Experiencing Immigration and Its Economic and Emotional Fallout in Selected Works of Hispanic American Literature

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Experiencing Immigration and Its Economic and Emotional Fallout in Selected Works of Hispanic American Literature

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Hispanic American Literature, immigrant literature, Cristina Garcia, Junot Díaz, identity, family relationshipsPopis v původním jazyce * :This paper studies the representation of immigration in Hispanic American literatureand focuses on Americans of Cuban and Dominican origin as two differentsub-cultures of the same ethnic group. Specifically, it analyzes two literaryworks produced by Hispanic American authors, Cristina García?s novel Dreaming in Cuban and Junot Díaz?s shortstory collection Drown. Their commondenominator is the image of theimmigrant American Dream and the successes and failures accompanying itspursuit in connection with the immigrant?s in/ability to embrace the newculture and adjust to changes. The paper focuses on themes that are common toboth works as well as differences in terms of the two examined ethnic groups,i.e. themes of hyphenated identity, assimilation, family relationships, and theabsence of a father.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Experiencing Immigration and Its Economic and Emotional Fallout in Selected Works of Hispanic American Literature

Popis výsledku anglicky

Hispanic American Literature, immigrant literature, Cristina Garcia, Junot Díaz, identity, family relationshipsPopis v původním jazyce * :This paper studies the representation of immigration in Hispanic American literatureand focuses on Americans of Cuban and Dominican origin as two differentsub-cultures of the same ethnic group. Specifically, it analyzes two literaryworks produced by Hispanic American authors, Cristina García?s novel Dreaming in Cuban and Junot Díaz?s shortstory collection Drown. Their commondenominator is the image of theimmigrant American Dream and the successes and failures accompanying itspursuit in connection with the immigrant?s in/ability to embrace the newculture and adjust to changes. The paper focuses on themes that are common toboth works as well as differences in terms of the two examined ethnic groups,i.e. themes of hyphenated identity, assimilation, family relationships, and theabsence of a father.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60206 - Specific literatures

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Theory to Practice 2015: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Anglophone Studies. September 3-4, 2015. Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

ISBN

978-80-7454-633-4

ISSN

1805-9899

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

76-88

Název nakladatele

Univerzita Tomáše ati ve Zlíně

Místo vydání

Zlín

Místo konání akce

Zlín

Datum konání akce

3. 9. 2016

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

CST - Celostátní akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000409395300008