http://hdl.handle.net/11320/7824 2026-06-01T07:20:46Z 2026-06-01T07:20:46Z Paciorkowski, Tomasz http://hdl.handle.net/11320/7829 2019-05-21T01:10:39Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: An Overlooked Colonial English of Europe: the Case of Gibraltar Autorzy: Paciorkowski, Tomasz Abstrakt: Gibraltar, popularly known as “The Rock”, has been a British overseas territory since the Treaty of Utrecht was signed in 1713. The demographics of this unique colony reflect its turbulent past, with most of the population being of Spanish, Portuguese or Italian origin (Garcia 1994). Additionally, there are prominent minorities of Indians, Maltese, Moroccans and Jews, who have also continued to influence both the culture and the languages spoken in Gibraltar (Kellermann 2001). Despite its status as the only English overseas territory in continental Europe, Gibraltar has so far remained relatively neglected by scholars of sociolinguistics, new dialect formation, and World Englishes. The paper provides a summary of the current state of sociolinguistic research in Gibraltar, focusing on such aspects as identity formation, code-switching, language awareness, language attitudes, and norms. It also delineates a plan for further research on code-switching and national identity following the 2016 Brexit referendum.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Ziomek, Ewa http://hdl.handle.net/11320/7828 2019-05-18T01:10:25Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Hannibal Revived: an Aestheticized Portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in NBC’s TV Series Hannibal Autorzy: Ziomek, Ewa Abstrakt: This article is an analysis of the portrayal of Hannibal Lecter as presented in NBC’s television series. The research focuses on the techniques employed in order to aestheticize, humanize and present the title character in a positive light for the audience to sympathize with him. Apart from the process of aestheticization, the paper also discusses the metamorphosis which Lecter depicted in the show has undergone. The article describes particular aspects of the character’s construction and the tools used to influence the audience’s perception of the cannibal.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Shah, Zeynep Harputlu http://hdl.handle.net/11320/7827 2019-05-18T01:10:24Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Rivalry in Literary Biography: Boswell’s Life of Johnson and Holmes’ Dr Johnson and Mr Savage Autorzy: Shah, Zeynep Harputlu Abstrakt: This study aims to discuss the complicated nature of literary biography by focusing on the intertextual relations and anxiety of influence among biographers of a single subject. Taking Samuel Johnson’s life and outlook on literary biography as a starting point, the article examines two influential works that are separated by a significant amount of time, Life of Johnson (1791) by James Boswell and Dr Johnson and Mr Savage (1993, 2005) by Richard Holmes, suggesting that in both there is a strong sense of rivalry with their subject and an anxiety about the influence of their predecessors. Both authors exhibit love for or interest in their subject while they strive for superiority in literary biography with their distinctive narrative technique and commentaries on Johnson’s character and life. In this study, I utilise Harold Bloom’s theory of influence in an attempt to show how anxiety and rivalry function as part of a creative process and driving force that leads to original contributions to the field.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Chmielewska, Anita http://hdl.handle.net/11320/7826 2019-05-18T01:10:23Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: The Talmudic Tradition in Contemporary British-Jewish Fiction: Silence versus Talking Autorzy: Chmielewska, Anita Abstrakt: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that contemporary British-Jewish fiction turns away from silence which is understood as a means of preventing problems in the community and that it depicts this kind of silence as harmful to family bonds. Instead, as I shall argue, recent British novels draw from the long-established tradition of Talmudic discussion and describe it as a method of solving intergenerational conflicts. Such an approach is visible in Disobedience by Naomi Alderman, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman by Eve Harris, When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson, and The Innocents by Francesca Segal.

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