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Representations of Animals in the Czech Travel Literature on Sub-Saharan Africa from the end of the 19th till the Beginning of the 20th Century
 Řičář, Josef ; Storchová, Lucie (advisor) ; Baloun, Pavel (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the issue of animal representation in Czech travelogues about sub-Saharan Africa at the end of the 19th and 20th centuries. Special emphasis is placed on the representation of different ways of hunting and on the meanings that these ways of hunting had for contemporary actors. The theme is placed in the context of the colonization and "conquest" of African nature by Europeans and its symbolic appropriation through the process of representation. The emphasis is also placed on the representation of indigenous people in the context of negotiation of their rights to appropriate African nature and to hunt animals. This negotiation took place e.g. in pointing out the primitive nature of the indigenous inhabitants and their comparison to animals. Czech authors describe their participation in the colonial system from their specific position of citizens of a European state without its formal colonies. The thesis uses the methods of postcolonial studies in order to reflect their specific position. The methods of the interdisciplinary field of animal studies are used for the analysis of animal representations. The shows the relationship of these representations towards European biological and colonial discourse. Key words Czech travel writing, representation of animals, hunt,...
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Animals through the eyes of an early modern traveler
 Řičář, Josef ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Beneš, Zdeněk (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on the perception of animals through the eyes of an early modern noble man. These relationships are investigated on the basis of books of travels from this period, especially on the travel book by Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, which, in addition to portraying his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, also describes the surrounding nature and both exotic and well-known animals. In particular, the work focuses on the perception of animals as cultural symbols, but does also include the relationship with the everyday practice of travelers. Emphasis is also placed on the characteristics of the system of the classification of living organisms and on the sources of knowledge about nature in the intellectual tradition. It does not omit the view of the early modern man on the position of animals and people in contemporary hierarchies and their place in the image of the world in overall. This is also related to the interest in the identity of travelers and their values through which they see and explore the distant regions.
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