Sökning: "postcolonial Jamaica"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden postcolonial Jamaica.

  1. 1. The Symbols of Sovereignty: A Study of the Symbolism of Jamaica’s Route to Republic in the Post Elizabeth II Era

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Linnéa Dahlström; [2023-10-18]
    Nyckelord :Republicanism; Symbols; Jamaica; Independence; monarchy; Britain;

    Sammanfattning : Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy and thus still has the British King as head of state, it has been on the table to remove the King as head of state for decades, and as Queen Elizabeth II passed away and King Charles III now has taken over the throne, the issue has come to the surface. This study investigates what perceptions exist on making such a constitutional reform, with the main focus on gaining greater understanding of how removing the British King as head of state of Jamaica being perceived as part of the process of gaining full independence. LÄS MER

  3. 2. ‘‘Well, thank God I did not have to do that.’’: How Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy Can Be Used To Enhance an Understanding of Postcolonial Theory in the ESL Classroom

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Författare :Nadine Noureddine; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Postcolonial theory; othering; unhomeliness; postcolonial teaching; collaborative learning;

    Sammanfattning : Teachers tend to refrain from using a postcolonial perspective in their teaching of literaturebecause they do not know quite how to approach the task. The purpose of this essay is to remedy such a problem. The argument is built on three concepts: unhomeliness, dual identities and othering. LÄS MER

  4. 3. S(mothering) the subject formation in Jamaica Kincaid ́s Annie John : Female subject formation in postcolonial Caribbean fiction

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Författare :Elin Blomgren; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Postcolonial feminism; fiction; caribbean fiction;

    Sammanfattning : This essay investigates Jamaica Kincaid´s the book Annie John (1985) and its protagonist Annie John´s search for a coherent self-and/or a de-colonized identity through a subject transformation. Using postcolonial feminism, including theorists such as Homi K. LÄS MER

  5. 4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE HOW AND WHY JAMAICA KINCAID’S A SMALL PLACE CAN BE USED IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM IN SWEDEN

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Mona Safar Tahmas; [2016-02-05]
    Nyckelord :Postcolonial literature; Language teaching; Critical pedagogy; Sociocultural theory;

    Sammanfattning : This essay deals with why and how postcolonial literature, such as Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place, could be incorporated in English Language Teaching at the upper secondary level in Sweden. The curriculum and syllabus for English are used to support the argument that postcolonial literature is a valuable and necessary part of the language classroom because it provides a perspective that is seldom represented in the Western Canon. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Affect in A Small Place: Jamaica Kincaid Reverses the Colonial Gaze

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Författare :Habtu Diana; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Affect; postcolonial theory; gaze; Jamaica Kincaid; Antigua; anger; shame;

    Sammanfattning : This essay uses Sara Ahmed's theory of affect to analyze Jamaica Kincaid´s A Small Place. I argue that Jamaica Kincaid uses anger to create a position for Western reader and to evoke emotions such as shame. Theorist Sara Ahmed argues that emotions have political dimension. LÄS MER