Narratives of identity: the interplay of language and oppression in three postcolonial novels

m. a. thesis

Bernarda Helbel (Author), Michelle Gadpaille (Mentor)

Abstract

This MA thesis examines the relationship between language and identity in postcolonial contexts, as portrayed in the works of Andrea Levy and Jean Rhys. The thesis focuses on the female narrators in The Long Song, Wide Sargasso Sea, and Small Island, exploring the ways in which language shapes their identities and the impact of external voices on their stories. The thesis aims to highlight the tension between recovering individual subjects and fostering cultural and personal identity through language. Another section also examines the concept of double consciousness and the idealization of the prevailing culture, demonstrating the impact of language on one's perceptions of self and belonging. Through analysis of language style, the thesis argues that language can be both a hindrance and a catalyst for self-discovery and the formation of a more authentic identity. The thesis attempts to examine the lasting effects of colonialism and slavery and provides insights into the complexity of language and identity in postcolonial literature contexts.

Keywords

master theses;oppression;postcolonialism;language;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2023
Typology:	2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	[B. Helbel]
UDC:	821.111.09-31(043.2)
COBISS:	163765251
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Zgodbe identitet: prepletenost jezika in zatiranja v treh postkolonialnih romanih
Secondary abstract:	To magistrsko delo obravnava razmerje med jezikom in identiteto v postkolonialnih kontekstih, kot sta predstavljena v delih Andreje Levy in Jean Rhys. Magistrsko delo se osredotoča na ženske pripovedovalke v delih "The Long Song", "Wide Sargasso Sea" in "Small Island", raziskujoč načine, kako jezik oblikuje njihove identitete ter vpliv zunanjih glasov na njihove zgodbe. V magistrskem delu želimo poudariti napetost med obnavljanjem posameznih subjektov ter spodbujanjem kulturne in osebne identitete z jezikom. Drugi del prav tako obravnava koncept dvojne zavesti in idealizacijo prevladujoče kulture, pri čemer prikazuje vpliv jezika na dojemanje samega sebe in pripadnosti. S pomočjo analize jezikovnega sloga v magistrskem delu trdimo, da jezik lahko hkrati predstavlja oviro in je katalizator za odkrivanje samega sebe ter oblikovanje bolj avtentične identitete. Magistrsko delo skuša preučiti trajne učinke kolonializma in suženjstva ter ponuja vpogled v kompleksnost jezika in identitete v postkolonialnih literarnih kontekstih.
Secondary keywords:	magistrska dela;zatiranje;jezik;Literarni liki;Postkolonializem;Stilistika (jezikoslovje);Univerzitetna in visokošolska dela;
Type (COBISS):	Master's thesis/paper
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Filozofska fak., Oddelek za angleški jezik in književnost
Pages:	1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (XI, 80 str.))
ID:	19350304