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Hanif Kureishi's "The Buddha of Suburbia" and the Topic of Racism

Title: Hanif Kureishi's "The Buddha of Suburbia" and the Topic of Racism

Term Paper , 2015 , 19 Pages , Grade: 1,3

Autor:in: Karolin Liebig (Author)

English Language and Literature Studies - Literature
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I am interested to find out within Hanif Kureishi's "The Buddha of Suburbia" if Kureishi made racism a topic in the novel and if it is intended or if he might think along different lines.

To find an answer to these questions I will start with a definition of racism. Therefore, a short look into the history of the term will lead us to the current understanding of racism and the topics connected to it. When the understanding of racism within the bound of this work is defined, the work on the novel starts and I will quote different passages where racism becomes obvious.

The third part of this work examines if Kureishi intended to write about racism or if it happened unintended. To find an answer for this part I will focus on Kureishi’s biography to find probable parallels, and at the society in London at the time, as well as the politics. After these three steps a conclusion will be drawn to answer the question of the beginning.

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Title
Hanif Kureishi's "The Buddha of Suburbia" and the Topic of Racism
College
University of Erfurt  (Literaturwissenschaft)
Course
Multicultural Britain: Class & Ethnicity in Recent Fiction
Grade
1,3
Author
Karolin Liebig (Author)
Publication Year
2015
Pages
19
Catalog Number
V321406
ISBN (eBook)
9783668206823
ISBN (Book)
9783668206830
Language
English
Tags
literature racism Rassismus London Kureishi englische Literaturwissenschaft
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Karolin Liebig (Author), 2015, Hanif Kureishi's "The Buddha of Suburbia" and the Topic of Racism, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/321406
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