Uncle Sam,an American Symbol

Bc. Hana Pastuchová

Bakalářská práce

Anotace:

Tato praca sa zaobera s kulturnym symbolom Spojenych statov americkych, stryckom Samom a jeho zobrazeniam v kulturnom kontexte danej zeme. Prva cast sa zaobera vyjasnovanim pojmu znaka a symbol a ich vzajomneho vztahu v culturnom kontexte.Dalej sa zaobera narodnymi symbolmi,pri com sa sustreduje na symboly spojnych statov americkych. Nasleduje kratky denotacny popis strycka Sama, jeho historie a kontextov k torych sa ako symbol zobrazuje. to jest ako symbol americkej vlady pre Americanov a symbol Spojenych statov pre zvysok sveta.

Abstract:

This BA Thesis deals with Symbol of the United State, Uncle Sam and his representations in the cultural context. First part of this BA thesis deals with these issues. It attempts to clarify terms such as symbol and sign,their relationship and their significance for culture. The topic and functions of national symbols is outlined with the focus on the American national symbols. Short description of Uncle Sam follows and then the history of the figure of Uncle Sam is introduced. The last part of the work deals with the representations of Uncle Sam and his symbol as a group identity identifier and boundaries marker. This is illustrated with what this figure represents for the people of the United States and how it symbolizes the United States outside its borders.

Keywords

Uncle Sam, United States, symbol, sign, culture

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 30. 6. 2006

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 5. 9. 2006
• Vedoucí: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Masarykova univerzita

Filozofická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglický jazyk a literatura