African American Domestic Servants in Contemporary Cinema – Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Varga
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Varga
Bachelor's thesis
African American Domestic Servants in Contemporary Cinema
African American Domestic Servants in Contemporary Cinema
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá problematikou Afro-Amerických stereotypů v současných filmech. Nejprve predstavuje základní stereotypy Mammy, neboli černošská chůva, strýčka Toma a jejich užití v prvních dekádach dvacátého století. Práce dále poukazuje na to, že navzdory přítomnosti převratních scén ve filmech Řidič slečny Daisy (Driving Miss Daisy), Dlouhá cesta domů (The Long Walk Home), Daleko do nebe (Far …moreAbstract:
The thesis deals with the African American stereotypes present in contemporary movies. It presents the basic stereotypes of Mammy and Uncle Tom and their use in the early decades of the twentieth century. The thesis further shows that although the movies—Driving Miss Daisy, The Long Walk Home, Far from Heaven and The Help—featured some revolutionary scenes, they nevertheless failed to depict the characters …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 6. 5. 2013
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/d2j5y/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 10. 6. 2013
- Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
- Reader: Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Beneš
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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