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Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019. urn:nbn:hr:131:411289
Baričević, Leona
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Comparative literature

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Baričević, L. (2019). Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:411289

Baričević, Leona. "Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:411289

Baričević, Leona. "Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:411289

Baričević, L. (2019). 'Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 05 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:411289

Baričević L. Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2019 [cited 2025 January 05] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:411289

L. Baričević, "Figures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2019. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:411289

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TitleFigures of immigrants and their descendants in postmodern Canadian literature: problems with dislocation; collapse and reconstruction of identity
Title (croatian)Figure imigranata i njihovih potomaka u postmodernoj kanadskoj književnosti: problemi s izmještenošću; kolapsom i rekonstrukcijom identiteta
AuthorLeona Baričević
MentorVanja Polić (mentor)
MentorDean Duda (mentor)
Committee memberNikica Gilić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberVanja Polić Jurković (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberDean Duda (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of Comparative literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2019-09-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Comparative Literature
Abstract
In this thesis three works of postmodern Canadian literature have been discussed – a selection from Margaret Atwood’s collection of poems The Journals of Susanna Moodie published in 1970, a selection from Rohinton Mistry’s collection of short stories Tales from Firozsha Baag published in 1978, and Dionne Brand’s 2005 novel What We All Long For. The goal of the analysis was to present the depiction of immigrant experience at three different points in contemporary Canadian history (mid-19th century, 1970s, 2000s) with regard to the historical and cultural contexts of the time of immigration; as well as to the protagonists’ race, ethnicity, class and social status. In the case of Dionne Brand’s novel, second generation immigrants have also been discussed in order to show how the immigrant experience of their parents affects them and shapes their identities. The analysis was conducted by employing postcolonial theories, considering that the theme of each work concerns the effects of colonization in a different way. The analysis has shown in which way the characters are coping with the sense of displacement and the collapse of identity due to dislocation, as well as in which way they rebuild their identities in the new land and if they are able to achieve reconciliation with their immigrant state of doubleness. In the case of Brand’s novel, it has been shown how the members of second generation contextualize themselves in the multicultural Canadian society with regard to their hybrid identities and marginalization they experience as members of visible minority groups. It has been concluded that only some of the analysed characters reach the stage of rebuilding an identity and reconciliation with doubleness, which results in a hybrid identity. Furthermore, is has been concluded that the Canadian official multicultural policy has not resulted in overcoming discrimination and marginalization of visible minority groups, as well as that an unambiguous definition of Canadian national identity remains unattainable.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:411289
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: Literature and Culture
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Comparative Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra komparativne književnosti (magistar/magistra komparativne književnosti)
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