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Internet humour as annihilator of political authority
Vykoukalová, Anna ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Šima, Karel (referee)
1 The main aim of this Bachelor thesis is to document, analyse and interpret manifestations of Internet humour dealing with negatively perceived historical and current political personalities. Dominant emphasis will be put on the phenomenon of Internet memes with the focus on two asymmetric politicians - Adolf Hitler (historical personality) and Kim Jong-un (current personality). Attention will be paid also to other personalities satirized in a similar manner as well as to specific features of this original way of a collective signifying of generally recognized media facts. Thesis is based on theoretical assumptions of digital folklore and psychological theories of humor.
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Education in the communist paradigm (focused to Vietnamese students in Czechoslovakia before 1989)
Khúc, Huyen Tran ; Šatava, Leoš (advisor) ; Šima, Karel (referee)
The thesis informs about the procedures of Vietnamese government when selecting applicants for study and work stays in communist countries. Concretely I focused on Czechoslovakia, where I want to point out the clash of two cultures and finding of common communication. Describe the stories of people, what made them leave their families and friends. They went to foreign country of which they knew only is situated in Europe. The aim of this study of this study is to map the history and analyse the conditions for students and labourers admission from VSR. The methodolgical solutions will be made through field research and from gathered data, especially through interviews with participants who have been living during the communist era.
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Coffee in Bohemia
Dolejší, Diana ; Šima, Karel (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
This Bachelor thesis is focused on analyzing a historical development of coffee in Bohemia until present day. The coffee consumption has been going through historical and cultural development, which has changed the symbolic function of coffee in society. Despite the fact that coffee is a consumer commodity, it evolved into a social activity of its own. Thesis briefly touches upon the historical, cultural and sociological context. It contains four different topics and applies a chronological outline of the coffee consumption. The first part of this work begins with the introduction of legends which uncover the discovering of coffee tree and coffee. The second part is focused on the history of coffee between 17th and 19th centuries in Bohemia. The third part describes changes of coffee consumption during the 20th century and defines a concept of speciality coffee. The last part explains the impact of speciality coffee on an individual's everyday life. Key words: coffee, history of coffee, culture of coffee, everyday life, café
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Muslim Burials in the Czech Republic
Kovácsová, Andrea ; Hejzlarová, Tereza (advisor) ; Šima, Karel (referee)
Author of the thesis writes about problems surrounding Muslim burials in the Czech Republic. This thesis concentrates on the influence of a Muslim traditions related to burying deceased and possible problems which may arise in the Czech Republic. Historical development is not omitted during acceptance of Islam in the Czech area and consequences for the funeral industry. Author further deals with current laws and new possibilities concerning Muslim burials in the Czech Republic. The thesis has been able to find out the possibilities of preserving traditions in funeral rituals. In addition, the current Czech laws on burial were examined and conclusions drawn from them for possible changes or compromises concerning not only Muslim burial, but also other cultural traditions with specifics.
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Šafránek's Chronicle and Everyday life in the Context of the East Bohemina Chronicle Work
Záveská, Daniela ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Šima, Karel (referee)
The subject of the diploma thesis is the five-volume chronicle of the tailor master František Šafránek from Hořice. The source was created during the greater part of the second half of the 19th century and reflects significant social changes through the view of a folk member. Through the combination of contemporary event records, personal life and childhood memories, the chronicler uncovers the circumstances of source origin and the other influences that shaped its preserved form. The work focuses more on everyday life themes, which are most evident in the personal life of the author and his family. Everyday life is explored through their lifecycle, and their activities. Subjective description is later confronted with a wider context. More attention was paid to themes as education, craft, public life or leisure time. In the end, the chronicle is presented as a source of knowledge of everyday life in the context of other similar sources, which originate from the Eastern Bohemia.
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Current hunting customs and habits as means of social control over hunting practice represented by examples of Central Bohemian and South Bohemian hunting communities and their collective hunts
Sztymonová, Klára ; Šima, Karel (advisor) ; Janeček, Petr (referee)
This master thesis focuses on contemporary hunting customs and their use in practice. It shows attemts by hunting clubs and societies as well as individual hunters to maintain Czech hunting customs. The thesis aims to present and evaluate various hunting habits and ceremonies in order to make assessment regarding current practice. The thesis has goal of finding how the social control of contemporary Czech game management is being executed in relation to the basic values of said society, respect for the nature and its animals. Above all this work tries to find out if the social control is maintained with hunting customs. Theoretical part of this thesis analyzes normatively the ideal procedures and forms of hunting practice as prescribed by the hunters code and professional guidelines, it also analyzes hunting from the perspective of existing legal framework. Research aimed at gaining real-life experience with hunting practice had been conducted between 2015 and 2016 among selected hunting clubs and societies. Data collected in the field will provide basis for comparison between hunting theory and practice.
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Hipsters from the perspective of post-subcultural theory, with empirical focus on the Czech Republic
Grígeľová, Barbora ; Šima, Karel (advisor) ; Lupták Burzová, Petra (referee)
My bachelor thesis focuses on the phenomenon of contemporary hipsters. We try to introduce and analyse this phenomenon based on two theoretical approaches of subculture studying, subcultural and post-subcultural theory. We separate it into two sections, theoretical and empirical. Theoretical part of this thesis focuses on the basic concepts of hipsters. It comparatively unites two scientific approaches - subcultural and post-subcultural theory and main thoughts of its representatives. We further define hipster characteristics and transition from its origin to its current state. Empirical part of this thesis contains analysis of collected data from qualitative research. This research was situated in Prague, the capital of Czech republic, and was done in a form of so called semistructured interview research. The goal of this section is to verify post- subcultural traits of hipster which are inferred from answers based on research questions.
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Anthropology of Public Space. Spatial Regulation and Transgression on the Example of Busking.
Čápová, Běla ; Lupták Burzová, Petra (advisor) ; Šima, Karel (referee)
This Bachelor thesis concerns issue of regulation of public space on the example of busking in Prague. The goal of this study is to analyse possible forms of public space regulation. Thesis is based on the conception of city as social space. Author is focusing on analyse of everyday life in city, where busking is considered as a suprising element. Busking is defined here as performance of a busker in public space in order to obtain voluntary contribution from passersby. Bachelor thesis is resulting from long term observation and interviews with buskers. Furthermore, public notices regulating street performance in Prague were analysed. There is accented difference between internal and external public space regulation. Author use concept of spatial transgression. In this paper, busking is viewed as transgressive phenomenon. Regulation of busking in Prague is affected by everyday users of public space. Residents of central parts of Prague have negative experience with busking, because its acoustic form distort their private space. By their complaints they co-create the regulation of busking.
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The Academic Milieu in Times of Communist Vetting - Higher Education in 1948-1956. Post-war Reform of Czech Higher Education and Is Origins
Jareš, Jakub ; Kopeček, Michal (advisor) ; Petráň, Josef (referee) ; Šima, Karel (referee)
This thesis deals with a reform of Czech higher education after the Second World War. While traditional treatments follow the communist experiment from its beginnings until its 'inevitable' downfall in 1989, this work focuses on its roots and end with the adoption of the new Higher Education Act in 1950. This reversal of perspective reveals similarities between the communist reform and modernisation trends which influenced the development of higher education also in the West. We follow the discussion about the future of higher education, which went on in 1930s-1950s, try to see how universities tried to approach the tension between their freedoms and demands for serving the public, and analyse the way in which the communist reform responded to this issue. Czech higher education was formed by Humboldtian principles, which were partly implemented in mid-19th century. During the interwar period, this framework basically remained in place: higher education developed in terms of quantity rather than quality but certain problems with demanded attention also started coming to the fore. Attempts by the Ministry of Education to implement partial reforms met with resistance from the academic institutions and many academics focused on passionately defending the autonomy of universities. During the wartime, the...
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