Paper Proposal 2 (of Possible 3)
2nd Conference Paper Proposal Here
Short Theory-Paper Proposal Here
Short Theory-Paper Proposal Here
posted by Michael | 2/01/2007 05:07:00 PM
posted by Michael | 2/01/2007 05:07:00 PM
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Proposal 2
Field: 20th Century Cultural Studies
Topic: Postmodern Theory
Subtopic: The Role of Technology in the Global Economy
Limitors: 1. Text from Manuel Castells
2. 1990-Present
Interest: the emergence of the Internet, its role in globalization, Capitalism, group activity, and political activity
Problem: How has the Internet shaped modern globalization, and what purpose does it serve in preserving Capitalism?
Field: 20th Century Cultural Studies
Topic: Post-Colonial Theory
Sub-Topic: The Affects of Post-Colonialism in Latin America
Limiters: Text: Declarations from the Lacandon Jungle
Period: 1993-2005
Interest: The reason there are Zapatistas stems from the problems that have occurred due to the system established in colonial times.
Problem: To what degree do the Zapatista declarations reflect the issues of post-colonialism and how do they expect to change said issues?
I am writing my paper on Gayl Jones’s, Corregidora, because I want to explore issues in African-American literature while also addressing women’s issues. I feel that Jones’s novel exemplifies both including black vernacular tradition. This novel was written in the mid- seventies, but set in the late forties. A time before the civil rights movements, but after the Harlem Renaissance. I plan to talk about the issues of owning one’s sexuality or sexual desire, naming in African-American Literature, and patriarchal oppression in this novel. I want to find how pertinent these issues are in the African-American community and literature. I also want to examine the author’s use of the blues to display the protagonist’s emotions and identity to the reader. I think that the usage of blues clearly displays the black vernacular that is used throughout the novel.
I plan to write by paper through African-American theory with a feminist lense. I think that the novel must be address according to the African-American theory criticism because of the language and culture in the novel. I think that this theory is the best way understand and/or interpret the author’s intentions. However, I think that a feminist lense is equally important because the protagonist who is also the narrator is an African-American woman who is struggling to obtain her own identity due to a past that has been forced into her present. After reading a couple chapters out of Lois Tyson’s, Critical Theory Today, I don’t think that the reader would be able to understand the issues that the men have with the protagonist, Ursa, without acknowledging the feminist issues lin this novel.
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