The issue of class in Zadie Smith's "NW"
Date
2016
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Tartu Ülikool
Abstract
The thesis examines the representation of class belonging in NW, a 2012 novel by the
contemporary British author Zadie Smith. As class can still be seen as a relevant
phenomenon impacting upon individual lives in British society, the thesis focuses on a
recent work of British fiction in order to see how the notion can be explored by a literary
work. By analysing the novel from a class-conscious perspective, the author hopes to add
to the scholarly discussion of class in contemporary British fiction. In order to set a clear
framework for the analysis, the prism of the theoretical concepts proposed by the French
sociologist Pierre Bourdieu is used. The thesis consists of an introduction, two chapters
and the conclusion
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inglise keel, sotsiaalsed klassid, inglise