Bc. Jana Knotková

Master's thesis

The Images of Convict Australia in the Past and Today

The Images of Convict Australia in the Past and Today
Abstract:
Práce se zabývá odkazem, který dnešní Austrálii zanechali vězni transportovaní z Británie a jejích kolonií v letech 1788 – 1868. Tito vězni byli mezi prvními Evropany,jež se usadili na „novém“ kontinentu a v rané koloniální společnosti tvořili značnou většinu. Pro dnešní australskou společnost je jejich památka velmi důležitá, neboť tvoří nedílnou součást národní mytologie, na které je postavena(současná …more
Abstract:
The thesis deals with the convict legacy in Australia and describes the connection between the convict past and the Australian national identity, which has been largely built on the settler history of the continent. However, before the nationalist feelings emerged among the settlers in the second half of the nineteenth century, Australia was considered positively British. The thesis tracks the development …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 1. 2013

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 29. 1. 2013
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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