Moving On Up: Representation of African Americans in Situational Comedies – Štěpán SVOBODA
Štěpán SVOBODA
Bachelor's thesis
Moving On Up: Representation of African Americans in Situational Comedies
Representation of African Americans in Situational comedies in different decades: Focusing on The Jeffersons, The Cosby Show and Atlanta
Abstract:
The thesis defines what a situational comedy is, how it was created, and how it evolved over time. The main focus is placed on stereotypes of African Americans created during the age of slavery. These stereotypes are later contrasted with the portrayal of African Americans in three American black sitcoms in the 1970s - The Jeffersons, the 1980s - The Cosby Show and today - Atlanta. While focusing on …moreAbstract:
Bakalářská práce definuje žánr situační komedie a popisuje vznik a vývoj tohoto žánru. Práce se zaměřuje na stereotypy Afroameričanů, které se začaly vyskytovat během otroctví. Tyto stereotypy jsou poté porovnávány se zastoupením Afroameričanů ve třech amerických černošských sitcomech minulého století v sedmdesátých letech - The Jeffersons, v osmdesátých letech - The Cosby Show a sitcom, který představoval …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 4. 2020
Thesis defence
- Supervisor: Mgr. David Livingstone, Ph.D.
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SVOBODA, Štěpán. \textit{Moving On Up: Representation of African Americans in Situational Comedies}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Olomouc: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Arts. 2020. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/axy2sc/.
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SVOBODA, Štěpán. Moving On Up: Representation of African Americans in Situational Comedies. Olomouc, 2020. bakalářská práce (Bc.). UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI. Filozofická fakulta
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Philology / English Philology
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