Essays about: "Indianness"

Found 2 essays containing the word Indianness.

  1. 1. Transcultural Zone: Hybridity and Frontier Theory in Callahan’s Wynema: A Child of the Forest.

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Caroline Browé; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The terms “Indian” and “Native American” do not only signify the indigenous peoples of America, but also includes stereotypical features and descriptions that are created by the Euro-Americans. The aim of this essay is to investigates what Indian identity is in Alice Callahan’s novel Wynema: A Child of the Forest (1981), and whether it promotes Indian stereotype or not. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stylistic Functions of the Creative Collocations and Wordplay in Salman Rushdie´s Novel "The Moor's Last Sigh"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Irina Vasiljeva; [2010-10-15]
    Keywords : creativity; Indianness; collocation; priming; density; stylistic;

    Abstract : Salman Rushdie’s prose is celebrated by many critics for its creativity on the whole, and linguistic creativity, in particular. In the essay, some examples of the unusual collocations and wordplay in the novel The Moor’s Last Sigh are examined from the point of view of their stylistic functions. READ MORE