Tato bakalářská práce se zaměřuje na generaci mileniálů v Americe a americké literatuře. Cílem této práce je představit tuto generaci, zaměřit se na dva hlavní názory popisující generaci mileniálů a následně tyto názory podložit nebo vyvrátit na základě prostudovaných materiálů a analýze děl vybraných autorů. Práce je rozdělena do dvou částí. První část se zabývá generacemi a termínem "mileniál"kdo je generace mileniálů, jací jsou její členové, jak ji vidí americká společnost. Druhá část je věnována třem autorům patřícím do této generace a analýze jejich děl.
Anotace v angličtině
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the generation of Millennials in America and American literature. The aim is to introduce this generation, examine the two main convictions about this generation and ascertain which of those convictions is more veracious based on the works of experts and the selected authors and their works. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part concerns with generations and the term "millennial"who is the millennial generation, what are its members like, how is it viewed by the American society. The second part is dedicated to the three selected authors and the analysis of their works with the emphasis on finding the main characteristics of this generation.
Klíčová slova
mileniálové, generace mileniálů, generace, generace Y, Marina Keegan, Durga Chew-Bose, Ocean Vuong
Tato bakalářská práce se zaměřuje na generaci mileniálů v Americe a americké literatuře. Cílem této práce je představit tuto generaci, zaměřit se na dva hlavní názory popisující generaci mileniálů a následně tyto názory podložit nebo vyvrátit na základě prostudovaných materiálů a analýze děl vybraných autorů. Práce je rozdělena do dvou částí. První část se zabývá generacemi a termínem "mileniál"kdo je generace mileniálů, jací jsou její členové, jak ji vidí americká společnost. Druhá část je věnována třem autorům patřícím do této generace a analýze jejich děl.
Anotace v angličtině
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the generation of Millennials in America and American literature. The aim is to introduce this generation, examine the two main convictions about this generation and ascertain which of those convictions is more veracious based on the works of experts and the selected authors and their works. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part concerns with generations and the term "millennial"who is the millennial generation, what are its members like, how is it viewed by the American society. The second part is dedicated to the three selected authors and the analysis of their works with the emphasis on finding the main characteristics of this generation.
Klíčová slova
mileniálové, generace mileniálů, generace, generace Y, Marina Keegan, Durga Chew-Bose, Ocean Vuong
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the generation of Millennials in American literature. The aim is to introduce and analyze this generation. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part concerns with the term "millennial" and how it is viewed by the society and different literary platforms. The second part is dedicated to the demonstration of the main characteristics of this generation on selected authors and their works.
Zásady pro vypracování
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the generation of Millennials in American literature. The aim is to introduce and analyze this generation. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part concerns with the term "millennial" and how it is viewed by the society and different literary platforms. The second part is dedicated to the demonstration of the main characteristics of this generation on selected authors and their works.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Primary literature:
Chew-Bose, Durga. Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Keegan, Marina. The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Vuong, Ocean. Night Sky with Exit Wounds. New York: Vintage Publishing, 2017.
Secondary literature:
Howe, Neil and William Strauss. Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Howe, Neil and William Strauss; cartoons by R.J. Matson. Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation.New York: Random House USA, 2000.
Olster, Stacey. The Cambridge Introduction to Contemporary American Fiction. Cambridge, 2017.
Scott, Shaun. Millennials and the Moments That Made Us: A Cultural History of the U.S. from 1982-Present. Alresford: John Hunt Publishing, 2018.
Scott, Shaun. "Millennials Are Not Here To Save Us." Jacobin, February 18, 2016. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/02/millennials-election-baby-boomers-revolution-capitalism/
Sheahan, Peter. Generation Y: Thriving and Surviving With Generation Y At Work. Prahran: Hardie Grant Books, 2005.
Wagner-Martin, Linda. A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present. Wiley, 2012.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Primary literature:
Chew-Bose, Durga. Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Keegan, Marina. The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Vuong, Ocean. Night Sky with Exit Wounds. New York: Vintage Publishing, 2017.
Secondary literature:
Howe, Neil and William Strauss. Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Howe, Neil and William Strauss; cartoons by R.J. Matson. Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation.New York: Random House USA, 2000.
Olster, Stacey. The Cambridge Introduction to Contemporary American Fiction. Cambridge, 2017.
Scott, Shaun. Millennials and the Moments That Made Us: A Cultural History of the U.S. from 1982-Present. Alresford: John Hunt Publishing, 2018.
Scott, Shaun. "Millennials Are Not Here To Save Us." Jacobin, February 18, 2016. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/02/millennials-election-baby-boomers-revolution-capitalism/
Sheahan, Peter. Generation Y: Thriving and Surviving With Generation Y At Work. Prahran: Hardie Grant Books, 2005.
Wagner-Martin, Linda. A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present. Wiley, 2012.