Rethinking American Racism: Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: Sook-He Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제112호, 185~200쪽, 전체 15쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.03.31

영문 초록

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ellison was confronted with brutal criticism from many African American nationalists who were participating in the civil rights movement and other vigorous African American political activities in Harlem because of his conspicuous apolitical stance. Despite many controversies, it is obvious that Ellison was determined to write a literary work expressing social and political disillusionment of American society. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Ellison's philosophy on racial discrimination and social oppression shown in Invisible Man is in conformity with respect to American democracy and individualism, despite many unjustified repudiations postulated by many African American nationalists.

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. The Battle Royal

3. The Eviction

4. The Radical Activism

5. Conclusion

Works Cited

키워드

Individualism racism American democracy African American aesthetics sociopolitical oppression