the healthcare and justice system change. READ MORE

5. 4. Grammatical features of African American Vernacular English in the movie Sextuplets : A sociolinguistics study of the speech of the two African American characters Alan and Dawn

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Maria Helgotsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Sociolinguistics; AAVE; African American Vernacular English; movie transcript; Sextuplets;

   Abstract : African American Vernacular English (AAVE) has been extensively explored in previous research in sociolinguistics. However, the portrayal of the sociolect in movies is still not widely researched. READ MORE

6. 5. Shopping for an I : Consumer identities in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Alexandra Torsell Starud; [2019]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Intersectional; BLM; Consumerism;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates to role consumerism plays when young, black, underclass characters try to build their identities in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (1970) and Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give (2017). Through implementing intersectional analysis and postcolonial theory this essay discusses how social positions are read and understood in a mass culture that heavily favours the visual. READ MORE