Ideja Europe u "Umjetnim suzama" Milka Valenta

master's thesis

• Title (english): The Idea of Europe in „Artificial Tears“ by Milko Valent
• Author: Danica Ćurković
• Mentor: Marina Protrka Štimec (mentor)
• Committee member: Anera Ryznar (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lana Molvarec (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Protrka Štimec (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Croatian language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-07-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Croatian Studies

Abstract

U ovome ću diplomskome radu usmjeriti pozornost na načine na koje je, iz očišta različitih likova u romanu „Umjetne suze“ Milka Valenta, prikazana Europa – kao ideja i fenomen u današnjoj epohi banalnosti. Cilj je ovoga rada pokazati da gospodarski rast nije uvjet za demokratsku jednakost nego je jednakost pred zakonom naslijeđe i temelj demokracije koja je, kako je pokazala Martha Nussbaum, utemeljena u obrazovanju za kritičko mišljenje i suosjećanje koje nude humanističke znanosti. Milko... More Valent poetikom psihotičnog realizma stvara bolesnički karton Europe koja se raspada zbog „metastaza neoliberalnog kapitalizma“ uzrokovanih različitim institucijama koje promiču mit o europskoj demokraciji. Dok je nekada Grčka bila „kolijevka zapadne civilizacije“, danas je Europska unija sinonim za demokraciju i društvo visoke kulture (Luketić) u kojoj su prisutni fenomeni banalnosti, rasizma, bijega od multikulturalizma, apatije, lažnih medija i drugi, što je u „Umjetnim suzama“ problematizirano na više narativnih razina. Europljani su stvaraoci iluzije političkog ideala koju Valent demistificira svojim tekstom u kojem istovremeno opisuje kako izgleda stvarnost i proizvodi tu istu stvarnost. Less

Abstract (english)

In this graduation thesis I will aim my attention to the ways in which Europe is portrayed in the novel ''Artificial Tears'' by Milko Valent. Europe, as an idea and a phenomenon in the today's era of banality, will be analysed from the perspectives of various characters from the novel. The aim of this thesis is to show that economic growth does not imply democratic equality; moreover, equality before the law is the legacy and foundation of democracy which is, according to Martha Nussbaum,... More grounded in cultivating critical thinking and empathy provided by humanities. Using the poetics of psychotic realism, Milko Valent creates a medical record of Europe which is crumbling due to ''the metastases of neoliberal capitalism'' caused by various institutions that promote the myth of European democracy. While Greece used to be ''the cradle of Western civilization“, the European Union has nowadays become the synonym for democracy and high culture (Luketić) in which phenomena such as banality, racism, escape from multiculturalism, apathy, false media and others can be found. In ''Artificial Tears'' those phenomena are analysed on several narrative levels. Europeans have created the illusion of a political ideal, which is in Valent's text demystified because by describing what reality looks like it simultaneously produces that same reality. Less

• Keywords: Europa; Europska unija; europska heterogenost; epoha banalnosti
• Keywords (english): Europe; European Union; European heterogeneity; the era of banality
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:658290
• Study programme: Title: Croatian Language and Literature; specializations in: Linguistics, Literature, Teaching; Course: Teaching; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacijehrvatskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacijehrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-08-28 13:50:20