Dodiya Meghana

1. American Multiculturalism
Name :Dodiya Meghana j
Roll no:11
M.A.Semester:2
Submitted To: Department Of
English

2. Types of cultural study
1.New Historicism
2.British Culture Materialism
3.Post-Colonial Study
4.American Multiculturalism

3. 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.

4. Various Examples of Multiculturalism

5. American Multiculturalism
American 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.

6. American Multiculturalism
1.American Indian Literature.
2.Asian American Writer
3.African American Writer
4.Latina Writer

7. African American Writer
In’’ 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

8. 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 Niggli
The Revolt of the cockroch people
(1973)—Oscar Zata Acosta
Examples

9. 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:
Fiction
Poetry
Autobiography

10. Asian American Writers
Asian 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 Stevenson
The house of pride(1912) -Jack London
Hawaii ((1959) – James Michener
Examples

11. 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”.

12. Salad Bowl
The “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.