Karel Veselský

Bachelor's thesis

Questions of identity raised during the Harlem Renaissance as represented in Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Questions of identity raised during the Harlem Renaissance as represented in Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Abstract:
This bachelor paper deals with the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the emancipation of the African-American population in the United States. It analyzes the problem of identity of colored people using the example of a book by James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. The main protagonist of the novel explores his possibilities to live a successful life as a colored man, but …more
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá Harlemskou renesancí a jejím dopadem na zrovnoprávnění Afroameričanů ve Spojených státech. Na příkladu knihy Jamese Weldona Johnsona Autobiografie ex-barevného muže zkoumá problém identity barevných lidí. Hlavní představitel románu hledá možnosti jak žít úspěšný život jako barevný muž ale po zkušenostech s bezprávím, se kterým se černoši ve Spojených státech na přelomu …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 28. 6. 2012

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 27. 8. 2012
  • Supervisor: Daniel Paul Sampey, MFA

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Veselský, Karel. Questions of identity raised during the Harlem Renaissance as represented in Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Pardubice, 2012. bakalářská práce (Bc.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická

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University of Pardubice

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English for Business

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