American Multiculturalism

Name :Dodiya Meghana jRoll no:11

M.A.Semester:2Submitted To: Department Of

English

Types of cultural study

1.New Historicism2.British Culture Materialism3.Post-Colonial Study4.American Multiculturalism

What is Multiculturalism?Multiculturalism means the mixture of two or more than two culture. For example now a days girls are wearing jeans-top with dupatta. Or we can say we are eating various things like pizza, olo-rotalo so these all are the examples of multiculturalism.

Various Examples of Multiculturalism

American MulticulturalismAmerican multiculturalism was came into existence in 1964 with the passing civil Right Act.As a philosophy,multiculturalism began as a part the pragmatism movement at the end of the 19th century in Europe and United states.The Black panther party was founded by James Meredith.

American Multiculturalism

1.American Indian Literature.2.Asian American Writer3.African American Writer4.Latina Writer

African American WriterIn’’ Shadow and Act”(1964) novelist Ralph Evison argues that….Any Visible theory of Negro American culture obligates us to fashion a more adequate theory of American culture as a whole”

Harriet Wilson-”our Nig”Alice Walker- “The Color Purple”Hunnah Craft-”The Bond women’s

Latina/o writers Latina/O writers are also known as Mexican American.This term indicates a Broad sense of ethnicity among Spanish-speaking and most influential group of Latina/O ethnicities in the united states.

Mexican Village (1945)—Josephina NiggliThe Revolt of the cockroch people (1973)—Oscar Zata Acosta

Examples

Indian literature –TWO TYPES

American Indian literatures(Red Indians)

1.Traditional Indian literature: • Tales• song •oratory

2.Mainstream Indian Literature:

Works written by Indians in English in the traditional genres of:FictionPoetryAutobiography

Asian American WritersAsian American literature can be said to have begun around the turn of the twentieth century. Asian American writing is quite among Americans .

White meat and the Bully Burgers(1997)-Lois-Ann yamanaka.Typee(1846)-Herman Melville.Treasure Island(1883)-Robert Louis StevensonThe house of pride(1912) -Jack LondonHawaii ((1959) – James Michener

Examples

Melting Pot

America has traditionally been referred to as a “Melting pot"', welcoming people from many different countries ,races, and religions, all hoping to find freedom, new opportunities, and a better way of life.The Melting Pot theory requires that immigrants assimilate in order to become one common culture- “American”.

Salad BowlThe “Salad Bowl "theory basically calls us to celebrated our diversity along with our oneness.

Multicultural or Pluralistic practice in a society or an organization .

Immigrants practice cultural traditions, cultures are mixed together, yet still remain separate and diverse.

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