Mgr. Veronika Hubíková

Bachelor's thesis

Language as a Bridge to Multiple Identities in Selected Novels by Brian Castro

Language as a Bridge to Multiple Identities in Selected Novels by Brian Castro
Abstract:
Bakalářská práce se zabývá příčinným vztahem mezi jazykem a mnohočetnými identitami hlavních protagonistů - polyglotů ve vybraných knihách Briana Castra – Birds of Passage, Shanghai Dancing a The Garden Book. Práce dokazuje, že Castro používá jazyk jako prostředek zodpovědný za konstrukci mnohočetných identit jeho hlavních postav. Navíc jím zobrazený vztah mezi jazykem a identitou odpovídá výsledkům …more
Abstract:
The thesis examines the relationship between language and multiple identities in Brian Castroʼs novels Birds of Passage, Shanghai Dancing and The Garden Book. It shows that language is responsible for constructing the multitude of identities, a typical feature of Castroʼs multicultural characters. Moreover, the depiction of the language-identity relation in the novels complies with recent social scientific …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 5. 2015

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 15. 6. 2015
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Alžběta Zedníková

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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