Chapter I THE PROBLEM Introduction African literature has tended to reflect the cultural and political phases of the continent because African fiction has been very much influenced by culture and politics. Beginning from the colonial days, African fiction spans the succession of cultural clashes and political crises which have beset the continent. For the countries in Africa, the experience of colonialism plays an important role in the process of understanding their history. Postcolonial studies
Postcolonial Nations, Islands, and Tourism examines how real and literary islands have helped to shape the idea of the nation in a postcolonial world. Through an analysis of a variety of texts ranging from literature to prison correspondence to tourist questionnaires it exposes the ways in which nationalism relies on fictions of insularity and intactness, which the island and island tourism appear to provide. The island space seems to offer the ideal replica of the nation, and tourist practices promise
incorporated into the US labor market. The majority of the Xaripu people constitute a transnational community with home bases in Michoacán, and Stockton, California, and reflect a high level of transnationalism where they adapt their culture with American values. They pretty much feel at home in the two nations where one is more for work. The book spoke on the long term consequences of sending and receiving societies and how it benefits both counties as a whole. Xaripu’s are dominant in the labor
Chapter Two: Literature review Introduction English as a second or foreign language has gained much attention during the past decades in almost every country. In Iran English is taught as a foreign language in high-schools as well as in universities (Mirdehghan, HoseiniKargar, Navab, & Mahmoodi, 2011). Aside from different language courses presented in different levels of public academic centers, there are also private institutes that teach different levels of foreign language
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Speeches of Elections and Reforms Rachayanandhana Phraekhao 5406610039 1 Introduction Politics is a struggle of power in order to put certain political, economic and social ideas into practice. In this process, language plays a crucial role. Every political action is prepared, accompanied, influenced and played by language. This paper analyses the political discourse of General Prayut Chan-o-Cha, the Prime Minister of Thailand who gave the
Conclusion A Comparative Study between Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri While the previous chapter of the thesis engages with an understanding of the second generation diaspora, writer Jumpha Lahiri in this chapter draws us to a comparitive analysis of two imagined worlds represented by the two authors Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri. The twenty first century or the new millennium is a witness to an increasing movement of people from India to the new world of the United