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Kafka and Race

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The transformation that takes place in "The Metamorphosis" has been referenced in any number of recent works by writers that explore issues of race, otherness and power.
This discussion asks why contemporary writers turn to Kafka to deal with a post-colonial legacy and focuses especially on French-Senegalese wrier Marie NDiyae.

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Kafka and Ecology

Although Kafka does not treat environmental issues directly, his work has much to say about time, scale, uncertainty, inside and out and ecology in a broader sense, along our own position in a fragile world.
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Kafka and Comics

Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" has been translated into many languages and forms. This podcast explores Peter Kuper's graphic novel.
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Conversations on Kafka
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Kirstin Gwyer
Karen Leeder
Keywords
franz kafka
the metamorphosis
marie ndiyae
three strong women
race
french literature
feminism
post-colonialism
reception
Department: Faculty of Medieval & Modern Languages
Date Added: 03/06/2024
Duration: 00:20:47

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