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The representation of American serial killers of the 1970s in a film
Michal, Jan ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
This thesis primarily focuses on the analysis of film adaptations of selected serial killer cases which have taken place in the USA in the 1970s (The Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, David Berkowitz and Jeffrey Dahmer). Its main aim is to delineate the presentation of this pathological phenomenon, which especially came to prominence in the 1970s, through a classification built on the findings of narratology/literary theory. The presentation is then further realised through the comparison of the five sets of selected film adaptations with an emphasis on recording their differences and common features on the level of genre and themes, in the perspective of the narration (focalisation), in explicitness, in the capability of storytelling through images, and in the reconstruction of fictional worlds. A theoretical section, which defines basic terminology of the researched area and contains the case studies of the aforementioned five cases, also containing their realities, is an inherent component of the thesis. Through this method, it is possible to record movements of fictional worlds away from reality more effectively. With the use of the described analyses, a typology of film presentation of this phenomena was assembled, and the studies of relevant databases resulted in the description of...
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A Rite of Passage: The Transformation of Anglo-American Comic Books in the Post-World War II Era
Hushegyi, Ádám ; Veselá, Pavla (advisor) ; Roraback, Erik Sherman (referee)
1 Abstract The subject matter of the bachelor thesis is the evolution of Anglo-American mainstream comic books in the post-World War II era, with principal focus on the epochs that have transformed this art form the most during the past seventy years. The thesis aims to present Anglo-American comic books as a medium with substantial storytelling potential that had to struggle with harsh censorship and the unforgiving dynamics of the entertainment industry in order to maintain its position in Western popular culture. The continuous efforts of comic books to remain socially relevant and to connect with audiences are explored though an overview of key decades in the medium's history, which are accompanied by the analyses of select works. The contents as well as format of these works show that comic books are a remarkably adaptive art form that can not only operate within a wide array of genres but also merge with other forms of popular entertainment, transcending the boundaries of traditional media. The first chapter contains a brief overview of the origins and post-war development of comic books, while the subsequent passages offer a more detailed analysis of three crucial periods in the medium's history. The first era discussed are the 1950s, during which socially conscious mainstream publications refusing...
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The phenomenon of rock'n'roll youth in the Federal republic of Germany
Wiedermannová, Ida ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Emler, David (referee)
This paper deals with the phenomenon of West German rock 'n' roll youth subculture. The aim is to assess the behaviour of these rock 'n' roll youth in relation to changes occurring during the process of modernization of the society in 1950s in the Federal Republic of Germany and to analyse the character of their protest behaviour and the reaction of the society to them. At first it focuses on the description of the social conditions in West Germany in 1950s and the situation of the West German youth growing up in the post-war period of reconstruction of the war-destroyed country, as well as in the era of economic growth, the rise of consumption, and the influence of the cultural industry from the USA. In the main part, the thesis concentrates on the typical features of the rock 'n' roll youth subculture in the FRG and investigates their riots and rebellious behaviour which shocked the West German society between 1956 and 1958. There are also analysed the reactions of the representatives of broader society on the phenomenon of the rock 'n' roll youth. In the conclusion the thesis deals with causes of the disappearance of the rock 'n' roll youth from discussions at the end of 1950s that was an emergence of a new culture of teenagers. The rock 'n' roll youth subculture played a significant role in the...
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A Rite of Passage: The Transformation of Anglo-American Comic Books in the Post-World War II Era
Hushegyi, Ádám ; Veselá, Pavla (advisor) ; Roraback, Erik Sherman (referee)
1 Abstract The subject matter of the bachelor thesis is the evolution of Anglo-American mainstream comic books in the post-World War II era, with principal focus on the epochs that have transformed this art form the most during the past seventy years. The thesis aims to present Anglo-American comic books as a medium with substantial storytelling potential that had to struggle with harsh censorship and the unforgiving dynamics of the entertainment industry in order to maintain its position in Western popular culture. The continuous efforts of comic books to remain socially relevant and to connect with audiences are explored though an overview of key decades in the medium's history, which are accompanied by the analyses of select works. The contents as well as format of these works show that comic books are a remarkably adaptive art form that can not only operate within a wide array of genres but also merge with other forms of popular entertainment, transcending the boundaries of traditional media. The first chapter contains a brief overview of the origins and post-war development of comic books, while the subsequent passages offer a more detailed analysis of three crucial periods in the medium's history. The first era discussed are the 1950s, during which socially conscious mainstream publications refusing...
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