British Indian Women and Their Representation in Contemporary British Fiction – Bc. Kateřina Vlčnovská
Bc. Kateřina Vlčnovská
Bachelor's thesis
British Indian Women and Their Representation in Contemporary British Fiction
British Indian Women and Their Representation in Contemporary British Fiction
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá postavením britsko-indických žen ve společnosti a jejich vyobrazením ve dvou dílech současné briské fikce - Brick Lane Moniky Ali a The Buddha of Suburbia Hanifa Kureishiho. První část práce se zabývá kulturním pozadím a sociálními normami týkajících se žen žijících v Jižní Asii, další část rozebírá postavení žen indického původu žijících ve Velké Británii a zda-li se jejich postavení …moreAbstract:
The thesis focuses on status and position of British Indian women in society and their representation in two works of contemporary British fiction - Brick Lane by Monica Ali and The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi. The first part of the thesis examines cultural background and social norms surrounding South Asian women. The next part looks at the status and position of women of South Asian origin …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 12. 5. 2017
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/htpnq/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 12. 6. 2017
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: Mgr. Katarína Havranová
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Faculty of ArtsBachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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