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The beginning of the end of shoe production in Zlín The transformation of the shoe manufacturer SVIT Gottwaldov in the period 1989-1991
Grác, David ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
In my diploma thesis, I examine the contemporary history of the transformation of the socialist economy after November 1989, applying the oral-historical method. As an example of such a transformation, I am using the traditional shoe producer Svit Gottwaldov. The thesis focuses on a specific time frame that began with the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and ended on 26. 11. 1991, when the state enterprise Svit - the former direct successor of the Bata company - halted production, put one-quarter of its employees on forced leave, fell into secondary insolvency, terminated the negotiations on the entry of the Bata company, and essentially collapsed. In the first part of the work, the methodology on which the text is based is laid out. The basis is oral history interviews, which are supplemented by archival sources. The second, empirical part, describes the events of that time in the form of a story. The plot of our story begins with a description of the state of affairs before November 1989, the subsequent revolutionary events, the return of Tomáš Bata junior, his negotiations to take over Svit. The story ends with the management's not very successful attempt at transformation and privatization.
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The Development of Modern Accountant 1989-2004
Emanovská, Michaela ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Jiří (referee)
This thesis deals with the accounting profession and its development between 1989 and 2004. The year 1989 is set with consideration of the change in the economic system of the former Czechoslovakia, which occurred as a result of the post-November events. The year 2004 follows the entry of the Czech Republic into the European Union. I thus trace thedevelopment of the accounting profession against the background of the transformation of the economic system, the development of computer technology and the adoption of new laws and accounting standards. I have used several different types of sources for this thesis, including period manuals, accounting and tax journals, archival sources, as well assources obtained through the oral history method. These form the main basis for the empirical part of the thesis, which deals with the business environment in the 1990s which created the conditions for the development of the accounting profession; the adoption further of new laws and the way how accountants became familiar with these regulations, including the relationship between accountants and the Tax Office, and also with special emphasis on the Accountants Union as an institution that not only educates accountants but also represents the accounting profession; the impact that the development of computer...
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A missed chance? Freedom and the 1990s in the actor's reflection of Czech men
Pražská, Michaela ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of the newly acquired freedom in Czechoslovakia after the "Velvet Revolution" in 1989 in reflection of the men from the Czech regions. Attention is drawn to meaning and use of the freedom in the context of an individual who did not participate in political negotiations, but lived and experienced the times as an ordinary citizen. Therefore the work is based on the definition of a sociological term called Thomas theorem and focuses on perceiving of the newly acquired freedom as a new opportunity, primarily in the economic field. Keywords: freedom, business, economic transformation, Thomas theorem, oral history
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Hustling Phenomenon in Czechoslovakia
Královičová, Jana ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with hustling which was a phenomenon of Czechoslovakia in late socialism and it is neglected in Czech and Slovak historiography. The aim of this thesis is to bring a new knowledge, but mainly a new perspective on the environment of the shadow economy and people who were part of it. The research is focused on methods and practices of how this people ran their "secondary business", and I also try to find their place in Czechoslovak society. The main basis for this research, are interviews which were recorded by using a method of oral history. Beside this, the study is supported also by knowledge and information of literature, archive materials, and daily newspaper. The study presents new perspectives on the practice of hustlers, their motivation to start with this illegal activity, as well as various views on the term "vekslák", and how these people perceive this word and his sense in relation to their person. There is also a contribution to the ethics of this research which is specifically related to topic by its very nature.
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Šumava cabin as a place of memory
Schambergerová, Tereza ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
The work deals with the tramp locality in Šumava. It is based on available resources and interviews with people knowing the cabin. Describes the stages and history of this place. Captures and characterizes authorities and communities close to the cabin. It places the cabin in their context. It mainly describes the organization of the CHKO Šumava (Protected Landscape Area) and deals extensively with tramping as a phenomenon of spending free time during the cabin's existence. The diploma thesis seeks answers to the questions of who is a tramp, why the cabin is an important place for this community. It searches for common elements between individual narrators and also answers the fundamental question of what defines a real tramp and if the cabin is really a tramp place. Keywords Oral history, cabin, tramping, CHKO Šumava, Protected Landscape Area, protectors of nature, military lookouts.
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Drak Theatre and its changes after 1989
Brabencová, Eva ; Houda, Přemysl (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
The thesis focuses on the history of the puppet Theatre Drak in Hradec Králové, with the main emphasis on comparing the period of the so-called normalization and transformation in the first years after 1989. The aim is to find out how the given political and social events were reflected in the functioning of the particular theatre institution. The focus of this thesis is interviews with former and current employees of the Drak Theatre. The main method in the treatment of the topic is oral history, which is supplemented by knowledge from archival sources from the State Regional Archive in Zámrsk and available literature. The empirical part is divided according to the main research areas, which include the internal affairs of the Drak Theatre, its external relations and reflections on the different stages of the theatre's development. These areas are further structured into thematic chapters that discuss the workload and conditions, collective, dramaturgy, audience, publicity, relations with other theatres, foreign countries and the communist regime. Within each of the chapters, a comparison is made between the two periods examined and a description of the changes that have occurred. This thesis seeks to capture the varied range of changes through the eyes of the narrators. The ambition of this...
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Women of Čejetičky. Everyday life of two generations of women living in the mentioned location between the years 1968 and 2000.
Picková, Monika ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Jiří (referee)
This thesis focuses on recording the lived experiences and everyday lives of two generations of women, mothers and daughters, who lived in the city district of Čejetičky in Mladá Boleslav between the years 1968 and 2000. Research conducted using the method of oral history targets mainly the family environment and career prospects of these women, their time in and outside of work and also their general quality of life, as perceived by the narrators themselves. In this way, it gives a voice to women that have been historically and traditionally overlooked. By comparing the stories of two generations of women, we can observe how daughters followed the paths of life set by their mothers and were subjected to the pressures of patriarchal society only some fifty kilometers outside of Prague.
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History of Chrudim Puppetry Museum
Matula, Richard ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
The diploma thesis attempts to outline the origins and development of the Chrudim Puppetry Museum, founded in 1972, using the method of oral history, archival research and available literary sources. Attention is focused on the circumstances of the establishment of this memory institution with international ambitions, the formation of its collection, the characteristics of its professional activities and the everyday life of its employees during the period of the so-called normalisation. However, the work also traces the transformation that the above-mentioned areas went through in the context of the fall of the previous regime in the new political, economic and social conditions until approximately the first half of the 1990s.
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Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping in memory of Czechoslovak sailors (1959-1989)
Krátká, Lenka ; Mücke, Pavel (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
The main target of the work is to extend our current knowledge concerning history of the Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping company during the period from the company's founding in 1959 until year 1989. The main basis for this task fulfillment there are interviews with former Czechoslovak sailors realized with help of the oral history method. Beside this, the paper is supported also by archive materials. The text reflects certain specificity of the topic (maritime business running in the inland country, in addition country ruled by non-democratic regime) and it aims to the company's history; but its main part is concentrated on the sailors' living conditions. It processes direct testimonies about sailors' life and work on Czechoslovak ships; there are included topics as travelling, emigration, direct experience with communist regime on ships, private life of sailors, and their father and husband role. The author does not propose definite conclusions; her effort is aimed to see the topic from various points of view. Sailors are not portrayed as exceptional people but as men whose meaning of life was work on the sea. And this fact principally influenced their lives as well as lives of their families.
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