Racism Against African American Women in the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and its Persistence in Today’s USA Society
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Racism Against African American Women in the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and its Persistence in Today’s USA SocietyAuthor (s)
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Posteguillo Gómez, Santiago; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2020-10-06Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
After the American Civil War (1861-1865), African Americans, freed from slavery for the
first time, located literature as a voice booster to achieve their rights. From that point
onwards, Black Americans merged in ... [+]
After the American Civil War (1861-1865), African Americans, freed from slavery for the
first time, located literature as a voice booster to achieve their rights. From that point
onwards, Black Americans merged in the American literature sphere incorporating new
themes, forms, authors and audiences (Franklin et al., 2008). In a similar vein, other paths
were taken to obtain equality among Black and White Americans after Racism persisted and
police brutality increased. For that reason, African Americans have led the BLM movement
since 2014 (Taylor, 2016). In May of 2020, BLM protests raised again due to the constant
escalation of police brutality against unarmed African Americans (Dreyer et al., 2020). As a
consequence of the recent events, there is little comparison between African American
Literature and the current state of American Racism. Especially, Racism towards African
American women who incorporate it to their cause along with sexism. Therefore, the purpose
of this dissertation is twofold: first, to examine Racism towards African American female
characters in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and, second, to compare the traits of Racism
found with the African American women current situation. In order to analyse the novel,
three tenets from CRT are applied: Everyday Racism, Intersectionality, and Interest
Convergence (Panlay, 2016). Results obtained manifest that Racism towards African
American women prevails in today’s USA society. Finally, Racism traits are debated, and
suggestions for further research are proposed. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos.Codi: EA0938. Curs: 2019/2020
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