Bc. Petra Slavíčková

Master's thesis

Hurston's "Real Negro Theatre": Participation Observation of the African American Folk

Hurston's "Real Negro Theatre": Participation Observation of the African American Folk
Abstract:
Ve své magisterské práci jsem se zabývala projektem Zory Neale Hurstonové "real Negro theatre" ve vztahu k její autorské dramatické činnosti. Součástí práce je tedy analýza dvou jejích her úzce spojených s tímto projektem - The Fiery Chariot a Spunk. Hlavní myšlenkou mé práce je, že Hurstonová aplikovala metodu zúčastněného pozorování na divadlo tak, aby vyvolala aktivní zúčastnění publika, které se …more
Abstract:
In my master's thesis, I was dealing with Hurston's project "real Negro theatre" in relation to her own work as a playwright. Part of my thesis is therefore formed by the analysis of her two plays closely associated with the project - the Fiery Chariot and Spunk. The main argument of my thesis is that Hurston’s project of the African American theatre can be analyzed from the ethnographic point of view …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 5. 2014

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 9. 6. 2014
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
  • Reader: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature