Sökning: "toni morrison jazz"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden toni morrison jazz.

1. 1. Traces of the Past : Reclaiming Feminine and Maternal Identity in the Wake of Slavery, as Portrayed in the Novels Beloved and Jazz.

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Författare :Ira Elaika Konduk; [2023]
   Nyckelord :motherhood; individuality; mutuality; African Americans; Black feminist criticism;

   Sammanfattning : Using Black feminist criticism, this study will examine the influence of the multifaceted yet simultaneous system of oppression on individuality and mutuality in the aftermath of slavery, as depicted in Toni Morrison’s works in Beloved and Jazz. Furthermore, this essay will explore the effects of the intersecting system of oppression on the characters’ identity formation. LÄS MER

3. 2. Subjects Matter : The Subject-Object Dichotomy in Toni Morrison's Jazz

   Kandidat-uppsats, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Författare :Jonas Gustavsson; [2012]
   Nyckelord :subject; object; dichotomy; harmony; morrison; jazz; de beauvoir; irigaray; men; women; close reading; fulfilment; transcendence; feminist literary theory; violet; joe; wild; golden; dorcas; felice; self; other;

   Sammanfattning : This essay examines the subject-object dichotomy between men and women in Toni Morrison’s Jazz and the thesis of the essay is that this dichotomy develops into subject-object harmony. Through Simone de Beauvoir’s theory regarding the subject-object dichotomy and a close reading of the novel, this essay concludes that Jazz shows the possibility of reciprocal relationships built on friendship. LÄS MER

4. 3. It´s Hard to be a Saint in the City : Jazz Music and Narrative Form in Toni Morrison´s Jazz

   Magister-uppsats,

   Författare :Carola Rosenfeld; [2009]
   Nyckelord :Jazz; narrative form; deconstruction; Toni Morrison;

   Sammanfattning : This paper deals with the novel Jazz, written by African-American writer Toni Morrison. The paper argues that the novel deconstructs itself. Also, it illustrates how the jazz music in the novel works as a deconstructing force on the characters and the narrative form. The essay begins with a chapter about deconstructive theory. LÄS MER