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From Caliban to me: Postcolonial reading of Elizabeth Nunez’s Prospero’s Daughter

dc.contributor.advisor Rodríguez-Guglielmoni, Linda M.
dc.contributor.author De Persia-Colón, Adriana
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Art en_US
dc.contributor.committee Chansky, Ricia A.
dc.contributor.committee Quintero-Aguiló, María C.
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative González Cruz, Michael
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-17T18:43:25Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-17T18:43:25Z
dc.date.issued 2020-05-15
dc.description.abstract This thesis project explores my alignment to nature and the Devil for empowerment as a racialized Other—the villain—in the Western imperial project, through Elizabeth Nunez’s Prospero’s Daughter (2006), a Caribbean reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1610-1611). I first trace the historical and literary villain/hero dyad of colonies and Western empires with a focus on the Caribbean. My postcolonial reading then explores the villain’s journey under the colonial hero’s rule, from the mental domination of the racialized Other to the racialized Other’s embracing of their villainy for empowerment and freedom. In addition, this project includes a pedagogical chapter I prepared for Advanced English II students at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPRM). This thesis concludes with a brief discussion of its limitations and suggestions for future research. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta tesis explora mi afiliación a la naturaleza y Satanás como persona Otra racializada en el proyecto imperial Occidental, como villana, a través de la novela Prospero’s Daughter (2006) de Elizabeth Nunez, un recuento de la obra La tempestad (1610-1611) de William Shakespeare. Primero, evalúo a la pareja histórico-literaria del villano y el héroe colonial mediante las colonias y los imperios occidentales con un enfoque caribeño. Mi análisis poscolonial explora la travesía del villano bajo el mando del héroe colonial desde el momento en que el héroe colonial domina mentalmente al villano, hasta la liberación de este último cuando despierta a su identidad y la acepta para su empoderamiento. Adicionalmente, incluyo una unidad pedagógica que preparé para estudiantes de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez (UPRM) matriculados en curso de Inglés Avanzado II. Este proyecto concluye con una breve discusión acerca de sus limitaciones y sugerencias para futuras investigaciones. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2622
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2020 Adriana De Persia Colón en_US
dc.subject Caribbean en_US
dc.subject Shakespeare en_US
dc.subject Postcolonial en_US
dc.subject Reimaginings en_US
dc.subject Villains en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Nuñez, Elizabeth -- Prospero's daughter en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Nuñez, Elizabeth -- Criticism and interpretation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Villains in literature en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Heroes in literature en_US
dc.title From Caliban to me: Postcolonial reading of Elizabeth Nunez’s Prospero’s Daughter en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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