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Wahad Kalil Hashem
General Education Directorate of Maysan- Iraq
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THE SELF-ALIENATION AND DESTRUCTION OF IDENTITY: A POSTCOLONIAL STUDY OF TONI MORRISON'S BELOVED Wahad Kalil Hashem
Journal of Learning on History and Social Sciences Vol. 1 No. 6 (2024): European Journal of Learning on History and Social Sciences
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61796/ejlhss.v1i6.582

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This article analyzes Toni Morrison's novel Beloved from the viewpoints. postcolonial perspective of Edward Said. By deconstructing the archetype of slavery, Morrison challenges white stereotypes of enslaved individuals and explores their feelings of self-alienation and identity deconstruction. This postcolonial analysis also situates the novel within the historical and political realities of African Americans in the United States. Sethe's character reveals the double oppression black women suffer and their contradictory experiences. In addition, the narrative structure and fragmented language of "Beloved" reflect the fractured experiences of enslaved African people, challenging traditional historical narratives dominated by white perspectives Morrison highlighted the intergenerational trauma caused by slavery and the ongoing systemic oppression and racism faced by African Americans. Analyzing the novel through Said's postcolonial lens also illuminates the intersectional constructions of power, culture, and identity and reveals the continuing impact of colonialism.
THE TRACE OF POSTMODERN FEATURES IN DAVID MAMET'S AMERICAN BUFFALO Wahad Kalil Hashem
Journal of Higher Education and Academic Advancement Vol. 1 No. 6 (2024): European Journal of Higher Education and Academic Advancement
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61796/ejheaa.v1i6.581

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The present research intends to study the multifarious interface of postmodern features and power relations in David Mamet's distinguished drama, American Buffalo, in light of Michel Foucault's theory of power. This investigation seeks to find the discreet hints of postmodern aesthetics ingrained in the storyline of the play, and simultaneously scrutinize how Foucault's theory of power brightens the plentiful accounts of power relations, intervention, and confrontation amid the characters. Taking advantage of Foucault's theories of power as an omnipresent force that works through discourses, associations, and communal dealings, this paper scrutinizes the way in which Mamet's employment of such postmodern components as disjointed descriptions and verbal play interweaves with and impedes the power relations in the world of American Buffalo. By positioning the characters in a mesh of power dealings that regulate their movements, stimulations, and identities, this exploration analyzes the central power skirmishes that drive the melodramatic pressures in the play. As well, the contemplation of ethical predicaments resulting from the power subtleties signified in American Buffalo delivers important considerations of issues of reconnaissance, supremacy, and confrontation.
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