Englishness in Novels of Contemporary Immigrant Writers in Britain - Kucerová, Tereza
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While being fully aware of the implications of defining a national psychology, the author is of the opinion that there is such thing as a national character, though the concept requires other treatment than strictly scientific which is based on a set of characteristics proved to exist in a particular nation. Rather than being measurable and exact, the concept of nations having particular qualities is present in people's minds and, despite the idea not being considered politically correct these days, it is apparent that people are in fact aware of the differences between cultures (although…mehr

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While being fully aware of the implications of defining a national psychology, the author is of the opinion that there is such thing as a national character, though the concept requires other treatment than strictly scientific which is based on a set of characteristics proved to exist in a particular nation. Rather than being measurable and exact, the concept of nations having particular qualities is present in people's minds and, despite the idea not being considered politically correct these days, it is apparent that people are in fact aware of the differences between cultures (although their perceptions will be highly individual and subjective). Taking into account the national identity of the person describing another nation, the concept is therefore best approached from the perspective of authors writing about a particular nation despite their foreign origins.
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Ever since she was a little girl, Tereza has been obsessed with all things English. It was no surprise for anyone when she later decided to study English philology at university. She received her M.A. from Palacký University Olomouc and is currently working at her alma mater as an international relations coordinator, as well as an English teacher.