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The paradigms of Uzbek identity
Ibragimova, Bibimaryam ; Horák, Slavomír (advisor) ; Šír, Jan (referee)
The research paper examines the question of Uzbek identity, and how it was pictured and presented by Soviet scholars and historians of independent Uzbekistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Uzbekistan announced its independence. One of the important questions on the agenda was the question of national identity. It was up to the newly independent state what they build their ideology on. Soviet historiography had different options for the origin of Uzbeks: some stated that history of Uzbeks starts from the 10th century; some suggested that it was the nomadic tribes to have entered the territory of the present Central Asia in the 15th century. The new government of Uzbekistan somehow continued with the Soviet tradition by following the idea that Uzbeks originate from the 10th century. There is even a group who dates the origin of Uzbeks back to the 1st millennium B.C. The literature written on Uzbek identity can be divided into two approaches taken: primordialism and constructivism. Both Soviet and Uzbek historiography base their thoughts on primordialistic approach, explaining that Uzbek identity is a long and complex process of ethno-genesis and that is associated through blood, language, religion, culture, etc. Whereas constructivists are explaining that Uzbeks as a nation appeared...
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Mapping the Individual Musical Experience in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Bio-Ethnography of Township Dweller Lesiba Samuel Kadiaka
Zdrálek, Vít ; Matoušek, Vlastislav (advisor) ; Lucia, Christine Elizabeth (referee) ; Horáková, Hana (referee)
The dissertation is a biographical ethnography of an individual, ordinary musician and Mamelodi township dweller, Lesiba Samuel Kadiaka (*1962) in South Africa. It is based largely on fieldwork totalling more than 12 months conducted in five periods over six years between 2006 and 2011. It examines the possibilities of studying an average (rather than 'leading') musician ethnographically and their implications and consequences for wider ethnomusicological and South African music research. It makes a practical contribution to the wider debate about the relationship between individual, social, and cultural structures, and breaks new ground in its focus on the previously little known music and practices of Mr. Kadiaka's church, the Zion Christian Church. The research consisted mainly of ethnographic observations of various kinds of musical activities in which Mr. L. S. Kadiaka was involved in as a solo musician (songwriter and song singer) and as a member of the ZCC, on the one hand, and of deep interviews over the time span of six years, on the other. It consists of a biographical part dealing with his narratives about childhood in rural Ga-Mphahlele and his later life in Mamelodi township. Iconographic historical sources of a private nature are use too. The second part describes in three large...
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Fashion - tool of the presentation of respect and recognition
Hrubalová, Zuzana ; Kladný, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šafaříková, Radana (referee)
Diploma thesis Fashion - tool of the presentation of respect and recognition deals with fashion clothing as a mediator in presenting respect and recognition in my respondents jobs. It attempts to show the level of importance that to fashion and clothes attributes thematically selected group of people living in today's society of consumerism - hence what role play these phenomenons in theirs lives and to what extent they attach importance to them. Diploma thesis assumes that their clothes communicate respect and recognition, which their job requires. For the research part of my thesis, I chose qualitative type of research. This method allows to obtain individual opinions and insides of respondents and leads to clarifying the nature of the matter of investigation. It has been used an interview with the instruction and interviews have been shot in October-November the 2012th.
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Russia's Syria policy: geopolitical interests or defense of great power identity?
Hirling, Marcel ; Kazharski, Aliaksei (advisor) ; Ananyeva, Ekaterina (referee)
of Master thesis Russia's Syria policy: geopolitical interests or defense of great power identity? Marcel Hirling Abstract: Russia has been the dominating actor in Syria since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011. Researchers disagree what Russia motivates to block UN resolutions, support Assad, and intervene militarily in 2015. Academics have mainly focused on neorealist explanations. Constructivist arguments have been shortcoming so far as they miss a detailed theoretical justification and empirical evidence. This thesis aims to fill this gap by arguing that the objective utility of Syria is marginal. Instead, Syria provided Russia the opportunity to present itself as a global power, able to shape world affairs on eye level with the US. Therefore, this paper conducts a congruence analysis, which evaluates each theory's explanatory power. The analytical section is split into three parts. The first shows that events before Syria did not make a Russian intervention in Syria necessary, but that recognition of Russia's global power identity has been denied. That Russia's actions in Syria are not entirely congruent with neorealist expectations is shown by the second part. Finally, by conducting a content-analysis, several Russian narratives are evaluated that support the argument that Russia seeks...
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More than just an object: The development of identity and subjectivity in hyperrealistic sex dolls and robots
Duffková, Barbora ; Tremčinský, Martin (advisor) ; Balon, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines the phenomenon of hyper-realistic sex dolls and robots, perceived as modern social and emotional partners. The study focuses on how users on The Doll Forum shape and interpret the gender identity and subjectivity of these artificial companions. The main objective is to determine whether interactions between users and these entities lead to the subversion of traditional gender norms or, conversely, reinforce the heteronormative paradigm. The research employs digital ethnography methods and poststructuralist discourse analysis. Results suggest that despite some tendencies towards subversion, prevailing discourses on the TDF still strengthen conventional gender roles and norms, with a group of users attempting to challenge these norms. This work thus reveals the complex dynamics between technological advancement and social norms in the context of modern intimate and interpersonal relationships.
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Identity rethinking of religious imaginations
Darjaninová, Aneta ; Spalová, Barbora (advisor) ; Bartheldi, Layla (referee)
This bachelor thesis discusses the transformation of religious ideas in the context of identity. In theory, it focuses mainly on religious identity, socialization and the evolution of the religious context in the Czech Republic, which includes the process of secularization. The empirical part is based on semi-structured interviews including biographical elements. The following analysis is structured into parts that relate to the individuals' stories, the portrayal of their Christian background, doubts and their causes, and outlines the current limits and transmitted values they bring from religious socialization. The discussion and conclusion provide a comparison of the research outcomes with the theoretical background.
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Post-migrant theatre in FRG: the case of Schwarze Jungfrauen
Veselá, Sofie ; Emler, David (advisor) ; Zelená, Alena (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses the play Schwarz Jungfrauen and its themes, which deal primarily with issues of the Islamic religion, the integration of Muslims in Germany, as well as gender and sexual issues of Islamic women. The work is based on five monologues that are part of an original script from 2006 by Feridun Zaimoglu and Günter Senkel. The first part focuses on the content analysis of the work itself. The second part of the thesis studies several reviews that were written in response to the performance of the play. The reviews are thoroughly examined with regard to the three main thematic areas mentioned above, which helps to better understand the way the play touches upon current social issues and how it is perceived by critics and the public. The thesis contributes to a deeper understanding of the issues and significance of the play in the context of contemporary society.
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Ontological security and anxiety: establishing the conceptual link
Maděra, Matyáš ; Kazharski, Aliaksei (advisor) ; Weinfurter, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis explores the link between existential anxiety and ontological security. It first establishes both concepts through conceptual analysis and then further analyses their interaction. To illuminate this interaction, anxiety has been divided into conscious and unconscious forms based on an interpretation of Heidegger's work. Contrary to the common framing of anxiety as either a source or a result of ontological insecurity, it is established as primarily a revelatory emotion. Anxiety as an unconscious emotion always exists because it arises as a response to future possibilities, which never disappear entirely. However, increased ontological insecurity can make the individual more vulnerable to experiencing the emotion consciously, which can, in turn, worsen the condition. Throughout the conceptual analysis, the thesis also highlights the main criticisms, paradoxes, and other issues facing the field. It provides arguments against the transition of ontological security to a level of the state and against using anxiety as a concept that leads to some form of determined outcome. Lastly, because ontological security is defined as "the security of the self," the thesis establishes this concept based on the theories of Kierkegaard and Giddens.
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Transnational Aspects of Identity: The Vietnamese of the 1.5 and Second Generations in Prague
Nguyen, Thi Quynh Anh ; Uherek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Freidingerová, Tereza (referee)
Na pozadí transnacionalismu a kulturního pluralismu se vyvinuly konstrukty identity a sounáležitosti mládeže a dětí přistěhovalců, které odrážejí posun k bifokalitě a hybriditě. Na základě dvanácti hloubkových polostrukturovaných rozhovorů studie zkoumala rozdíly ve vnímání identity u druhé generace a 1,5 generace vietnamského původu v Praze. Zjištěná data ukazují, že účastníci rozhovoru si vytvořili vlastní představu o dvou pólech češství a vietnamství a jejich vlastnimu umisteni mezi nimi. Druhá generace respondentů se nejvíce přikláněla k identifikaci jako Češi, následovaná česky orientovanými respondenty 1,5 generace, zatímco vietnamsky orientovaní respondenti 1,5 generace se identifikovali jako Vietnamci. Výsledky ukazují, že pocit domova mladeže a dětí migrantů je dán občanstvím, věkem, výchovným prostředím, rolí českých chův, jazykem, vystavením etnické komunitě, chápáním vietnamského dědictví a účastí v kulturních organizacích nebo účasti v pan- etnickych sítich. S ohledem na rozdíly mezi generacemi a v rámci jednotlivych generací výzkum také poukazuje na význam perspektivy životního běhu při studiu vývoje identity, přičemž zdůrazňuje dynamickou souhru individuálních, interpersonálních a strukturálních faktorů v čase. Naznačuje, že následující generace budou mít více variací identity a...
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