A Rite of Passage: The Transformation of Anglo-American Comic Books in the Post-World War II Era
| Název práce v češtině: | Proměna anglo-amerických komiksů po druhé světové válce |
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| Název v anglickém jazyce: | A Rite of Passage: The Transformation of Anglo-American Comic Books in the Post-World War II Era |
| Klíčová slova: | Komiksy, Americká populární kultura, Dějiny |
| Klíčová slova anglicky: | Comics, American Popular Culture, History |
| Akademický rok vypsání: | 2011/2012 |
| Typ práce: | bakalářská práce |
| Jazyk práce: | angličtina |
| Ústav: | Ústav anglofonních literatur a kultur (21-UALK) |
| Vedoucí / školitel: | Mgr. Pavla Veselá, Ph.D. |
| Řešitel: | skrytý - zadáno a potvrzeno stud. odd. |
| Datum přihlášení: | 15.07.2012 |
| Datum zadání: | 18.07.2012 |
| Schválení administrátorem: | zatím neschvalováno |
| Datum potvrzení stud. oddělením: | 23.08.2012 |
| Datum a čas obhajoby: | 23.06.2014 09:00 |
| Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: | 05.06.2014 |
| Datum proběhlé obhajoby: | 23.06.2014 |
| Odevzdaná/finalizovaná: | odevzdaná studentem a finalizovaná |
| Oponenti: | doc. Erik Sherman Roraback, D.Phil. |
| Zásady pro vypracování |
| The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate how key events and phenomena of the second half of the turbulent 20th century have gradually changed American mainstream comic books into a more critical, socially aware and self-conscious medium that became willing to deconstruct and subvert its own mythologies. The fifties will be discussed as the decade that had the most profound impact on this transformation due to the escalating Cold War and the internal social unrests that the United States faced. Relevant and exemplary publications from some of the biggest comic book publishers (DC and Marvel, among others) that reflect the pressing and often ambiguous social and political concerns of their times will be examined and/or contrasted with comic books from previous or later eras that provide a different take on similar issues. The portrayal of war, social (in)equality and racial discrimination will be among the key themes that the work will focus on, mostly (but not exclusively) in the context of superhero comics, arguably the most popular genre among graphic novels. Primary sources will include publications from such long-running series as Superman, Captain America, Iron Man or Weird Science as well as limited comic book series that are often considered to be among the best that the medium has to offer, such as Watchmen or The Dark Knight Returns. Bradford W. Wright’s Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America and The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture by Randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith will serve as valuable secondary sources that ensure historical and factual accuracy. |
| Seznam odborné literatury |
| Duncan, Randy, and Matthew J. Smith.The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture. London: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd, 2009.
Geissman, Grant, et al.Tales of Terror!: The EC Compilation. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics, 2002. Haslem, Wendy, Angela Ndalianis, and Chris Mackie. Super/heroes: from Hercules to Superman. Washington, DC: New Academia Pub., 2007. Miller, Frank, et al.Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. New York: DC Comics, 1986. Moore, Alan, and Dave Gibbons.Watchmen. London: Titan Books Ltd, 1987. Wright, Bradford W.Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. |