Lucie Neffová

Bachelor's thesis

Racial attitudes of the mid 20th century Britain as reflected in "Ten Little Niggers" by Agatha Christie

Abstract:
Cílem této práce je analyzovat rasové postoje v polovině 20. století v Británii zobrazené v románu Agathy Christie Deset malých černoušků. Nejdříve se teoretická část zabývá historickým vývojem rasy a rasismu převážně v Británii a zaměřuje se na historická období, která byla klíčová pro rozvoj rasových a etnických postojů, a to například otroctví, kolonizace a imigrace. Dále je, jako přístup k analýze …more
Abstract:
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse racial attitudes of the mid 20th century Britain as they are reflected in the novel Ten Little Niggers by Agatha Christie. Firstly, the theoretical part deals with historical development of race and racism, particularly in Britain, and focuses on historical periods, which were crucial for evolving racial and ethnic attitudes such as slavery, colonization …more
 

Keywords

Ten Little Niggers Agatha Christie racism attitudes Britain analysis detective fiction.
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 26. 6. 2014

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 26. 8. 2014
  • Supervisor: Daniel Paul Sampey, MFA

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Neffová, Lucie. Racial attitudes of the mid 20th century Britain as reflected in "Ten Little Niggers" by Agatha Christie. Pardubice, 2014. bakalářská práce (Bc.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická

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