Living in the “Third Space”: Hybridity and Bicultural Identity in The Buddha of Suburbia

Dozent/in:

Mahbub Alam

Angaben:

Seminar/Proseminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale

Termine:

Mo, 16:00 - 18:00, MG1/01.02

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Module Allocation:
1.1 Seminar
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft / freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS
BA Berufliche Bildung: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GS/HS/MS/RS: Basis/Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft (b): Seminar 6 ECTS
LA GY: Aufbaumodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar 6 ECTS

1.2 Übung
all modules including an obligatory/optional reading tutorial (Übung) in literary studies in
LA GS/HS/MS/RS/GY

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik

MA English and American Studies

MA Berufliche Bildung

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.09.2019, 10:00 - 01.12.2019, 23:59
guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt:

The Buddha of Suburbia is a coming-of-age novel which deals with construction of class, gender, race and sexual identity through a depiction of multi-cultural Britain. Karim Amir, the protagonist of the novel, searches for a sense of belonging in the suburban communities but at the end comes to realization that he belongs to neither of the prominent categories: white upper class and alienated migrant. Karim ultimately crosses the boundaries of race, religion, class and skin color to become “an Englishman born and bred”.

In this seminar we will discuss how second generation Asian British community reconciles and forms bi-cultural identity. We will also critically analyze whether hybrid identity is a threat to cultural tradition and history.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Hanif Kureishi. The Buddha of Suburbia.
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