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Live electronics - The Role of the Performer as an Active Creator
Szromek, Jiří ; Kolárová, Marta (advisor) ; Fiala, Jakub (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with use of computer technology in live music performance and its possible influences on musician, while producing a live music. The first goal of this thesis is to describe and to evaluate position of musician whitin musical group. The second goal is to describe and to evaluate musician's own part in live music making. First of all the term live electronics is specified. Next is the description of historical development, that was important for the field of live electronics. The way or manner of work with electronical and computer based instruments is also described. The thesis continues with list of means which musician has now available in computer based instruments and different points of view on subject of this thesis are stated. For achieving the goal of this theses qualitative research via semi-structured interview was used. The results are that seven out of eight muscians think that computer based instruments can have influence on their creative music making. There are different ways how said influence is dealt with: First way is that musician thinks critically of his/her computer based instruments. Second way is making use of these tendences. Third way is beign neutral. Last way is making sure musician has right instrument for type of live music making. If muscians...
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Visual Form of Catalogues in the "Most Beautiful Book of the Year" Award as a Mirror of Contemporary Graphic Design
Mertová, Eva ; Petruželková, Alena (advisor) ; Kolárová, Marta (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the research of the "Most Beautiful Czech Books of the Year" competition catalogs, that were published in the period of 1990-2016. The research itself is divided into four phases, the first stage of which deals with analyzes of individual catalogs in terms of graphic design and polygraphic processing. The second phase of the research is focused on obtaining authentic testimonies from the authors of graphic editing of the catalogs, which are cited in the text of the thesis. In two final stages of the research, the obtained results are compared and interpreted. The output of document analyzes presents a systematic overview of the ""Most Beautiful Czech Books of the Year" competition catalogs, that were published in the period of 1990-2016. Keywords: The Most Beautiful Czech Books of the year (Award), Typography, Graphic design, Book Culture, Design of Publications
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The Motivation For Joining the Active Reserve From a Women Perspective
Stehlíková, Jiřina ; Kobová, Ĺubica (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
My diploma thesis focuses on women in the active reserve. Active reserve has become more popular due to new security threats and increasing need of people to be prepared when something goes wrong. In theoretical part I introduce the basic concepts that my work is based on. I focus on the active reserve from their origin till the nowadays. As for the empirical part, I have done ten semi-structured interviews with the women - members of the active reserve. The goal of this thesis is to find out what motivates the women to enter this primarily male-dominated area. Within my thesis I was also wondering what kind of reactions based on participation in active reserve my informants have to deal with and if there are any advantages or disadvantages connected with being the active reservist. Above all I was interested in personal experience of my informants. The keys words: active reserve, women, motivation, gender, army, interviews, militarization, military forces, army reserve
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Retrospective View on Music Department of North Bohemian Research Library in Ústí nad Labem Activity and Concept of its Future Fusion wit Library for the Sight Handicapped
Baťková, Šárka ; Římanová, Radka (advisor) ; Kolárová, Marta (referee)
0 Abstract This thesis named "Retrospective Preview of the activities of the Music Department of SVK Ústí nad Labem and the concept of a future merger with the sound library", in the form of a case study describes, in the introductory part, the activities of the North Bohemian research library in General, in other parts it is described and evaluated the historical development of the Music Department and it is also described the transition from special funds to the Music Department, and as well the introduction of automation of library processes into library practice. In the practical part of the thesis is in the form of semi- structured interviews and statements by senior management personnel and other library staff presented the issue of the merger of the music department and a sound library for the blind and visually impaired. The conclusion is dedicated to the evaluation of current activities and the situation of both departments and reflection on the possible operation in the future. Keywords music department - sound library - library services for sight handicapped - libraries for sightless - North Bohemian research library
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New Media in Music Education
Kolárová, Marta ; Šisler, Vít (advisor) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee)
The theme of this master thesis is new media in music education. The theoretical part focuses on the description of the current situation - how and in what quantities are modern technology used in music education and what is their potential. In the introduction are defined the basic terms relating to those themes (new media, music 3.0, e-learning etc.) and a review of the literature regarding changes in music education in recent years. This introductory part is based on researches and papers on the subject of changes in today's music world and new possibilities that pupils and students have in the time of ubiquitous internet and freely available new media (application, online courses, educational games, specialized social networks). The theoretical part includes a brief overview of complimentary and free available technologies, which could be implemented into czech music education, including the proposal of integration to the classrooms. The main part of this master thesis consists of qualitative research with music teachers working in czech music schools (at all levels - from elementary art schools to music universities). The aim of the research is mapping current usage and potential interest in technologies in music school education and simultaneously the capabilities and willingness of educators...
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Voluntary simplicity and second generation
Kolářová, Marta ; Jančaříková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Andreska, Jan (referee)
Starting point. Voluntary simplicity is a form of lifestyle. Its typical feature is selection intensity in all areas of human life. Severity of voluntary simplicity lies in self-control of consumer behavior in the daily confrontation with the media pressure, which is oriented at a high rate of consumption. The task of this thesis was to find out if people raised in voluntarily simple families keep living this way, or if they turned away from this lifestyle and joined the high consumption society. Methods and results. Research included 40 respondents who met the requirement that voluntary simplicity was part of their upbringing. Addressed were people from alternatively living groups (preppers, ecovillages, macrobiotics, minimalists, forums dedicated to maternal education and child care, and other groups possessing forums on an alternative way of life of voluntary simplicity). The investigation was conducted by a questionnaire which was distributed electronically among respondents. We found that 13 out of 40 respondents (32,5 %) fully met our stated profile of voluntary simplicity. Relative frequency of responses from all respondents that meet the requirements of modest behavior amounted to 74,3 %. Hypothesis H1 predicted that the influence of upbringing in a voluntary simplicity will make respondents prefer...
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Ecology in Diapers Return to cloth diapers as a step forward?
Stehlíková, Tereza ; Jakoubková Budilová, Lenka (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
In my thesis, I have covered interviews with ten women - mothers who have decided to use for their babies a changing system of modern cloth diapers. For the topic I have used a qualitative sociological research strategy. The purpose of the received data from the interviews was to answer questions about motivations and reasons for the usage of this type of nappies and decide what benefits they see in them. As our society is used to disposable baby diapers and looks at them as a norm, I was interested in people's reactions, which these mothers have faced and how they have coped with. Finally, I have tried to find out the role of the internet and the social media in this matter. The theoretical part is devoted to the history of cloth and disposable diapers. There I have put into the context the issue of cloth diapers with the principles of sustainable development and responsible consumption. In the practical part I have carried out an analysis of ten semi-structured interviews with mothers who have been using cloth diapers for babies, along with examples of expressions of activities associated with cloth diapers in social media on the internet.
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Meaning of Tattoo in hardcore subculture
Řápek, Marek ; Heřmanský, Martin (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
This work deals with the phenomenon of tattoo in hardcore subculture. In the theoretical part it reflects the transformation of the concept of subcultures in his historical progress, with an emphasis on the concept of style in the connection of the Center of contemporary culture Studies and post subcultural theory, especially the writing of David Muggleton. The diachronic perspective, this work also deals with the phenomenon of tattoo and its functions and meanings to it in today's society ascribed. An integral part of the theoretical part is to describe hardcore only in terms of its progress in the USA and in Czechoslovakia or Czech Republic, but also in terms of the side of music and shared ideology, which is the main key featuring to this subculture. Concepts described in the theoretical part are then used in actual research, which is conducted by using qualitative methodology. Exploration aims to describe the meanings and functions of the hardcore subculture and determine whether they are content and motivation ascribed to tattoo influenced subcultural ideologies, or whether it is primarily an expression of the contemporary individualistic discourse. In this work tattooing is examined in terms of its individual nature with regard to the subcultural, or wider, societal context, which together...
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Women in the Association of anti-fascist groups or "It's not just that girls could beat the Nazis" (Analysis of the status of women-antifascist in the selected anti-fascist group)
Cachová, Tereza ; Ezzeddine, Petra (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
The aim of my thesis is to discover what is the status of women in czech Association of anti- fascist groups (AAFG). I am interested in how gender affects and limits the participation of women within the movement. This thesis also aims to describe the inner workings of selected anti-fascist organisation. The theoretical part is devoted to show the concept of subcultural and social movement, which is the Association of anti-fascist groups (AAFG) part. I will also offer a gender perspective of the researches of subcultures and women's participation in them to the readers. The main part of the thesis describes selected methods of the research - especially semi-structured interview and semiotic content analysis - and their use in practice. This part of the thesis is at the same time devoted to the theme of ethical discussion of the research and research's self-reference of the researcher. Then this part analyzes the data and presents the findings resulted from the research. In this thesis I focus on the "revival" of the Association of anti-fascist groups (AAFG) and its possible impact of larger involvement of women.
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Skinheads - political activists?
Stejskalová, Petra ; Kolářová, Marta (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
The theme of the thesis entitled "Skinheads - political activists" is a description and follow-depth analysis of apolitical segment of the Czech skinhead subculture in the terms of their political orientations. Introduction to the theme consists of the subculture theories which were created in past. The following methodological part summarizes research progress of the selection of respondents by snowball sampling, the scenario of in-depth interviews and the analysis of alternative media. After this part there is a brief introduction to the history of skinhead subculture. Empirical findings than summarize political influences on subculture and its values and political orientations. The aim of this work is to reveal the link between extremism and subculture of skinheads in the Czech environment. The results of the analysis revealed that the apolitical segment of Czech skinhead subculture is not inherently extremist movement, although in some particular values intertwined with racist and xenophobic ideologies. But at the end it seems not necessary to control this part of subculture, because its foundat
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