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Cosmopolitanism and Twentieth-Century American Modernism: Writing Intercultural Relationships through the Trope of Interracial Romance

Savoie, Tracy Ann
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217981585

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2008, Master of Arts, Miami University, Literature.
In our global age, it is essential that we adopt an ethical way of thinking about the world which stresses our commonalities while still respecting the important differences between us – cosmopolitanism. This thesis argues that W.E.B. Du Bois’ Dark Princess, the Pool Group’s film Borderline, and James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room demonstrate how cosmopolitanism can be put into practice. Through their modernist questioning of identity construction and sense of double-consciousness, each of these texts suggests that intercultural coalitions can be formed when marginalized peoples use their exclusion from society as a common bond. My reading of these texts suggests that in addition to feminism and socialism, which formed political affiliations across national boundaries, an anti-colonial and anti-racist stance can also aid in creating cross-cultural coalitions. Recognizing the importance of anti-colonialism and anti-racism allows us to see the significant place that African American authors and interracial modernist works hold in the evolution of cosmopolitan thought in the twentieth century.
Madelyn Detloff, PhD (Committee Chair)
Timothy Melley, PhD (Committee Member)
Andrew Hebard, PhD (Committee Member)
75 p.
African Americans; American Literature; English literature
cosmopolitanism; American literature; African American literature; interracial romance; modernism; anticolonialism

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  • Savoie, T. A. (2008). Cosmopolitanism and Twentieth-Century American Modernism: Writing Intercultural Relationships through the Trope of Interracial Romance [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217981585

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Savoie, Tracy. Cosmopolitanism and Twentieth-Century American Modernism: Writing Intercultural Relationships through the Trope of Interracial Romance. 2008. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217981585.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Savoie, Tracy. "Cosmopolitanism and Twentieth-Century American Modernism: Writing Intercultural Relationships through the Trope of Interracial Romance." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1217981585

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