Gentrification in the contemporary African-American novel

diplomski rad

• Autor: Katja Cupar
• Mentor: Sven Cvek (mentor)
• Član povjerenstva: Jelena Šesnić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Član povjerenstva: Hrvoje Tutek (član povjerenstva)
• Ustanova koja je dodijelila akademski / stručni stupanj: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Filozofski fakultet; (Odsjek za anglistiku); Zagreb
• Datum i država obrane: 2024-09-25, Hrvatska
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI; Filologija; Anglistika

Sažetak

Gentrification is a well-documented and researched phenomenon in sociology which is also a recurring theme of contemporary African American novels. Since its emergence in America, many have speculated what and who could be the singular culprit of gentrification. In reality, it is a layered and complex process that encompasses different financial, social and political issues which can bring upon positive and negative changes to the city in question. This thesis takes three different contemporary African American novels - The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007) by Dinaw Mengestu, Caul Baby (2021) by Morgan Jenkins, and Halsey Street (2017) by Naima Coster and analyses their unique takes on gentrification by incorporating concepts Loretta Lees introduced in her work “A reappraisal of gentrification: towards a ‘geography of gentrification’”: the emancipatory city, the revanchist city and the new middle-class. The mentioned concepts will be used to discuss the approach the authors use to portray not only gentrification, but also its impact on family, relationships, the community and both sides of the spectrum – the gentrifiers and the gentrified

• Ključne riječi: gentrification; literature; America; race; class
• Jezik: engleski
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:942606
• Studijski program: Naziv: Anglistika (dvopredmetni); smjerovi: lingvistički, književno-kulturološki, prevoditeljski, nastavnički; Smjer: književno-kulturološki; Vrsta studija: sveučilišni; Stupanj studija: diplomski; Akademski / stručni naziv: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (mag. philol. ang.)
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Način izrade datoteke: Izvorno digitalna
• Prava pristupa: Pristup korisnicima matične ustanove
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2024-09-26 08:39:16