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Visual Language of Controllers and Communicators of Czechoslovak Machine Tools in 1947-1990
Fridrichová, Eva ; Rajlich, Jan (advisor)
This thesis deals with the development of graphical symbols on the control panels of machine tools made by Czech factories TOS from the years 1947–1990. The aim is description genesis graphics controllers and communicators of machine tools and their inclusion in the context of the development of graphic design. As well as determine the influence of design in area of operational graphics. This area has not yet been subjected to closer examination and in terms of consistency of the historical aspects of the Czech graphic is benefit to the future.
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The iconography of Jewish tombstones
Nedvídková, Klára ; Nosek, Bedřich (advisor) ; Holubová, Markéta (referee)
This thesis deals with symbols on tombstones in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. It is divided into two parts and includes an introduction and conclusion. Introduction deals with the reason why the author chose the topic, a brief outlining the procedures that have decided to use, and defines goals. The first part deals with topics that are closely associated with the symbols on the gravestones and tombstones themselves. The chapters in this section describes the association Chevra Kadisha, burial, tombstones and epitaphs. The second part, which is divided into seven chapters, contains a summary of all symbols along with their meanings, origin, relationship to the biblical text, dating etc. The main areas are motifs associated with the name of the deceased, symbols of functions, activities and work, ways of expressing the Torah, motives of crown, symbols associated with the origin, religious obligations and charity, symbols of grief and motifs associated with the olam ha-ba. The conclusion sums up the importance of the topic and the goal of the work, along with the director's evaluation her work with literature and her own ideas, with which she decided for the subject of The iconography of Jewish tombstones.
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Sexually liminal periods in the lives of women in Ancient Egypt
Svobodová, Markéta ; Vymazalová, Hana (advisor) ; Pehal, Martin (referee)
The thesis seeks to explain the sexual passages of women related to fertility, such as menstruation, pregnancy and birth, in the ancient Egyptian world. The passages related to fertility have strong connotations with death in the Egyptian mythological context. The aim of the thesis is to understand this relationship, often metaphorically conveyed in iconography or in the netherworld literature. The thesis collects material from various sources, archeological, textual, iconographical, not only Egyptian, but also Greek and Roman. The methods used vary from cognitive linguistics and semiotic analysis to religious anthropology. Menstruation, pregnancy and birth in ancient Egypt are explained not only on the level of the understanding of the body of the Egyptians, but also in terms of what role they play in iconography and mythology. Furthermore, the relationship between birth and death is made with regards to fertility. The basic findings of this thesis consist of illustrating a dichotomy between the feminine nurturing principle of and masculine creative principle which appear in different contexts related to birth and death: in iconography, on the level of bodily fluids, or in mythological creation.
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Czech, Russian and British Vocabulary Regarding Holidays and Traditions in Comparison
Vosecká, Eliška ; Rozboudová, Lenka (advisor) ; Konečný, Jakub (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to compare and contrast the most signifiant Christian Festivals celebrated in the Czech Republic, the Russian Federation and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The theoretical part of the thesis analyses the customs, traditions and practices involved in the celebrations of Easter and Christmas in the three areas concerned. The thesis explains the importance of the religious content involved and compares and contrasts the similarities and differences in the ways the festivals are celebrated in the three areas. Special emphasis is given to the vocabulary used and how this vocabulary can be used to support the teaching of the English and Russian language.
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Emigration motif in Pnin and other novels by Vladimír Nabokov
Dubiaga, Daria ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Grmela, Josef (referee)
This bachelor's thesis explores the theme of emigration in Vladimir Nabokov's fiction, primarily through the analysis of one of his English-written novels Pnin. Many works by Nabokov display autobiographical features, which is why a large part of this work provides Nabokov's biography with an emphasis on its possible influence on his career. In the theoretical part of the thesis the biography of Vladimir Nabokov and the typical features of his work are introduced with a preceding short overview of the term emigration and the characterization of the first Russian wave of emigration. The practical part of the thesis provides a deeper analysis of the novel Pnin through the prism of emigration motif and its sub-themes which are realized in Nabokov's work. The last part of the thesis is a brief conclusion about how Nabokov created an image of the Russian emigrant.
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Semiosis of the self-prezentation of sports clubs AC Sparta Praha and HC Sparta Praha in the season 2013/2014
Drobná, Šárka ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Jirák, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis deals with semiotics of advertising media campaigns of sport clubs AC Sparta Praha and HC Sparta Praha in the season 2013/2014. Both of the clubs celebrated an anniversary this season: AC Sparta Praha celebrated 120 years since its foundation, HC Sparta Praha celebrated 110 years. That was a reason why media campaigns were intensive and referred to the glorious history of the clubs. The Diploma thesis research is focused on meanings encoded into the campaigns and attempts to find out which verbal and non-verbal signs create the term "Sparta". The Author tries to find out if there is the same semiotic base for both clubs which operate with the same name and elementary signs. Diploma thesis defines contemporary "myth of Sparta" in Czech sport area. Theoretical part occupies with contemporary status of sport in the society, analytical part deals with the media campaigns of both clubs from semiotic perspective.
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Pragmatization of a global magazine: glocalization and lokal globalisation (case study of czech and french version of Elle)
Rosová, Daniela ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Hronová, Tereza (referee)
The diploma thesis Pragmatization of a global magazine: glocalization and local globalisation (case study of Czech and French versions of Elle) is focused on the manifestation of the French and Czech culture in Europe and worldwide. Its objective is to analyze cultural signs that are introduced into these cultures via the global lifestyle magazine Elle. The theoretical part includes definitions of the term culture in its anthropological meaning and its relation to the natural languages. The French and Czech culture are described afterwards on the basis of their history, religion, language and cultural symbols. Then the role of globalization in the modern society and its influence on culture and media are explained. Also the profile of the samples, i.e. the French and Czech versions of the magazine Elle, is given, as well as the characterization of the research methods chosen for this study. The practical part is concerned with the particularities of both versions and it compares, by means of semiotic and discourse analysis, their contents, topics, advertisements, the choice of celebrities, and their target audience. The results of the hypotheses are interpreted using the terms glocalization and local globalization, within which mutual influence of global and national cultures are described. The...
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