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Unwrapping the Lies of Racial Passing: A Redefinition of the Self in Zoë Wicomb’s Playing in the Light
Hourlay, Catherine 
Promotor(s) :
Delrez, Marc
Date of defense : 23-Jan-2023/25-Jan-2023 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/16625
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| Title : | Unwrapping the Lies of Racial Passing: A Redefinition of the Self in Zoë Wicomb’s Playing in the Light |
| Translated title : | [fr] Dévoiler les mensonges de l'usurpation raciale : Une redéfinition du soi dans "Playing in the Light" de Zoë Wicomb |
| Author : | Hourlay, Catherine
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| Date of defense : | 23-Jan-2023/25-Jan-2023 |
| Advisor(s) : | Delrez, Marc
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| Committee's member(s) : | Munos, Delphine
Ledent, Bénédicte
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 82 |
| Keywords : | [en] racial passing [en] identity [en] South Africa [en] post apartheid [en] coloured identities [en] self [en] identity construction [en] Truth and Reconciliation Commission [en] implicated subject |
| Discipline(s) : | Arts & humanities > Literature |
| Target public : | Researchers Professionals of domain Student General public |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en langues et lettres modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité approfondie |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres |
Abstract
[en] This work explores Marion Campbell's redefinition of identity as she discovers that her parents passed as white during apartheid, and at a time when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings attract national attention. This analysis is tighlty linked to the notions of "racial" and cultural identies, to the concept of place, and to Michael Rothberg's concept of the implicated subject.
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