Essays about: "hybridity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 85 essays containing the word hybridity.

  1. 16. THE PERKS OF BEING ANAFRICAN WOMAN IN ADICHIE’S THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Makda Yoseph Berhie; [2021-02-02]
    Keywords : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Imitation;

    Abstract : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s contemporary literary works have prominently engaged with diasporic experiences, migration, and gender disparity,among other issues that fit under the umbrella of postcolonial literature. This essay aims to further explorethe representation of ‘the African woman’in three stories found in Adichie’s story collectionThe Thing Around Your Neck,namely ‘Imitation’, ‘The Thing Around Your Neck’, and ‘Jumping Monkey Hill’. READ MORE

  3. 17. Hybridization of the Self, Colonial Discourse and the Deconstruction of Value Systems : A Postcolonial Literary Theory Perspective of Literature inculpating Colonialism

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Brian Burns; [2021]
    Keywords : Postcolonialism; Postcolonial Literary Theory; Hybridization; Walker; Malouf; Phillips; Achebe; Freud; Nietzsche; Bhabha; Siad; McLeod; Barry;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to provide a perspective on literature inculpating colonialism using postcolonial literary theory and method. The subject material incorporates four novels studied during the literature modules for the English course at Högskolan Gävle (HIG). READ MORE

  4. 18. Liberal democracy from beneath? A study of norm internalization in post-war Liberia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fanny Uhlin; [2021]
    Keywords : norm internalization; liberal democracy; Liberia; women’s rights; property rights; access to justice; hybridity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Research on norm internalization and local ownership in peace processes has not often been combined in peace and conflict studies. This paper sets out to see on the one hand, to what degree liberal democratic norms has spread in Liberia since the ending of the civil war, and on the other hand, if the peace process, –characterized by hybridity – could explain the norm internalization process. READ MORE

  5. 19. Queering a Fascist Heritage

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Lina Blomqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : In this thesis I have tried to understand this great complexity in architecture, when an oppressive architecture can be considered an architectural masterpiece. This conflict is embodied by Palazzo della Civiltà. Italiana. READ MORE

  6. 20. Crossing the River : An Example of Black Politics of Resistance

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Anders Wåke; [2021]
    Keywords : African diaspora; hybridity; unhomeliness; postcolonial; slavery; colonial discourse.;

    Abstract : Caryl Phillis’s novel Crossing the River tells a story of the African diaspora caused by the slave trade. The novel not only depicts the physical aspect of diasporic life, but also sheds light on the cognitive aspects. READ MORE