The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction

Laban, Andrea

master's thesis

The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:142:080987

Laban, Andrea

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Laban, A. (2020). The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:080987

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Laban, Andrea. "The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:080987

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Laban, A. (2020). 'The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 19 September 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:080987

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Laban A. The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2024 September 19] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:080987

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A. Laban, "The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:080987

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Title	The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in Contemporary African American Fiction
Title (croatian)	Naslijeđe Pokreta za građanska prava u suvremenoj afroameričkoj prozi
Author	Andrea Laban
Mentor	Sanja Runtić (mentor)
Committee member	Sanja Runtić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Biljana Oklopčić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Ljubica Matek (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2020-07-22, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	This master’s thesis provides an analysis of Alice Walker’s novels The Color Purple (1982) and Meridian (1976) in relation to the Civil Rights Movement and its legacy. It discusses the theme of African American female experience of inequality and discrimination in terms of both gender and race. The paper argues that even though their time frames differ, as The Color Purple is set at the beginning of the twentieth century and Meridian reflects the years during and following the Civil Rights Movement, the novels’ main characters share the experience of double oppression by both White supremacist and patriarchal social structures. The Color Purple depicts the trials and tribulations in the life of its protagonist, Celie, who endures mistreatment perpetuated by Black men on a daily basis. Likewise, Meridian depicts racial and gender discrimination in the rural South, exposing Black women’s confinement by the dominant standards of femininity. The analysis of Meridian focuses on three motifs – the story of Marilene O’Shay, the Wild Child, and the Sojourner Tree – through which it exposes the suppression of Black women’s voice and their social marginalization. The paper also examines the ways in which this novel addresses the rift within the Civil Rights Movement, caused by the shift from nonviolent to radical activism, and argues that both novels advance Walker’s concept of “womanism” by celebrating female solidarity, which helps their heroines resolve their marginalized position and overcome racial oppression and patriarchal constraints imposed on Black femininity.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:080987
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology Course: Teacher Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies Course: Teacher Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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