Bc. Martin Pleva

Bachelor's thesis

Sensitivity a la carte: The White House Correspondets Dinner

Sensitivity a la carte: The White House Correspondets Dinner
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá komediálními výstupy tzv. Stand-up comedy na White House Correspondents' Dinner – každoroční oslavě prvního dodatku americké ústavy pořádané White House Correspondents' Association. Posledních několik dekád se závěr večera nese právě v duchu Stand-up comedy. Tradičně má komik za úkol udělat si legraci z úřadujícího presidenta spojených států, jeho administrativy, ale …more
Abstract:
This bachelor thesis focuses on Stand-up comedy performances at White House Correspondents' Dinners – an annual celebration of the first amendment of the US constitution. For last few decades, the entertainment at the end of the event was provided by a comedian who would poke fun at the sitting US president, his administration, but also the media – in the spirit of celebration of freedom of speech …more
 

Keywords

Stand-up comedy White House Correspondents' Dinner Political comedy Controversy Free speech First amendment
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 22. 5. 2020
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/fk8vr/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 12. 6. 2020
  • Supervisor: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Velid Beganović

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