Román Alice Walkerové Barva nachu a afroamerická próza

Lenka Fridrichová

Diplomová práce

The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Afro-American Prose

Abstract:

The thesis submitted deals with the writings by Alice Walker, in particular her novel The Color Purple, in the context of the genre of the epistolary novel, modern African American prose, feminism and slavery. The first part of the thesis is theoretical and contains information about Walker's childhood, life and literary career. The second part briefly outlines the literary movements in the context of Walker's work. The third part presents the definition and key contepts of feminism and individual waves of feminism. The practical part of the work then aims to analyze and interpret the book with an emphasis on the plot, genre, language, sociohistorical context, feminist discourse, themes and characters. The last practical part then deals with comparison of the film adaptation and the novel itself.

Keywords

feminism, black feminism, slavery, The Color Purple, Alice Walker, epistolary novel

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 6. 2020

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 25. 8. 2020
• Vedoucí: prof. PhDr. Bohuslav Mánek, CSc.
• Oponent: Mgr. Jan Suk, Ph.D.

Univerzita Hradec Králové

Pedagogická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Učitelství pro základní školy / Učitelství pro 2. stupeň ZŠ - anglický jazyk a literatura, Učitelství pro 2. stupeň ZŠ - občanská nauka