Graciela Limón's Hummingbird and Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands: Aztec Elements in Chicana Literature – Bc. Beata Kozerová
Bc. Beata Kozerová
Master's thesis
Graciela Limón's Hummingbird and Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands: Aztec Elements in Chicana Literature
Graciela Limón's Hummingbird and Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands: Aztec Elements in Chicana Literature
Abstract:
Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na problematiku Chicanské kultury v USA a blíže zkoumá prvky Aztécké kultury, které se objevují v literárních dílech Chicanských autorek. Jedná se o dílo Glorie Anzaldúové - Borderlands/La Frontera: The New mestiza a Graciely Limónové - Song of Hummingbird. Pomocí literární analýzy jsem objevila pět základních Aztéckých kulturních prvků, jsou to: La Malinche, La Llorona …moreAbstract:
My thesis develops the theme of cultural influences and of their structure and meaning. Although the Chican@ culture is not widely known yet (as U.S. ethnic minorities are generally considered slowly assimilating), it represents a model of cultural hybridity, a result of post-colonial forces in the contemporary U.S. Southwest. The main objective of the thesis is to trace the Aztec cultural elements …moreAbstract:
following two parts of my thesis are the demonstration and analysis of the Aztec cultural codes present in Song of Hummingbird and Borderlands. I conclude the work with the concept of Aztlán as a symbol connecting the Chican@ and the Aztec culture and opening the future for further exploration. Aztlán bears an almost mythical denotation for contemporary Chican@s, as the place and character of their …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 11. 6. 2007
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https://is.muni.cz/th/j1dzb/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 11. 6. 2007
- Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.
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KOZEROVÁ, Beata. \textit{Graciela Limón's Hummingbird and Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands: Aztec Elements in Chicana Literature}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2007. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/ogvpml/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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