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A Writer's Role in Society in the View of the Authors Linked to the Norwegian Journal Profil
Křenek, Václav ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Stahr, Radka (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis explores how individual authors grouped around a Norwegian journal Profil perceived the question of the "role of the writer in society". Pieces of work by the two most well-known authors - Dag Solstad and Jan Erik Vold were the main source for this Thesis. Primarly the works published between 1967-1969, when this question was discussed the most in the group around the journal. For a better explanation of the context also a few texts from the years 1966 and 1970 appear. As pieces of works and texts, the author of this Thesis presents newspaper articles, lectures, critical pieces, or contributions in professional discussions. The theoretical part of this Thesis is rooted in "the theory of social fields" created by a French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. This theory uses key points of a "new science about works" such as "cultural capital", "habitus", or "literary field" to describe this issue. Thanks to the system of fields, it is easier to explain and define presumed mediations between the writers and the society. The practical part of this Thesis consists of introductions of individual writers in the context of Norwegian literature. Those are followed by the discussed materials interpreted chronologically through the lens of Bourdieu's sociology. In the conclusion of this part,...
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