Browsing by Subject "American Literature"
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The Denial of Neoliberalism: Genre in Contemporary American and World Anglophone Novels
(2017-05-12)In this dissertation, “The Denial of Neoliberalism: Genre in Contemporary American and World Anglophone Novels,” I examine narratives, which demonstrate conflicts within the laissez-faire ideology. Neoliberalism presents ... -
Making and Unmaking Masculinity: Paradigms of Success and Failure in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
(2016-05-13)This project focuses on the late-nineteenth and early twentieth century depictions of success and failure in prominent fiction and addresses how these concepts played a vital role in the construction of masculinity during ... -
(Un)decidable Stereotypes: Anti-Racist Satire in Popular American Literature from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth Century
(2022-05-13)This dissertation examines the satirical strategy that employs racial stereotypes to critique racism. I read the work of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles W. Chesnutt, Dorothy Parker, and Langston Hughes and explore how this ...