The role of Emigration in Personal Development of the Protagonist in Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn and Long Island
| Název práce v češtině: | Role emigrace v osobnostním vývoji protagonistky v románech Colma Tóibína Brooklyn a Long Island |
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| Název v anglickém jazyce: | The role of Emigration in Personal Development of the Protagonist in Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn and Long Island |
| Klíčová slova: | emigrace, osobnostní vývoj, identita, vnitřní proměna, sounáležitost, Colm Tóibín, irská literatura |
| Klíčová slova anglicky: | emigration, personal development, identity, inner transformation, belonging, Colm Tóibín, Irish literature |
| Akademický rok vypsání: | 2024/2025 |
| Typ práce: | diplomová práce |
| Jazyk práce: | angličtina |
| Ústav: | Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL) |
| Vedoucí / školitel: | PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. |
| Řešitel: | skrytý - zadáno a potvrzeno stud. odd. |
| Datum přihlášení: | 03.05.2025 |
| Datum zadání: | 03.05.2025 |
| Datum potvrzení stud. oddělením: | 05.05.2025 |
| Datum a čas obhajoby: | 12.09.2025 08:30 |
| Místo konání obhajoby: | Celetná 13, Praha 1, C204, 33 míst u lavice + 4 místa židličky se "stolečkem" |
| Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: | 10.07.2025 |
| Datum proběhlé obhajoby: | 12.09.2025 |
| Předmět: | Obhajoba diplomové práce (OSZD105AJ) |
| Oponenti: | Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. |
| Zásady pro vypracování |
| 1) Rešerše
2) Zpracování teoretického rámce práce 3) Literární analýza a komparace děl Colma Tóibína Brooklyn a Long Island v kontextu teoretického rámce 4) Analýza výsledků |
| Seznam odborné literatury |
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| Předběžná náplň práce |
| The thesis will focus on emigration as an impulse for inner transformation in the novels of Colm Tóibín. The objective of the thesis is to examine the psychological development of the protagonists in Tóibín's works, Brooklyn and Long Island.
The theoretical part will present a literary and psychological framework concerning emigration and identity. The practical part will offer a literary analysis and comparison of the two novels within this theoretical context. Particular attention will be given to changes in identity, inner growth, and the protagonists' perception of home. The thesis will explore the protagonists’ psychological development across the two novels. It will also assess the influence of social and cultural factors on their transformation. The aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of emigration in the context of Irish literature. The thesis will adhere to the academic standards of literary analysis. |
| Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce |
| The thesis will focus on emigration as an impulse for inner transformation in the novels of Colm Tóibín. The objective of the thesis is to examine the psychological development of the protagonists in Tóibín's works, Brooklyn and Long Island.
The theoretical part will present a literary and psychological framework concerning emigration and identity. The practical part will offer a literary analysis and comparison of the two novels within this theoretical context. Particular attention will be given to changes in identity, inner growth, and the protagonists' perception of home. The thesis will explore the protagonists’ psychological development across the two novels. It will also assess the influence of social and cultural factors on their transformation. The aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of emigration in the context of Irish literature. The thesis will adhere to the academic standards of literary analysis. |