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Tree in human culture
Fraňková, Renáta ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with the phenomenon of the tree in human culture from the culturological perspective. It is mainly focused on the Czech lands or, in a broader sense, the whole of Europe. In the first part, the role of the tree in the most important civilizations inhabiting our country and thus influencing the later development of our culture is specified. Further, it refers to the folk customs and traditions linked to the "tree phenomenon" and demonstrates their characteristic examples in the course of the year. Folk sayings are linked with the traditions and form a part of the folk diction. One part of the work is dealing with popular medical treatments and examples of recipes for the production of folk medical preparations, dishes and beverages. Besides, the trees are conceived as one of the archetypes of human culture in the area of various myths as well as in the context of historical facts. The last part treats the subject of protection of the trees.
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Leading Figures and Local Culture in Czech Regions
Sternová, Marie ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Halada, Jan (referee) ; Uherek, Zdeněk (referee)
Dissertation thesis Leading Figures and Local Culture in Czech Regions presents a comparative analysis of two original Czech regions, Chodsko and the Bohemian Forest, and their spiritual leaders, Jindřich Šimon Baar and Karel Klostermann. Main part of the thesis consists of analysis of life, work and contribution of these local icons in context of the geographical, historical and cultural aspects of regions concerned. Emphasis is placed on the specifics of local folk literature, folklore and material culture. The theoretical part is complemented by deep research in both regions, in the form of a questionnaire completed by hundred students, which answers questions regarding their involvement in folk life and experience of their regional identity. Keywords: local culture, Chodsko, Bohemian Forest, Baar, Klostermann
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Most: the city wrested out of roots
Jechová, Jitka ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee)
This paper focuses on a compact monograph of the city of Most. It concentrates on the basic questions related to a city as a complex cultural phenomenon: What are the impacts on urban settlement when it is relocated from the original landscape and the historical centre is destroyed; if the completely modern building area is able to fulfill the functions of the original city; what is the degree of identification of the inhabitants with the city and what is the overall loss of continuity of the city's development. Apart from available literature and archival sources, the paper employs also own empirical research, carried out using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
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Globalization, culture and Islam
Topolánková, Jana ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee)
This thesis is a study of connection between globalization, culture and Islam. The main goal is to bring basic definition of the mentioned phenomena and try to show theoretical facts, show the linking. The thesis brings the main theories and facts which are good for understanding present and also potential evolution of the cultural co-existence in terms of globalization. In the section which concerns globalization, the thesis is related mainly with political, economical, social, demographical, ecological and cultural characteristics and especially with their influence on intersections of Islam and Western cultural traditions. The chapters which are related to Islam try to deal mainly with the sources and pillars of Islam, special attention is payed on the cultural influences. In the end my thesis summarises all knowledge and tries to bring new alternatives of coexistence of civilizations, cultures or even shows new and other ways of future research. My thesis notes in particular the need of further exploration of possible alternatives to the coexistence of different cultural patterns, their penetration, the severity of possible overlaps of the issue to the mutual relations of different worlds within the meaning of civilization and culture. The work is also considering the possibility that there will not be...
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The relationship between modern information and digital technologies and contemporary architecture and urbanism
Cimbál, Václav ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Lapka, Miloslav (referee) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
My thesis deals with the relationship between modern information and digital technologies and contemporary architecture and urbanism. I do not study any direct impact of these technologies on the architectonic and urbanistic production as working or manufacturing means. I try to show social changes caused by technologies and their reflection in the environment created by people. However, I try to consider the relationship as interactive, which means that I do not perceive the urban country only as a fossil of cultural forms, but also as the power that contributes to forming. In order to depict the relationship, I found the use of the concept of the culture as a network of symbolic meanings to be the most suitable. The thesis is divided into three main parts. In the first part, I introduce the development of the conception of culture and explain my own understanding of this phenomenon based on the symbolic interpretation of the culture. The second part of the thesis deals with the contemporary society. I explain the contemporary culture on the basis of the relationship between the sign and the symbol. On the basis of their dichotomy, I explain the terms of postmodernism, globalisation, glocalisation. The possibility of cohesion of modern societies in disintegration of unifying symbolic contents is...
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Vitis vinifera
Ptáčková, Jana ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee)
In my thesis I have mapped the available sources documenting the first attempts at grape growing and the discovery of the intoxicating effects of wine. I have summarized the records of various ways of wine production, its preservation and the habits related to its consumption. I have dedicated special attention to the presence of the grapevine as well as to wine consumption in our territory. In the individual chapters I have considered wine as a religious symbol and dealt with the impact of wine consumption on health. Special attention was paid to wine as a source of inspiration for artists with an accent on visual arts and cinematography. The thesis is concluded by a chapter dedicated to wine as a social life forming factor.
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Symbol and architecture
Richter, Jan ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee)
The thesis attempts to define and capture the relation of symbol and architecture, which is taken into account in two main thematic areas. The first area deals with the issue of symbol, which is presented on the basis of classification of symbols in two types - progressively restitutive and regressively reductive - as it was proposed by professor Borecký in the Czech culturology studies. In line with the culturological interdisciplinarity, understanding symbol is showed from different points of view adopted by various humanities such as philosophy, psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology or religious studies. The examples of concepts of symbol are taken from prominent scholars of these domains, focused especially on S. Freud, C. G. Jung, E. Cassirer, P. Ricoeur, C. Geerz or M. Eliade. The second part of the thesis is concerned in symbolic conception of the world and its architectonic representation. Understanding phenomena of reality reflects in founding places and their development into significant space for human existence by architectonic representations of symbolic meanings. The architecture is presented here as amalgamation of architectural craft with symbolic contents. Especially the ideas of phenomenologically oriented authors, such as Ch. Norberg-Schulz, D. Veselý and others, are taken into...
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Hair as a mirror. Social and cultural dimensions of hair symbolism
Kernová, Michaela ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
We focus on hair as a symbol of personality, cultural and social influence and the object of ritual ceremonies.1 Hair is not only a vitally important part of human body but it is an important cultural phenomenon and serves as important cultural artifact, because it is simultaneously public (visible to everyone), personal (biologically linked to the body), and highly malleable to suit cultural and personal preferences. Hair - whether present or absent, restored or removed, abundant or scarce, long or short, bound or unbound, dyed or natural - marks a person as clearly as a speech, clothing, and smell. Hair tells a lot about every man, about his age, social and family status, his sexual availability and desirability, about his interests, his character, his political stance and religious preferences, his roots, background, his membership in some subculture and about the fashion and the norms of the period (and his conformability or inadaptability). It is a perfect culture- anthropological topic becauce every culture has particular rules and norms how to dispose of hair. Social and cultural influence on hairstyling could be asserted by means of fashion (mild form) or more serious forms of restrict orders (even written as the laws and directions) or just by cultural norms which set the looks of "normal,...
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Ten years of the art group Rafani
Štroblová, Kateřina ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
After the fall of communist regime in 1989, in Czech countries many art groups appeared (e.g. Luxsus, Bezhlavý jezdec, Kamera Skura, Pode Bal, Guma Guar, Ládví and others). The art group Rafani was founded in 2000 by former students of the Fine arts academy in Prague. From the beginning its activities were focused on artistic reflection of social problems and phenomena, especially of local character (Nazi holocaust and Sudetenland, the rise of ultraright parties, forming and perception of democracy etc.). Rafani are operating at the background of strong theoretical platform and clearly given methodical and fundamental bases. The group is often called as politically engaged and its actions are perceived as controversial. Today is one of the best known and most respected subjects on Czech artistic scene. This thesis describes monografically the ten years' history of the group Rafani. The introductory chapters are focused on the issues of terms political and engaged art, its breef history and progress in world as in Czech art. Based on the theoretical background of the art group Rafani, the thesis illustrates the principles and methods of its work, such as the ideological basements of its actions. It assesses the progress of the themes and artistic media from he art historian way and attemps to...
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Sustainable development and urbanism (Culturological analysis)
Mrnka, Kryštof ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Lapka, Miloslav (referee)
Anotation: The thesis deals with the history of urbanism and sustainable development and their synthesis. It focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects, using case studies and examples it demonstrates the possibilities and limitations of both. Culturological approach and critical review of the topics form an integral part of the work. Key words: urbanism, sustainable development, cultural anthropology.
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