Immigrant souls in an 'othered' body: A search for identity in adrienne Kennedy's funnyhouse of a negro

Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 4 Sayı
Başlangıç: 2001
Yayıncı: Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Bu çalışmanın amacı Amerikalı siyah kadın yazar Adrienne Kennedy’nin tek perdelik oyunu Funnyhouse of a Negro’daki kimlik arayışını ve onunla ilişkilendirerek, siyah kadın bedeninin, ruhunun uzlaşamadığı anılardan sembolik kaçışını incelemektir.

Öteki bedende göçmen ruhlar:Adrienne Kennedy'nin funnyhouse of a negro adlı oyununda kimlik arayışı

The purpose of this paper is to examine Adrienne Kennedy`s one act play Funnyhouse of a Negro with a view to highlight the continuous migration of the black soul, symbolically through her multiple identities, in relation to the immobile resistance of the black body while dealing with irreconcilable memories.

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