From the War Propagandist to the Children’s Book Author: The Many Faces of Dr. Seuss – Mgr. Erika Feldová
Mgr. Erika Feldová
Master's thesis
From the War Propagandist to the Children’s Book Author: The Many Faces of Dr. Seuss
From the War Propagandist to the Children’s Book Author: The Many Faces of Dr. Seuss
Abstract:
Má diplomová práce se zabývá transformací rasistického tématu na téma rovnosti v dílech Theodora Seusse Geisela, lépe známého jako Dr. Seuss. Tento jev demonstruji hlavně na jeho proamerické propagandistické tvorbě během druhé světové války a knize Horton Hears a Who!, která byla publikován v roce 1954. Ve svých válečných karikaturách je Dr. Seuss nepopiratelně více rasistický vůči Japoncům než k jakékoli …moreAbstract:
My thesis deals with the transformation of a racist theme into the equality one in the works of Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss. This transformation is demonstrated in his pro-American propagandist work during the Second World War and his book Horton Hears a Who! which was published in 1954. In his war cartoons Dr. Seuss is undeniably more racist towards the Japanese than any other ethnic …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 1. 2021
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ijhwz/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 17. 2. 2021
- Supervisor: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
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Philology / North-American Culture Studies
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