Acculturation and Identity Formation of Immigrants In Abdulrazak Gurnah's Selected Novels [پايان نامه لاتين]
Mahsa Shebro
| Record Identifier: | 52681 |
| Title: | Acculturation and Identity Formation of Immigrants In Abdulrazak Gurnah's Selected Novels |
| Personal Name: | Mahsa Shebro |
| Studied Course: | English Language and Literature |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Hoda Shabrang |
| College: | Humanities |
| University: | Khatam |
| Descriptor: | Separation Marginalization Mimicry Integration In-betweeness Hybridity Assimilation Acculturation Ambivalence |
| Degree: | Master |
| Studied Year: | 2025 |
| Abstract: | The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of acculturation in the identity formation of characters within the hybridized space of immigration in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s selected novels. This research examines acculturation and migration, exploring how these processes impact the characters in Gurnah's Admiring Silence (1996) and The Last Gift (2011) through the theoretical frameworks established by John W. Berry and Homi K. Bhabha. The objective is to gain deeper insights into the acculturation process and the challenges involved in the formation of immigrant identities across the first and second generations, as represented through the characters in both novels. To further explore the subject, the researcher highlights the importance and effects of the dominant society's role in shaping immigrants' identity formation in both generations. The theories posited by Berry and Bhabha suggest that an analysis of individual adaptation cannot be undertaken without considering the significant impacts of the third-space in which immigrants find themselves. Furthermore, the study examines how the quality and outcomes of assimilation influence the characters' ability to function within the hybridized space of the novels. Gurnah's Admiring Silence and The Last Gift vividly portray the development of characters after immigration, their hybridized identity formation, and their ongoing search for new identities throughout the narrative. John W. Berry, a Canadian psychologist and cultural theorist, is renowned for his concepts of acculturation and assimilation, which elucidate how immigrants’ hybrid identities are formed and reformed through processes of integration, marginalization, and separation. In addition, Homi Bhabha’s theoretical concepts, including mimicry and in-betweenness, are incorporated to offer a more nuanced understanding of the challenges immigrants face in their identity formation. Bhabha, an Indian-British scholar and postcolonial theorist, has examined how immigrants navigate their identities in postmodern society, as explored through his theoretical framework. The study further delves into identity formation in postcolonial societies, exploring how the first generation loses its pre-immigration identity and enters a third space—often referred to as the state of in-betweenness—while the second generation also inhabits this third space, but with divergent outcomes. Although all characters undergo processes outlined in the theories of Berry and Bhabha, which illustrate their engagement with hybrid identities and adaptation to new environments, the outcomes of acquiring a hybrid identity differ between the first and second generations. This acculturation process may be disrupted, leading to fragmented identities and diminished agency. |
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