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Carnism in the Czech and Slovak context
Kcholová, Tereza ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (advisor) ; Lupač, Petr (referee)
This thesis is dedicated to study carnism. The author is trying to establish via compilation analysis its basis and origin, and common knowledge there is to have on carnism as an ideology. Later in this thesis will be analyzed the form of carnism in United States of America where this term was first defined and where several research papers were made concerning it's defining features. In the following part of this thesis, research is based around the analysis of carnism in Czech and Slovak environment and culture - thus defining the carnist ideology in the area which wasn't its place of origin, and both went through similar historical evolution in recent history. Those two latter countries have scarce awareness of carnism as an ideology, therefore information from research papers concerning meat consumption and meatless diets were applied as a source - meat eating is one of the most visible manifestations of the carnist ideology. In the last part of this thesis the author compares respective findings from those two speres of carnist ideology and thus tries to define the form of carnism in Czechia and Slovakia and to find specific areas in which Czech and Slovak carnism is unique. Key words: carnism; meat eating; defense mechanisms; Czech republic; Slovak republic
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Social Construction of Species superiority
Klicnar, Filip ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (advisor) ; Balon, Jan (referee)
This thesis charts the social construction of species superiority in the Euro-Atlantic civilizational area. The goal is to describe the process of construction of this superiority and simultaneously to describe the impact of it. The beginning of the species superiority was domestication of the wild animals. Second defining moment was the transition from a traditional into industrial society, in which the animals where materialized and considered to be an object in trading relationships, as well as the belief in legitimate use of animals for economic purposes in the society. This belief is thoroughly irrational. Throughout the process of reality construction the society begun to perceive the given status as natural and right. In order to escape the question of ethical contradiction it has crowded out the negative aspects of that reality from the perception of its members, in which some psychological mechanisms are helping individuals to escape the reality. The final chapter of this thesis charts the conditions that have made the Holocaust possible and on which our modern rational-economic system lays ground. These conditions are being preserved in the "nature" of the economic system itself.
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Dog shows - How species affect each other. Do we show them or ourselves?
Kunášková, Kateřina ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (advisor) ; Abu Ghosh, Yasar (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the phenomenon of dogs exhibitions from the point of view of interdisciplinary action between dogs and humans. It is based on field research conducted at selected international exhibitions in Europe. The work builds on Clifford Geertz and his Interpretation of Cultures, where he pursued the link between human beings and animals in the passage of the Cocks fight in Bali, in connection with self-presentation through another species; at the same time, in response to Donny Haraway's work, it searches for answers to where, at dog shows, the essence of a dog as an animal ends, and when it becomes to be a cultural creation of a human being; whether it is just about dogs during the exhibition or whether it is already a rather human social event. In addition to exploring the interrelationship between two species, the aim of the work is also an inspection of the inner social life of the community, the visual aspects of the exhibitions and the environment in which they take place.
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The Construction of "Dangerous dogs" in Blesk and Lidové noviny in the years 2001 and 2011
Stýblová, Hana ; Stella, Marco (advisor) ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (referee)
At the end of the 20th century the issue of so called "dangerous" dog breeds has become increasingly discussed in some European countries. These dogs are considered so threatening that some countries have decided to regulate or restrict their breeding by law. This thesis looks at the articles in Blesk tabloid and Lidové noviny daily newspaper in the years 2001 and 2011 and explores how the dangerous aspect of these breeds was constructed there. Through discourse analysis it investigates the image of "dangerous dogs" presented in these newspapers and what these representations imply. The results of the analysis confirm that all the selected materials explicitly construct the image of dangerous dogs and at the same time implicitly suggest the existence of their "positive" counterparts which helps drawing the line between "good" and "bad" dogs, and hence also between "good" and "bad" owners of the dogs. In all cases, it is apparent that the issue thematised on the level of dog breeds in fact charaterises the relation of man to the animal as well as the society. The representation of the dog witnesses far more about a man than the dog itself. Keywords: dangerous dog, representation, media, human-animal relationship, discourse analysis
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Possible ways to deal with pigeon population problem in Czech towns
Trnková, Karla ; Rynda, Ivan (advisor) ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (referee)
The thesis addresses issues related to the overbred population of feral pigeons (Columbia livia forma Domestica) in Czech towns. It approaches the subject from procedural, bureaucratic perspective. Specifically, the thesis examines the factors which affect the selection of methods of the feral pigeons' population regulation in four Czech towns: Special attention is devoted to the question whether the method of controlled city dovecotes, used to regulate pigeon populations, could come in useful in the Czech context. Research carried out for the thesis is qualitative; the data comes from semi-structured interviews with experts. Analysis of the collected data focuses on verification of authenticity of the provided information. Subsequently, effectiveness of cage entrapment, which considerably prevails over the other methods used, is considered in ethical, ecological, and economic respect. The thesis also surveys the health risk posed by the feral pigeon population to public and how views of the public concerning the issue affect the regulation process. The overall aim is to highlight the drawbacks of the decision making process, offer possible alternatives, and prompt more research.
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The status of animals as experimental objects in the light of wider sociological-historical perspectives
Vandrovcová, Tereza ; Suša, Oleg (advisor)
5 Abstract (English) This thesis deals with the moral status of experimental animals in biomedical research. Besides the sociological analysis of the problem, the aim of this work is to introduce a new field in social sciences called Animal Studies, which is focused on elaborating the status of animals in human society, and the relationships between humans and other living beings. In the first part, the author outlines the development of theories of moral status and evaluates the possibility of their application to the ethical problems related to nonhuman creatures. The practical part of the text is focused on the way animals are objectified by laboratory personnel for the purpose of instrumental use. The following chapter on the socialization of scientists focuses on the way people are prepared and trained in emotional distancing from the animals-instruments. Moreover, the author presents the process of desensitizing future scientists and discouraging individuals who are unable to accept specific concepts stabilized within the community of researchers who use animals. In the next part of the text the author describes the process of social construction of experimental animals as de-individualized objects representing the part of the laboratory as well as the negative effects that the consequent structure...
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Effect of global poverty reduction on wild animal welfare
Petr, Tomáš ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (advisor) ; Richter, Eva (referee)
Effect of global poverty reduction on wild animal welfare Abstract This thesis aims to find a connection in the form of theory or economic model between two concepts - world poverty and wild animal welfare. By synthesising contemporary knowledge, we aim to answer the question of whether there are scientifically-based explanations for the relationship between decreasing global poverty and welfare of wild animals. We also aim to answer the question of whether the welfare of wild animals is worsening or improving with declining global poverty. Assuming that animals are sentient beings, their welfare is negatively affected by the variety of human activities. These activities can be undertaken by humans intentionally (e.g. hunting) or unintentionally, with the industrial activities leading to the disruption of animal habitats or chemical contamination of the biosphere. We approach the problem of reducing global poverty on wild animal welfare in two ways. First, we find an explanation of the relationship between the growth of society's wealth and environmental degradation from a macro-perspective using the environmental Kuznets curve and its derivative - animal welfare Kuznets curve. Using these curves, however, the interpretation of the impact of poverty reduction on wild animal welfare can only be very limited....
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Dog shows - How species affect each other. Do we show them or ourselves?
Kunášková, Kateřina ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (advisor) ; Abu Ghosh, Yasar (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the phenomenon of dogs exhibitions from the point of view of interdisciplinary action between dogs and humans. It is based on field research conducted at selected international exhibitions in Europe. The work builds on Clifford Geertz and his Interpretation of Cultures, where he pursued the link between human beings and animals in the passage of the Cocks fight in Bali, in connection with self-presentation through another species; at the same time, in response to Donny Haraway's work, it searches for answers to where, at dog shows, the essence of a dog as an animal ends, and when it becomes to be a cultural creation of a human being; whether it is just about dogs during the exhibition or whether it is already a rather human social event. In addition to exploring the interrelationship between two species, the aim of the work is also an inspection of the inner social life of the community, the visual aspects of the exhibitions and the environment in which they take place.
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Carnism as an invisible ideology: We do (not) have a choice.
Dupláková, Alexandra ; Vandrovcová, Tereza (advisor) ; Mazák, Jaromír (referee)
This thesis deals with the concept of carnism. Carnism is an invisible ideology that allows people to eat only some animals that are artificially presented to them as edible (the remaining are not edible), and that helps them overcome the unpleasant feelings caused by the consumption of these animals in order to secure its place in society. Author of this paper first examines the historical and socio-cultural context of evolution of the perception of meat in society and reveals predominantly cultural and religious influences on the clasification of animals as edible and non-edible. In the next chapter she explains character of carnism, of which main features are universality, use of violence and invisibility. Author finds that by using these and other defensive mechanisms, carnism, as a dominant ideology, replaces values with its own. Finally, author addresses the risks that carnism may cause and analyzes solutions that could improve the situation in the society. Key words: carnism, meat, edible and non-edible animals, cognitive disonance, defense mechanisms, ideology, veganism, society
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