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The evolution of czech hip hop media from subculture to mainstream
Mrázková, Marie ; Hroch, Miloš (advisor) ; Podzimek, Jan (referee)
This Master's thesis focuses on the history of the hip hop subculture and the character of rappers and female rappers. The aim of this thesis is to analyze chosen hip hop media in the Czech Republic and to determine what is visual, content and also linguistic characteristic of the chosen Czech hip hop media and further to determine the role of rappers and female rappers therein. The thesis is divided into two sections, this being theoretical and methodical section. The theoretical section firstly examines the history of the hip hop subculture from the global perspective and its evolution in the Czech Republic. The first part of the history section focuses on the main milestones of the hip hop subculture history with the prevailing orientation on music, hip hop media, and other channels of its distribution. In the chapter describing the evolution of hip hop in the Czech Republic the thesis focuses on the development of the music genre, the introduction of the significant interprets and connection of the context with the other aspects of distribution of the hip hop subculture into the mainstream. The following chapter in the theoretical section which explores the evolution of academic subculture studies, cultural studies, and post-subcultural approaches. The next chapter describes different types and...
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Rap Scene as a Public Sphere: How Political Criticism Appears in Czech Rap and How Its Consequences in Public Relations
Blejštil, Petr ; Hroch, Miloš (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis Rap Scene as a Public Sphere: How Political Criticism Appears in Czech Rap and How Its Consequences in Public Relations presents Czech rap subculture in the context of traditional and modern approaches to cultural studies. Work deals with Czech rap as a public sphere that has the opportunity to speak to broad fan bases through its content, to establish public discourse and to shape the way of listeners' thinking about public affairs. The diploma thesis focuses on the politicization of rap and politically motivated texts by the authors of the Czech rap scene. The diploma thesis includes content analyzes of selected songs of the Czech rap underground and mainstream scene, which are interpreted with context to approaches to the study of subcultures and pop culture. The research includes in-depth interviews with Czech musicians and analyzes of other media interviews of some authors. The primary goal of the research is to find out the motivation and demotivation of Czech rap artists to enter into a public debate on political issues by their songs. The thesis reveals how Czech rappers understand their own position within the system of the majority society and answers questions about the current form of Czech and global rap music production.
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The "Music as therapy" trope in contemporary African American Rap music
Seghman, Marek ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
This work explores the topic of "Music as therapy" by first introducing the relationship between the art and the artist, as well as the potential healing powers of art on both the artist and his sorrounding environment. After presenting epitomic examples of the trope in African American literature, a brief introduction is given to the world of Hip-Hop and Rap, as I understand not every reader is familiar with these terms. Having even a brief background is helpful when trying to analyze works from the same community. Examples are then provided and thoroughly analyzed in order to find therapeutic aspects in them, which would support the hypothesis that the "Music as therapy" trope remains an important asset of African American music even in Rap music, which is often viewed as mysogynic, violent, and with a negative impact on the society. The aim of this thesis is to refute this claim. Different examples are shown which each contribute to the truthfulness of the hypothesis from a different point of view, either being openly therapeutic and dealing with mental health issues, or being empowering to the African American community, therefore serving as a tool of social uplift.
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Evaluation of properties of PMB containing binder from RAP
Měšťanová, Petra ; Hýzl, Petr (referee) ; Dašek, Ondřej (advisor)
Subject of this diploma thesis is to describe the effect of adding different amount of aged binder recovered from RAP on the change of properties of polymer modified bitumen. The RAP containing unmodified bitumen and the RAP where we can expect bitumen modification are used to recover binder. The binder obtained from RAP is dosed into the virgin binder in amount of 15 %, 30 % and 50 %. The methods of recycling of flexible pavements, extraction and regeneration of asphalt binders, rejuvenating of their properties and methods of empirical and functional laboratory tests are described in the theoretical part. The practical part deals with evaluating and comparison of the results mixed binders properties.
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Usage of polymer modified bitumens and rejuvenators in asphalt mixtures
Maláník, Stanislav ; Hýzl, Petr (referee) ; Dašek, Ondřej (advisor)
Diploma thesis deals with the influence of various dosing of Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) using modified bitumen on the properties of asphalt concrete (ACO 11+) of cemented by polymer modified bitumen, while a rejuvenating agents are added into asphalt mixtures. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the basic knowledge of pavement recycling, polymer modified bitumens and their reuse in asphalt mixtures. The practical part deals with laboratory tests of ACO 11+ mixtures with the RAP proportion of 0 % to 50 %. The asphalt mixtures compared are evaluated by means of the Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test (TSRST) and Stiffness test. The results obtained within the diploma thesis can approximate the issue of recycling of asphalt mixtures with polymer modified bitumens.
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take a deep breath and let the tears shed water
Gajdošová, Kristýna ; Poliačková, Martina (referee) ; Sterec, Pavel (advisor)
The aim of this work should be an attempt to materialize my subjective reflection of the blending of two different scenes and subcultures. It should reflect my perception of these subcultures and their similarities and differences, as well as how they relate to each other or to society at all. More than research, I would like to focus on my personal inner testimony.
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Ščudla, Marek ; Doležel, Matěj (referee) ; Šrámek, Jan (advisor)
My bachelor thesis is my next music project, followed by instalation and merchandise. I was solving the questions about trends, genre and its boundaries. I was inspired by past and I was trying to fit it into contemporary context.
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Advanced detection of rogue access point in wireless networks
Šebestová, Dominika ; Pospíšil, Jan (referee) ; Fujdiak, Radek (advisor)
The aim of the bachelor’s thesis is to get acquainted with the available implementation options of Rogue Access Point (RAP) and the detection methods used to detect such points from the side of the client or server, and from the principles of the studied methods implement a solution that is able to detect various types of the Evil Twin (ET). The thesis covers implementation of detection methods based on TCP connection properties and a method monitoring data frames, specifically their arrival time, specific length and source and destination MAC address. Connection of these methods creates an universal detection methods on the client’s side that is tested on the experimental network.
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Social engagement of artists: a case study of music albums by singer Katarzia and rappers Vec and Tono S.
Krchová, Petra ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Hroch, Miloš (referee)
Diploma thesis named Social engagement of artists: a case study of music albums by singer Katarzia and rappers Vec and Tono S. is a case study about social engagement of artists, concretely its representation in album Antigona from slovak singer Katarzia and in album Ultrazvuk by two slovak rappers Vec and Tono S. Thesis concentrates on social status of men and women, on a murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and situation in the society after it, and on the representation of those two topics in the eyes of artists of music albums and in the eyes of journalists in czech and slovak online magazines, who discuss and write about those music albums. Written documents, such as song lyrics, interviews, articles and reviews are analysed qualitatively, by the methods of a grounded theory. Topics, whom appear during the research, are afterwards labelled, being put into mutual contexts and illustrated by presenting concrete examples from materials. Final findings are afterwards reviewed, and its character revised with the help of two research questions, that are: "How do artists of music albums and journalists discussing those albums represent murder of a journalist and social situation in the society after it in song lyrics, interviews, articles and reviews?" and "How do artists of music albums and journalists...
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