"Where Do You Come From, Dear?" Attitudes to Colour in the Novels of Andrea Levy – Ing. Anna Vaculíková
Ing. Anna Vaculíková
Master's thesis
"Where Do You Come From, Dear?" Attitudes to Colour in the Novels of Andrea Levy
"Where Do You Come From, Dear?" Attitudes to Colour in the Novels of Andrea Levy
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce zkoumá dílo Andrey Levy, přesněji romány Small Island, Every Light in the House Burnin’, Never Far from Nowhere, a Fruit of the Lemon, a přistupuje k nim jako k sociálnímu dokumentu, který zachycuje sociokulturní vývoj britské společnosti v druhé polovině dvacátého století, zejména co se rasy, barvy pleti a imigrace týče. V práci je diskutován vývoj postoje k migrantům jamajského …moreAbstract:
This thesis proposes to study the work of Andrea Levy, more specifically the novels Small Island, Every Light in the House Burnin’, Never Far from Nowhere, and Fruit of the Lemon, and approaches them as a social commentary that captures British cultural history of the latter half of the twentieth century in terms of race, colour and immigration. The development of the attitudes towards the Jamaican …moreKeywords
Andrea Levy Současná britská literatura Rasismus Kolorismus Přecitlivělost na barvu pleti Britská společnost ve druhé polovině dvacátého století Contemporary British literature Racism Colourism Colour-consciousness British society in the second half of the 20th century Race relations the Windrush era Rivers of blood Brixton riots
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 1. 2017
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ksp2e/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 2. 2. 2017
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
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