BEING BLACK IN AMERICA: THE ANALYSIS OF RUDY FRANCISKO'S POETRY THROUGH THE PRISM OF RACE, DOUBLE IDENTITY AND POSTCOLONIAL CRITICISM

Neira R.  Lojić

doi:10.21618/fil2328479l

Autori

Neira R. Lojić Autorka je student drugog ciklusa na Filološkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21618/fil2328479l

Ključne reči:

poezija, Black Lives Matter, Rudi Francisko, postkolonijalna kritika, identitet.

Apstrakt

Poezija savremenog američko-belizeanskog pjesnika Rudija Franciska donosi jedno novo, pa moglo bi se reći i dosta lično gledište o položaju crnaca u Americi. Cilj ovogа rada jeste analiza Franciskovih pjesama koje se dotiču identiteta ove manjine u SAD, te rasne politike koja i te kako utiče na položaj ljudi crne rase. Spominjući prethodnike koji su utrli put istraživanju u oblasti postkolonijalne kritike i studije identiteta crnaca, poput Franca Fanona, Žaka Lakana, Du Boisa i ostalih, u ovom radu detaljno će se prikazati povezanost između selektivno odabranih pjesama Rudija Franciska i ideja postkolonijalizma. Tokom interpretacije pojedinih pjesama značajno će se osjetiti i uticaj BLM (Black Lives Matter) pokreta koji i dan danas traje. S tim u vezi biće analizirana i uloga bijelih policijskih službenika u borbi crnaca za jednakost. Kada se uzmu u obzir svi gorenavedeni predmeti istraživanja ovogа rada, potvrdno je da djelo Rudija Franciska daje određenu svježinu u području proučavanja identiteta ljudi crne rase.

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