| Titre : | Disrupting slavery grand narratives through dystopian fiction : Ben winters’ underground airlines as a case study | | Type de document : | texte manuscrit | | Auteurs : | Chaib, Oussama, Auteur ; Hamdi ,Rafik, Auteur ; Djihad Afaf Selt, Directeur de thèse | | Editeur : | Laghouat : University Amar Telidji - Department of English | | Année de publication : | 2025 | | Importance : | 63 p. | | Accompagnement : | CD | | Langues : | Anglais | | Catégories : | THESES :20 Langue et litterature anglaise
| | Mots-clés : | Underground Airlines Dystopian Fiction Postmodernism Grand Narratives Alternative
History Slavery Racial Injustice Freedom Identity Civil War | | Résumé : | Slavery has profoundly shaped cultural, political, and economic structures, leaving legacies
that continue to influence contemporary societies. Its central role in declaring the American
Civil War (1861- 1865) has been widely discussed for centuries. Ben H. Winters, in
Underground Airlines (2016), creates an alternative history where the Civil War was never
fought. The novel follows the protagonist's pursuit of freedom in a purely dystopian setting,
highlighting themes like identity, freedom, racism, and oppression. The present research
investigates how dystopian fiction can disrupt the grand narratives of slavery and history. This
work is theoretically grounded in dystopian fiction within postmodernism, exploring concepts
such as “incredulity toward metanarratives” and the questioning of history, relying on
descriptive and analytical approaches. The data collected are of a descriptive nature, analyzed
and interpreted in the light of the novel. Ultimately, the dissertation argues that Underground
Airlines serves not only as a powerful dystopian text but also as a critical intervention in the
discourse of slavery narratives. By imagining an alternative history, Ben Winters invites
readers to reconsider the persistence of racial injustice and the fragility of freedom | | note de thèses : | Master in Civilization and Literature |
Disrupting slavery grand narratives through dystopian fiction : Ben winters’ underground airlines as a case study [texte manuscrit] / Chaib, Oussama, Auteur ; Hamdi ,Rafik, Auteur ; Djihad Afaf Selt, Directeur de thèse . - Laghouat : University Amar Telidji - Department of English, 2025 . - 63 p. + CD. Langues : Anglais | Catégories : | THESES :20 Langue et litterature anglaise
| | Mots-clés : | Underground Airlines Dystopian Fiction Postmodernism Grand Narratives Alternative
History Slavery Racial Injustice Freedom Identity Civil War | | Résumé : | Slavery has profoundly shaped cultural, political, and economic structures, leaving legacies
that continue to influence contemporary societies. Its central role in declaring the American
Civil War (1861- 1865) has been widely discussed for centuries. Ben H. Winters, in
Underground Airlines (2016), creates an alternative history where the Civil War was never
fought. The novel follows the protagonist's pursuit of freedom in a purely dystopian setting,
highlighting themes like identity, freedom, racism, and oppression. The present research
investigates how dystopian fiction can disrupt the grand narratives of slavery and history. This
work is theoretically grounded in dystopian fiction within postmodernism, exploring concepts
such as “incredulity toward metanarratives” and the questioning of history, relying on
descriptive and analytical approaches. The data collected are of a descriptive nature, analyzed
and interpreted in the light of the novel. Ultimately, the dissertation argues that Underground
Airlines serves not only as a powerful dystopian text but also as a critical intervention in the
discourse of slavery narratives. By imagining an alternative history, Ben Winters invites
readers to reconsider the persistence of racial injustice and the fragility of freedom | | note de thèses : | Master in Civilization and Literature |
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