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Tomáš Racek

Bachelor's thesis

The City in Songs, Songs in the City: The Image of New York in the Folk Music of the 1960s

Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá vyobrazením města New York ve folkové hudbě šedesátých let, konkrétně v písňových textech severoamerických písničkářů Boba Dylana, Paula Simona, Joni Mitchell, Freda Neila, Philipa Ochse, Johna Phillipse, Johna Sebastiana a Joey Levina. Teoretická část práce popisuje historicko-kulturní pozadí města a tamní folkové hudební scény v daném časovém období. Analytická část …more
Abstract:
This bachelor thesis is concerned with the image of New York City in the folk music of the 1960s, specifically in the song lyrics of the North American singer-songwriters Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Fred Neil, Phil Ochs, John Phillips, John Sebastian and Joey Levine. The theoretical part provides historical and cultural background of the city and its folk music in the chosen time period. …more
 

Keywords

New York folk music 1960s city lyrics
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 11. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 6. 2. 2017
  • Supervisor: PhDr. Ladislav Vít, Ph.D.

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Racek, Tomáš. The City in Songs, Songs in the City: The Image of New York in the Folk Music of the 1960s . Pardubice, 2016. bakalářská práce (Bc.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická

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University of Pardubice

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Bachelor programme / field:
Specialisation in Educational Sciences / English for Education

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