Leaving the Reservation in Selected Prose by Sherman Alexie – Mgr. Eliška Kellnerová
Mgr. Eliška Kellnerová
Master's thesis
Leaving the Reservation in Selected Prose by Sherman Alexie
Leaving the Reservation in Selected Prose by Sherman Alexie
Abstract:
Cílem této diplomové práce je posoudit hlavní důvody opouštění rezervace ve vybrané próze Shermana Alexieho. Alexie je jedním z nejvýznamnějších současných indiánských autorů a jeho dílo nabízí zajímavý pohled na dané téma. Práce nastiňuje širší historický a demografický kontext migrace z rezervací do měst po druhé světové válce. Hlavní část práce se zabývá detailní analýzou vybraných prozaických děl …moreAbstract:
The aim of this Master’s Diploma Thesis is to examine the main reasons for leaving the reservation in selected prose by Sherman Alexie. Alexie is one of the most significant contemporary Native American authors and his works offer an interesting insight into the issue. The thesis provides wider historical and demographical context of the migration from reservations to urban areas after World War II …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 4. 6. 2014
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/kgl6d/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 10. 6. 2014
- Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
- Reader: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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