Double consciousness in African American detective fiction – Mgr. Monika Večeřová
Mgr. Monika Večeřová
Master's thesis
Double consciousness in African American detective fiction
Double consciousness in African American detective fiction
Abstract:
Diplomová práce zkoumá dva romány afroamerické detektivní fikce Waltera Mosleyho a Barbary Neely. Oba romány, jmenovitě Ďábel v modrých šatech a Blanche na útěku, sledují, jak se skrze nečekané události z hlavních postav stanou amatérští detektivové. Práce zkoumá, jak se Du Boisův koncept dvojího vědomí pojí s afroamerickou tradicí „double-voiced“ diskurzu. Cílem práce je identifikovat, jakým způsobem …moreAbstract:
The diploma thesis focuses on two works of American crime fiction written by African American authors, Walter Mosley and Barbara Neely. Both novels, namely Devil in a Blue Dress and Blanche on the Lam, follow the protagonists’ journeys in becoming amateur detectives through a series of unprecedented events. The thesis addresses Du Boisian concept of double consciousness and how African American double …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 8. 2020
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ttsez/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 9. 9. 2020
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
Philology / North-American Culture Studies