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090 a| PN56.C85;

100 1 a| Harvey, Olivia,e| author.=| ^A1393010;

245 10 a| "Life hung on a word" :b| shibboleths and genocide in Danticat's The Farming of Bones, Wiesel's Night, and Courtemanche's A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali /c| by Olivia Harvey.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2019.;

300 a| 77 pages;

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2019.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English;

500 a| Advisor: Richard Taylor;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 31, 2020).;

520 3 a| This thesis explores how shibboleths, or cultural passwords, function as markers to signify identity and group membership status among coexisting ethnic groups. Specifically, shibboleths are critical for identity detection in genocidal conflicts where a particular ethnic group is targeted for mass extermination by another group. As shibboleths demarcate identity by analyzing performative characteristics that are difficult to imitate, such as linguistic patterns, ethnic backgrounds, or facial features, they are overwhelmingly successful at detecting outsiders by members of an assailant group who naturally exhibit those characteristics. Examples of shibboleths being implemented in pass/fail identity tests are illustrated in the works of Edwidge Danticat's The Farming of Bones, Elie Wiesel's Night, and Gil Courtemanche's A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali. These literary works explore examples of linguistic shibboleths in the Parsley Massacre in the Dominican Republic in 1937, legally classified shibboleths in the Holocaust in Europe from 1941 to 1945, and phenotypical shibboleths in the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, respectively. Considering the role of shibboleths in genocides through a literary lens humanizes the countless number of victims from these conflicts and creates a self-reflexive appreciation for the underlying factors the allow conflict to culminate in genocidal violence.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| Culture in literature.=| ^A282919;

650 0 a| Language and culture.=| ^A22228;

650 0 a| Group identity.=| ^A205590;

650 0 a| Genocide in literature.=| ^A490128;

650 0 a| Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.=| ^A221384;

600 10 a| Danticat, Edwidge,d| 1969-t| Farming of bones.=| ^A997325;

600 10 a| Wiesel, Elie,d| 1928-2016.t| Nuit.l| English.=| ^A623955;

600 10 a| Courtemanche, Gil.t| Dimanche à la piscine à Kigali.l| English.=| ^A1391991;

653 a| shibboleths;

653 a| genocide studies;

653 a| holocaust;

653 a| shoah;

653 a| rwandan genocide;

653 a| parsley massacre;

653 a| interethnic conflict;

653 a| cultural password;

653 a| identity detection;

653 a| extermination;

653 a| passing;

653 a| linguistic phonetics;

653 a| identity cards;

653 a| phenotypical expression;

653 a| french canadian literature;

653 a| romanian literature;

653 a| survivor testimonies;

653 a| historical fiction;

653 a| haiti;

653 a| dominican republic;

653 a| hisapaniola;

653 a| twentieth century;

653 a| post-colonical literatures;

653 a| multicultural and transnational literatures;

653 a| english;

653 a| master's thesis;

700 1 a| Taylor, Richard C.,d| 1956- ,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of English.=| ^A641948;

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"Life hung on a word" : shibboleths and genocide in Danticat's The Farming of Bones, Wiesel's Night, and Courtemanche's A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali / by Olivia Harvey.

Author/creator	Harvey, Olivia author.
Other author	Taylor, Richard C., 1956- , degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2019.
Description	77 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- Farming of bones. Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016. Nuit. English. Courtemanche, Gil. Dimanche à la piscine à Kigali. English. Culture in literature. Language and culture. Group identity. Genocide in literature. Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.

Summary	This thesis explores how shibboleths, or cultural passwords, function as markers to signify identity and group membership status among coexisting ethnic groups. Specifically, shibboleths are critical for identity detection in genocidal conflicts where a particular ethnic group is targeted for mass extermination by another group. As shibboleths demarcate identity by analyzing performative characteristics that are difficult to imitate, such as linguistic patterns, ethnic backgrounds, or facial features, they are overwhelmingly successful at detecting outsiders by members of an assailant group who naturally exhibit those characteristics. Examples of shibboleths being implemented in pass/fail identity tests are illustrated in the works of Edwidge Danticat's The Farming of Bones, Elie Wiesel's Night, and Gil Courtemanche's A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali. These literary works explore examples of linguistic shibboleths in the Parsley Massacre in the Dominican Republic in 1937, legally classified shibboleths in the Holocaust in Europe from 1941 to 1945, and phenotypical shibboleths in the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, respectively. Considering the role of shibboleths in genocides through a literary lens humanizes the countless number of victims from these conflicts and creates a self-reflexive appreciation for the underlying factors the allow conflict to culminate in genocidal violence.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English
General note	Advisor: Richard Taylor
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 31, 2020).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2019.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

"Life hung on a word" : shibboleths and genocide in Danticat's The Farming of Bones, Wiesel's Night, and Courtemanche's A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali / by Olivia Harvey.

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