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Sociological characteristics and media representation of ethnic minorities in the media discourse as theoretical examination of comparative studies possibilities: (analytical study of minorities representation in mass media in Czech Republic and Kyrgyzstan in the nineties of the 20th century)
Iskanderova, Tatiana ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee) ; Uherek, Zdeněk (referee)
The main issue of the dissertation paper was to provide a comparative analysis of ethnic minorities representation in the Czech and Kyrgzystan media discurses in the 90s of the 20th century. Both of the above mentioned countries have undergone a paradigm change, which in the terminology of the four theories of press changed the so-called soviet paradigm for libertarian one. The aim of the research was to demonstrate that it is possible to use the comparative analysis also in regard to ethnicities (ethnic minorities), cultures and national minority organizations that are geographically distant and typologically different. The research is based on comparison of four researches developed by the following authors: Petra Klvačová, Tomáš Bitrich: Jak se (ne)píše o cizincích, Věra Malkova: Этнические образы в республиканских газетах. Опыт этносоциологического исследования, Stuartem Hall (The spectacle of the "Other"), Bernard Berelson, Patricia J. Salter (Majority and Minority American's: An analysis of magazine fiction). The subject of the study is the collection of texts materials from printed media, supplemented and confronted with a trial research sample of responses provided by representatives of media, politics, science and public etc. (in-depth interviews) on the topic of minorities. By means of...
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New and traditional media: what they lead to? : Possibilities of news sites development in the time of web 2.0
Chour, Jakub ; Soukup, Petr (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee)
The dissertation analyzes current potential and possible future development of new and traditional media. The main purpose of this paper is to find and describe the possibilities of news sites development in the near future.. After theoretical analysis of traditional and new media, I propose three dominant influences for nowadays media: participatory culture, news content changes and technologies. Based on these particular influences, 2-dimensional model of nowadays media system potential is built. From this model, I derive premises and possible future risks for media, with emphasis on news sites.
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Phenomenon of death: research of burial rituals
Hříbalová, Marta ; Kandert, Josef (advisor) ; Kotík, Michal (referee)
The thesis concerns on the phenomenon of death and it's tabooisation in the modern Czech society. Attitude, whether the death is taboo or not, divides not only the society but also the scientists of sociological field. In the first part it sets up basic arguments of both opposing groups by analyzing relevant scientific and general fiction literature. The other part of the thesis concerns on author's own research, with an aim to find out, what attitude to death and burial rituals is adopted by informants belonging to younger-middle aged generation living in the Czech Republic, primarily in Prague. The research uses qualitative methods, method of concerned and unconcerned observation on funeral ceremonies and semi-structured interviews with a group of informants. It focuses on recognition, whether the informants speak about death, go to cemeteries and practice rituals in relation to departed. Based on synthesis of gathered knowledge, the work sets up a new attitude to death-taboo as two different phenomena differing by relation to departed person.
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Impacts of suburbanization on a village - case study of Velebov village
Puchálková, Pavla ; Illner, Michal (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee)
The process of residential suburbanization, frequently in form of urban sprawl, takes place in the developed countries since mid 18th century. On the other hand, in the Czech Republic it is relatively new phenomenon, heavily appearing since 90s of the 20th century. Although many previous studies were focused on newly built suburbs, all of them took place in the surroundings of the biggest Czech cities. In the first part of the thesis the author sums up historical development of suburbanization's forms (by analyzing the available documents) and focuses especially on modern suburbanization processes in the Great Britain, USA and the Czech Republic, consequences of suburbanization in form of urban sprawl and effect on existence and function of communities in new suburbs. The author then uses a case study approach to study Velebov village (which is the target of suburbanization from Karlovy Vary) and, while using methods of analysis of the documents, qualitative and quantitative interviewing of residents, focuses on composition of inhabitants, social contacts and overall social cohesion within the village. Research findings mostly support results of previous studies and thus imply universality of suburbanization process within the Czech Republic. Composition of new inhabitants is quite different from...
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Religious conversion and the role of religion in contemporary society
Fischerová, Jana ; Cirklová, Jitka (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee)
This thesis is aimed on phenomenon of religious conversion to Christianity in the contemporary Czech society. The term of religious conversion is defined here as "conversion" from "disbelief" to "faith". Conversion is examined under qualitative research, which is based on eight semi structured interviews with converts. Based on the collected data individual trajectories of conversion were created. Further, a generalized model of process of the religious conversion was created. This model consists of phases which are: admission of existence of the spiritual outreach of our material world, "religious seeking", getting into contact with church, religious group or Christian doctrine itself. Afterwards comes either a phase of rational acknowledgment of God's existence or its emotional confirmation ("religious experience"). Then we talk about the actual conversion what is usually followed by baptism. On the basis of data obtained in this research functions that religion has in life of an individual were identified. These functions are ability to handle meaning of life and its transience and fear of death better, it brings the self-acceptance and helps by establishing meaningful rules to conduct own life.
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Rock art within the context of archaeology and ethnology
Hájková, Jana ; Pargač, Jan (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee)
Master thesis is dedicated to rock art ±Tom the perspectives of Archaeology and Ethnology. These fileds should cooperate in rock art research with application of newest technics of documentation and new approaches of interpretations. The purpose of case studies is to show that despite of many variations of rock art in the world, we can find also many similarities which arise ±Tom the univerzality of human thinking. This is main thought of the theory of entoptic phenomena and theory of shamnism, which are also mentioned in thesis.
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Maori Challenges to Mainstream Education. Case Study of Native Schools in New Zealand
Kulhánková, Jana ; Moravcová, Mirjam (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee) ; Šatava, Leoš (referee)
This study gives an overview of the development of Maori forms of education in New Zealand and situates them within the realm of cultural revitalization. Secondly, it reflects the meaning of the education in Maori language and culture from the perspective of teachers and parents in Maori schools. The focus is on the contemporary Maori schools where Maori language is the medium of communication and Maori cultural values, knowledge, and customs are the norm. Since they are actively pursuing the goal of revitalizing and perpetuating Maori culture and language, these schools represent a symbol of Maori identity. My study refers to the existing research as well as to my continual field work in a kohanga reo kindergarten, and numerous visits to a bilingual unit and a kura kaupapa school in Dunedin, New Zealand. Rather than finding new facts, I attempt to examine the workings of a particular institution, and process of cultural learning and maintaining culture through learning Maori language. I come from the sociocultural approach to learning, in which cultural socialization parallels the language learning techniques utilised in kohanga reo. Eventually, this helps building one's cultural awareness and self-esteem. What are the particular techniques and activities ensuring this process of cultural...
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Experiences of Communist Modernization in a Bulgarian Muslim Village, 1945-2005.
Nahodilová, Lenka ; Bouzek, Jan (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee) ; Stewart, Michael (referee)
This PhD thesis, entitled "Experiences of Communist modernization in a Bulgarian Muslim Village, 1945-2005", examines the impact of a specific project of Communist modernization, analyzing how this state driven development was experienced and interpreted by the Bulgarian speaking Muslims ("Pomaks") during the Communist period and the post-socialist transition. Rather than analysing political structures, this research is principally concerned with the implementation of and responses to political ideas. The thesis approach to this particular Muslim community questions using of theories of ethnicity and attempts to deconstruct the way in which the Communist state created or invented the distinctive features of this group. Gender plays a central role in the regime's assimilation as well in the community's strategy of resistance against modernism. During the period of social and economic decline the former target groups of the development project experienced dramatic social and economic changes in which people had to find new economic means of subsistence and alternative consumer strategies. The former political elite and the existing system of power relations broke down and were replaced by new elites which introduced a new discourse and new political ideologies, based on an amalgamate of different ideological...
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"How i left to Mexico" (Stories of Czech emigre's)
Štursová, Tereza ; Grygar, Jakub (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee)
RESUMÉ In my diploma thesis I have focused on the experience of migration and following adaptation in host society of the czech women living in Mexico. I was interested in how these women went through the departure from the homeland, how their woman identity is being negotiated a constructed in the migration process and particularly in the context of mexican culture and what kind of transformation of their roles is coming up. I have focused on particular migration phases: motives and decision making, departure from the Czech Republic, arrival to Mexico and life in mexican society. My analysis is based on narratives of four czech émigrés, who shared with me their stories and experience. In the analysis I have focused both on the migration process and adaptation process in mexican society. I was interested in where my respondents feel at home, which main distinctions and difficulties they experience in every day life in Mexico, how their roles are changing by the change of social cultural context. I have paid the biggest attention to the topic of women's and men's position within the mexican society and how my respondents deal with it. My aim was to discover if and how their identity is being formed and negotiated in the dialogue with all-society understood roles of men and women. I found out that my...
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