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Representation of Homosexuality in American Sitcom, as exemplified by Will & Grace and Modern Family
Hofmanová, Zuzana ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The diploma theses "Representation of Homosexuality in American Sitcom, as exemplified by Will & Grace and Modern Family" examines the portrayal of minority groups on television. Initially vilified as perverts and abominations, homosexual individuals are now seen as complex characters that buck older stigmatization and stereotypes. These changes can be exemplified and documented across different popular genres currently on television. However, a sitcom is a genre defined by specific rules. Thanks to its simple, recognizable formula, a sitcom is easily adaptable abroad. It has the ability to quickly respond to current social issues. It is also defined by a specific relationship with humor which largely consists of generalizations and simplifications. In sitcoms, stereotyping is readily applied to all minority groups, homosexuals being no exception. Considering the recent development in the representation of homosexuality on television, the question is: how does the conversation about homosexuality transfer to the sitcom? Does the change in conversation go hand-in-hand with changing the existing stereotypes that are specific to the genre? How does contemporary context affect the representation of homosexuality in sitcoms? This thesis aims to answer these questions by analyzing two sitcoms: Will &...
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Compared portrayal of a family in the sitcoms of 50' with the current ones
Běhavá, Aneta ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Sládková, Hana (referee)
The work deals with the comparison of the 4 US sitcoms from the fifties and from the present. For the example of four sitcoms: Father Knows Best; Leave It to Beaver; The New Adventure of Old Christine and The Middle; it tries to track changes in the family, the status of individual family members and behavior among family members. It also tries to map the wide-social changes in the form of emancipation, values, norms and stereotypes. Likewise it tries to observe technological changes both in content and in the form of shooting. For better understanding, the first part describes the history and development of the sitcom genre, as well as the integration between genres and its reflection on society.The second part deals with the description of listed sitcoms and the results from the observations.At first in the work are discussed the details of the changes in the family then the changes in the broader context of the whole society.
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Comparison of the sitcom Roseanne and Helena with regard to theories of social classes and lifestyles
Martínková, Tereza ; Baslarová, Iva (advisor) ; Vochocová, Lenka (referee)
The bachelor thesis Comparison sitcoms Roseanne and Helena deals with, as the title implies, comparision of two sitcoms. The work focuses on all aspects of sitcoms. Starting with a name and ending with the description of characters, environments and storylines. The aim of the thesis is to answer the question whether these two sitcoms differ,or not. If so, how? Furthermore, the social stratification of families presented in the sitcom is analyzed. This analysis is based on the Bourdieu's theory of four forms of capital. Moreover, further attention is paid to the connection of lifestyle and membership of a particular social class. The research is based on qualitative research, respectively, from the content analysis with qualitative approach. The research is based on the observation of several episodes of the mentioned sitcoms. Subsequent analysis, comparison is based on the detailed notes taken from the observation and episode-watching. The thesis also defines the term sitcom itself, yet it provides a brief overview of the unique sitcoms produced by the United States and Great Britain. Additionally, it includes all Czech sitcoms and soap operas that can also be considered.
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Cultural Differences between the British and the American Version of the TV Series "The Office"
Ringelová, Johana ; Vít, Radek (advisor) ; Higgins, Bernadette (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse cultural differences between the British and the American society on the basis of a British sitcom called "The Office" and its American adaptation. In the first chapter of the thesis we learn the basic information about the sitcom. In chapter two there is an explanation of how could the sitcom became so popular in the US. In the second part of the same chapter we look into general differences in filming the UK and the US sitcoms. With the third chapter the analysis of the sitcom "The Office" starts. It begins with a description of its plot-line and the main characters then it moves on to analyse differences between the main characters. After this, a topic of cultural and social phenomena in the present-day UK and US society is examined. The analysis ends with the discussion on the topic of humour and its differences in the UK and the US version of the sitcom.
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Mockumentary as a tv phenomenon
Czech, Jan ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the topic of the mockumentary, which is a film and television genre, which combines elements of a documentary and fiction. Mockumentaries became, in the first decade of the 21st century, an eminent form of televisual entertainment, mainly because of the introduction of the British series The Office in 2001 and its American adaptation four years later. The name mockumentary itself is a neologism and there isn't an agreement as to what is and is not a mockumentary. In any case the blending of fiction and reality has a long tradition on TV and radio and this fusion has become the foundation for many popular hybrid genres, as for example reality shows, docudramas and docusoaps. With these mockumentaries share a lot of similar traits but also differ from them. A mockumentary can be reflexive in that it gives us the possibility to question the authenticity of real documentaries and the "reality", that they display, but it can also be satirical and a parody and it gives the creators an original perspective as how to communicate with the viewer and gives a new source of comedy and humour. The enumeration of these typical traits of a mockumentary and their examples can be found in the case study, which forms the final part of this thesis.
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Development of Original Sitcom (Theory and Practice)
Nemčeková, Jana ; Baldýnský, Tomáš (advisor) ; TRAJKOV, Ivo (referee)
The thesis describes the process of development of an original script. Theory is offered in chapters dedicated to genre, structure, format. I put in categories different types of comic stories and comic characters. In addition the work proposes exercises, presents my personal creative texts and the final version of script is attached. Main goal of this work is to attract readers to develop a comedy script on their own.
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