Bc. Hana Barborková

Bachelor's thesis

The Relationship Between Pop Songs Used in the Film Forrest Gump and the History of the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s

The Relationship Between Pop Songs Used in the Film Forrest Gump and the History of the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá vztahem mezi populárními písněmi ze soundtracku k filmu Forrest Gump a historii Spojených Států Amerických v rozmezí padesátých až sedmdesátých let dvacátého století. Práce bere v úvahu základní předpoklad, že zobrazení historie ve filmu Forrest Gump je pro diváka, který není zcela obeznámen s dějinami USA často nedostatečné. Kvůli tomu může chybět potřebný kontext pro …more
Abstract:
This bachelor thesis deals with the relationship between popular songs from the Forrest Gump soundtrack and the history of the United States of America between the 1950s and the 1970s. The work takes into account the underlying assumption that for viewers who are not familiar with US history, the depiction of history in the film is often inadequate. Because of this, the context needed to understand …more
 

Keywords

Forrest Gump history the United States of America soundtrack popular songs functions of music Civil Rights Movement counter-culture the Vietnam War drugs Watergate Elvis Presley Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix Jefferson Airplane John Lennon
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 12. 2017
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/s115z/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 30. 1. 2018
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Ivona Schöfrová

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