Informace o kvalifikační práci Questions of identity raised during the Harlem Renaissance as represented in Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá Harlemskou renesancí a jejím dopadem na zrovnoprávnění Afroameričanů ve Spojených státech. Na příkladu knihy Jamese Weldona Johnsona Autobiografie ex-barevného muže zkoumá problém identity barevných lidí. Hlavní představitel románu hledá možnosti jak žít úspěšný život jako barevný muž ale po zkušenostech s bezprávím, se kterým se černoši ve Spojených státech na přelomu století musí vypořádat, se nakonec rozhodne vzdát se tohoto cíle a smíří se se životem jako běloch.
Anotace v angličtině
This bachelor paper deals with the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the emancipation of the African-American population in the United States. It analyzes the problem of identity of colored people using the example of a book by James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. The main protagonist of the novel explores his possibilities to live a successful life as a colored man, but after experiencing the injustice that Negro people had to deal with in the United States around the turn of the century, he ultimately gives up on his goal and reconciles himself with living as a white man.
Klíčová slova
Harlemská renesance, Afroameričané, barva pleti, identita, napětí mezi rasami, zrovnoprávnění
Klíčová slova v angličtině
Harlem Renaissance, African-Americans, color line, identity, friction between races, emancipation
Rozsah průvodní práce
44 s. (70053 znaků)
Jazyk
AN
Anotace
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá Harlemskou renesancí a jejím dopadem na zrovnoprávnění Afroameričanů ve Spojených státech. Na příkladu knihy Jamese Weldona Johnsona Autobiografie ex-barevného muže zkoumá problém identity barevných lidí. Hlavní představitel románu hledá možnosti jak žít úspěšný život jako barevný muž ale po zkušenostech s bezprávím, se kterým se černoši ve Spojených státech na přelomu století musí vypořádat, se nakonec rozhodne vzdát se tohoto cíle a smíří se se životem jako běloch.
Anotace v angličtině
This bachelor paper deals with the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the emancipation of the African-American population in the United States. It analyzes the problem of identity of colored people using the example of a book by James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. The main protagonist of the novel explores his possibilities to live a successful life as a colored man, but after experiencing the injustice that Negro people had to deal with in the United States around the turn of the century, he ultimately gives up on his goal and reconciles himself with living as a white man.
Klíčová slova
Harlemská renesance, Afroameričané, barva pleti, identita, napětí mezi rasami, zrovnoprávnění
Klíčová slova v angličtině
Harlem Renaissance, African-Americans, color line, identity, friction between races, emancipation
Zásady pro vypracování
The opening chapter should describe basic historical and cultural details related to the Harlem Renaissance, placing the period in the context of America in the early 20th century. General biographical information about James Weldon Johnson may be explored, emphasizing the author's direct involvement in the events of the period, especially how Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man influenced later works and personalities of the era. Basic concepts and definitions of both general cultural and racial identity (e.g. Erik Erikson) as well as identity within the African American community (e.g. W.E.B. DuBois) should be outlined. Finally, attitudes related to identity formation as expressed through specific characters and events in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man should be categorized according to the theories and definitions mentioned in the earlier chapters.
Zásady pro vypracování
The opening chapter should describe basic historical and cultural details related to the Harlem Renaissance, placing the period in the context of America in the early 20th century. General biographical information about James Weldon Johnson may be explored, emphasizing the author's direct involvement in the events of the period, especially how Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man influenced later works and personalities of the era. Basic concepts and definitions of both general cultural and racial identity (e.g. Erik Erikson) as well as identity within the African American community (e.g. W.E.B. DuBois) should be outlined. Finally, attitudes related to identity formation as expressed through specific characters and events in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man should be categorized according to the theories and definitions mentioned in the earlier chapters.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Johnson, James Weldon. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Sherman, French & Co. 1912
Huggins, Nathan. Harlem Renaissance. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973
Perry, Jeffrey B. Hubert Harisson: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008
Vechten, Carl Van. Nigger Heaven. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926
Seznam doporučené literatury
Johnson, James Weldon. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Sherman, French & Co. 1912
Huggins, Nathan. Harlem Renaissance. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973
Perry, Jeffrey B. Hubert Harisson: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008
Vechten, Carl Van. Nigger Heaven. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926