Bc. Martina Šutovská

Master's thesis

The Indigenous Struggle in Canadian Cinema

The Indigenous Struggle in Canadian Cinema
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá kanadskými filmy, které se věnují problémům sužující původní kanadské obyvatelstvo, známé také jako První národy, Inuité a Métisové, od dob kolonialismu severoamerického kontinentu. Práce využívá filmy Indian Horse, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open a Rustic Oracle k provázaní jejich obsahu jak s kontextem historickým, tak i současným. Práce dále zkoumá roli …more
Abstract:
This diploma thesis examines the struggles the Indigenous communities in Canada, also known as the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, have faced since the beginning of colonialism through several Canadian films. The thesis uses the imagery of the Indian Horse, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, and Rustic Oracle in order to connect the problems depicted in the films with their historical and …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 25. 5. 2022

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 13. 6. 2022
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
  • Reader: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature