The Decentralization of Cultural Identity and its Depiction in Cinema. Family and Migration on Film

Tesis (Bachelor) , 2021 , 32 Páginas , Calificación: 1,7

Ciencias Culturales - Cuenca del Pacífico

This thesis aims to investigate how the medium of film thematizes the issue of the decentralization of cultural identity based on Indian immigrant families in the film The Namesake by Mira Nair.
The intent behind this paper’s focus on family is to include not only first-generation immigrants that undergo a change regarding their identity but also the likewise affected second-generation immigrants within these families. On that note, it is evident that, in order to answer the question of how film approaches the issue of the decentralization of cultural identity, an adequate case example is required to represent that subject matter sufficiently. The selected film The Namesake by Mira Nair possesses the vital attribute of showcasing a persuasive display of clashing cultural identities and puts emphasis on the topic of migration.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Methodology

3 Theoretical Background
3.1 Concepts of Identity
3.2 Impact of Globalization
3.3 Late-modernity and the Modern Subject
3.4 Idea of National Identity
3.5 Hybrid Identities and Translation

4 Analysis
4.1 Ashima's Translation
4.2 Duality between Gogol and Nikhil
4.3 Gogol's American Belonging and Strive for Cultural Purity
4.4 Clashing Cultures - Family Conflicts and Tensions
4.5 Clinging to Tradition - Gogol's Change of Heart
4.6 Embracing Hybridity

5 Conclusion

6 Works Cited

• Universidad: University of Bremen
• Curso: English-Speaking-Cultures
• Calificación: 1,7
• Año de publicación: 2021
• Páginas: 32
• No. de catálogo: V1144627
• ISBN (Ebook): 9783346524072
• ISBN (Libro): 9783346524089
• Idioma: Inglés
• Etiqueta: English, Bachelorarbeit, Migration, Decentralization, Family, Cinema, Immigration, migrants, immigrants, Hollywood