Batting and Bowling of the Pakistani Other: Cricket and Its Place Within Postcolonial Discourse – Bc. Zbyněk Michal
Bc. Zbyněk Michal
Master's thesis
Batting and Bowling of the Pakistani Other: Cricket and Its Place Within Postcolonial Discourse
Batting and Bowling of the Pakistani Other: Cricket and Its Place Within Postcolonial Discourse
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se věnuje významu kriketu jakožto britského koloniálního dědictví v Pákistánu. Kriket, který se na Indickém subkontinentu stal důležitým a populárním kulturním fenoménem, je nahlížen pomocí teorií rozvíjených v oblasti postkoloniálních studií. Čtenář je seznámen s relevantními teoriemi i s historickým pozadím britské vlády na Indickém subkontinentu. Práce objasňuje důležitou roli …moreAbstract:
This Master’s thesis elaborates on the significance of cricket as a legacy of British colonialism in Pakistan. It approaches the game as an important and widespread cultural phenomenon through the theoretical framework of postcolonial studies, while properly dealing with the relevant theories of the field. It also provides historical background of the British rule over the particular postcolonial location …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 15. 4. 2010
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/djpjt/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 16. 6. 2010
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
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MICHAL, Zbyněk. \textit{Batting and Bowling of the Pakistani Other: Cricket and Its Place Within Postcolonial Discourse}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2010. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/jtl8u7/.
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Humanities / English Language and Literature
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