Essays about: "Crèvecoeur"

Found 1 essay containing the word Crèvecoeur.

  1. 1. American Progress - A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Julian Donno; [2017]
    Keywords : Foucault; American Progress; Crèvecoeur; 19th century American landscape paintings; Sublime; America; Power; Power knowledge; Discourse; Language; Culture;

    Abstract : 19th century America is shaped greatly by territorial expansion into NativeAmerican lands. A famous painting which represents this process is called AmericanProgress by John Gast. This study argues that the display of power between the settlersand the Native Americans in the painting mirrors the dominant discourse on 19th centurywestward expansion. READ MORE