Nation and Identity: Post-Colonial Aspects of the Cameroonian Novel

Bc. Emily Thompson

Diplomová práce

Anotace:

In this thesis I explore how identity and nationalism are treated in contemporary Cameroonian novels. Four English and two French novels are considered to provide a holistic and comparative perspective. Numerous contemporary debates in post-colonial literary criticism are employed, such as authenticity, alterity, colonial and post-colonial discourse and magical realism.

Abstract:

In this thesis I explore how identity and nationalism are treated in contemporary Cameroonian novels. Four English and two French novels are considered to provide a holistic and comparative perspective. Numerous contemporary debates in post-colonial literary criticism are employed, such as authenticity, alterity, colonial and post-colonial discourse and magical realism.

Keywords

Cameroon, nationalism, Africa, African novel, post-colonial

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 11. 6. 2008

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 13. 6. 2008
• Vedoucí: PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková, CSc.

Masarykova univerzita

Filozofická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglický jazyk a literatura