Bc. Martin Fiala

Master's thesis

The "art raid" on Britain: the depiction of herosim in British arts, 1939-1945.

The "art raid" on Britain: the depiction of herosim in British arts, 1939-1945.
Abstract:
Psal se rok 1940 a téměř celá Evropa byla obsazena nacistickým Německem. Británie byla jediný maják naděje pro celý svět. Druhá světová válka znamenala pro Brity 'totální válku', neboť do určité míry zasáhla celou populaci. V této magisterské práci analyzuji zobrazování hrdinství v britském výtvarném umění a ve filmu, v období 1939 - 1945. V rámci ikonografické a ikonologické analýzy obrazů analyzuji …more
Abstract:
The year was 1940, the early days of July. Almost entire Europe has been taken over by Nazi-Germany. Britain remained one and only beacon of hope for the world. For Britain, The Second World War meant ‘total war’, everyone was affected. This Master's Diploma Thesis examines heroism as portrayed in British fine art and feature films in the period between 1939 – 1945. Using the iconological and iconographical …more
 

Keywords

Heroism Hero Sir Kenneth Clark The War Artists Advisory Committee Second World War Britain British heroism Nazi Germany Fine Art Feature Films Ideology History of Arts Politics.
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 5. 2019
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/ycovq/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 10. 6. 2019
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Marta Filipová, Ph.D.

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General Theory and History of Arts and Culture / History of Arts

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