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Migration and the Migrant in American Culture

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
literature
Doctoral School of Literary Studies

Thesis supervisor: Éva Eszter Szabó
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ELTE BTK
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE


Description of the research topic:

The research topic embraces the American cultural manifestations of different types of migrations and migrants—including internal and international, voluntary and forced ones—, and it addresses their role as agents of American cultural identity formation. In the form of case studies, the topic can involve a) the exploration of the cultural imprint of a given migrant/ethnic group and of its impact on American identity formation; b) the comparative analysis of the cultural manifestations and American cultural identity formation potential of various immigrant goups; c) or the influence of certain types of migration on American culture and identity formation (such as refugee movements, the internal migration to the West, or Amerindian relocation).

Required language skills: English
Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2021-05-10


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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