Mgr. Aneta Krůpová

Bachelor's thesis

“Slavery’s Shadows Fall Even There”: The Experience of a Free Black Woman in the North in Our Nig

“Slavery’s Shadows Fall Even There”: The Experience of a Free Black Woman in the North in Our Nig
Abstract:
Práce se zabývá novelou Our Nig od afroamerické autorky Harriet Wilson. Zejména je v ní sledována zkušenost hlavní hrdinky díla, která žije na americkém Severu a pracuje jako smluvní služebník pro bělošskou rodinu. Autorka srovnává její zkušenost se zkušeností afroamerických žen držených v otroctví na americkém Jihu. Práce tak zkoumá společná témata, která ovlivňovala život afroamerických žen, jako …more
Abstract:
The thesis deals with the novel Our Nig by Harriet Wilson. It examines the experience of the novel’s main heroine, who lives in the free North and works for the white family as an indentured servant and whose experience is compared to the life of slave women in the South. The thesis focuses on the issues common to black women, which affected every aspect of their life, such as racism and physical abuse …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 5. 2012

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 11. 6. 2012
  • Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel

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