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The Net Of Nostalgia: Class, Culture, And Political Alienation And Nostalgia In Contemporary Latino And South Asian American Literature, Farzana Akhter
The Net Of Nostalgia: Class, Culture, And Political Alienation And Nostalgia In Contemporary Latino And South Asian American Literature, Farzana Akhter
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Generally thought of as a yearning for recent past, or homesickness, nostalgia is seen as a sentiment that impairs living in the present. And in case of immigrants, nostalgia is thought of as a debilitating form of escapism and an inability to adapt to change and mobility. In this dissertation, contesting against the prevalent concept, I argue that immigrant nostalgia is neither a colored memory (Dyson 117) nor a romance with one’s own fantasy (Boym xiii); rather, immigrant nostalgia has a socio-economic and political underpinning. By exploring the various nuances of immigrant experience delineated in the literary works of South …
Taak In Sutik (I Want To Return), Jose Lopez Bribiesca
Taak In Sutik (I Want To Return), Jose Lopez Bribiesca
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this film is to have four descendants of the Maya tell their stories and through them, explain four difficult concepts facing the 21st century contemporary Maya:
* How do Mayan languages influence a worldview different than the westernized, globalized worldview?
* How do the media, especially through movies, portray the Maya and other indigenous groups unfairly?
* How have the descendants of the Maya coped with adapting to modernity while keeping their traditions intact?
* How will the four protagonists ensure the protection of their language and their culture when they return home?