dc.contributor.author	Faulk, Texanna Marie
dc.coverage.spatial	Haiti	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	N/A	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-28T17:13:14Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-28T17:13:14Z
dc.date.issued	2019-04
dc.identifier.other	8F9C18A4-5A1D-D993-4CFB-9BDA827FC709	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/3935
dc.description.abstract	Colonization of other countries has spawned a dualistic identity among those that have identified as the colonized. Out of this experience came postcolonialism, which deals with the consciousness and the consequences of colonization. In postcolonial literature a prevailing theme appears to be a search for an identity in relationship to others, whether they are categorized as the colonizer or the colonized. Edwidge Danticat's Krik? Krak! Delves into the relationships and power struggle between colonized and colonizer. Homi Bhabha's theories of hybridity showcase this in-between space that the hybrid must exist in order to prosper. These characters live in a hybrid existence because of the influences of the colonizer. As a result, the characters live in a liminal space that does not allow for an existence in or claim to either identity. The characters find solace in hybrid spaces because they allow the hybrid to claim an identity that is outside of the binaries presented by society. This liminal existence is also shown through the philosophies of Friedrich Hegel. The Hegelian Dialectic shows how two opposing forces, such as the colonizer and colonized, come together to create a new entity, such as the hybrid. Through the philosophies of Hegel and the theories of Homi Bhaba, the hybrid in postcolonial short story cycles becomes and exists in his or her own liminal space. The text explores relationships as a liminal space within a hybrid culture.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I: History of the Hybrid 1 -- Chapter II: The Liminal Spaces Between Life and Death 12 -- Chapter III: The Rebirth ofinstitutions and Zombies 26 -- Chapter IV: The Generational Bond and Gap Between Mothers and Daughters 39 -- Chapter V: Conclusion 51 -- Works Cited 58.	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 electronic document, 67 pages.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Academic theses	en_US
dc.subject	Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-	en_US
dc.subject	Liminality	en_US
dc.subject	Liminality in literature	en_US
dc.subject	Postcolonialism	en_US
dc.subject	Postcolonialism in literature	en_US
dc.subject	Colonization	en_US
dc.title	The Liminality of a Hybrid Existence: The Relationship Between Colonizer and Colonized in Edwidge Danticat's Krik?Krak!	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of English of the College of Humanities	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Katawal, Ubaraj
dc.description.committee	Thompson, Theresa
dc.description.committee	James, Christine
dc.description.committee	Becky, Becky, K. da Cruz
dc.description.degree	M.A.	en_US
dc.description.major	English	en_US