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Biography of Václav Vokolek
Šilarová, Monika ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
This thesis is aimed at Václav Vokolek's life, particularly from the artistic and professional sides. Václav Vokolek belongs to a significant cultural family, which is also reflected throughout his whole life, not only in his work and priorities but also in the circle of his close friends. From the theoretical point of view, the diploma thesis is based primarily on a method of oral history because there were some summarising pieces of work about the Vokolka family created, however it concerned the older family members, not Václav Vokolka himself.
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Winner of International Six days enduro. Biography of Josef Rabas
Knotová Vaicová, Barbora ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
Master thesis focuses on the life story of Josef Rabas, the multiple world champion of the International six days enduro competition. Thesis uses biographical research together with oral history method to capture the storytelling of his life journey. The emphasis is placed not only on the chronological description of the person's life but also on the explanation and understanding of contextual impacts of the period in which he lived. Another followed line is the explanation of the chosen career path where we search for possible contradiction to family's tradition. Besides being the motorcycle racer, Josef is a grandson of the academic painter and renowned artist Václav Rabas and a son of Jan Rabas, a lawyer and one of the signatories of the "Dva tisíce slov" document. Therefore, we also emphasized the family's socio-political context.
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Hugo Vavrečka's War. Microhistory From the Threshold of Contemporary History (1945-1952)
Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana ; Putna, Martin (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee) ; Jiroušek, Bohumil (referee)
The dissertation focuses on the microhistorical analysis of the last years of the life of Hugo Vavrečka (1880-1952), technician, journalist, economist, diplomat and sales director of the Baťa company. The theoretical and methodological part elaborates on the epistemological differences between biographical and microhistorical research, after which attention is paid especially to the possibilities of microhistorical research in the field of contemporary history. The methodology of clues (Carlo Ginzburg) and the researcher's own positionality follow, while the sources used are presented. The interpretative part briefly summarizes the basic outlines of Hugo Vavrečka's life before 1944, after which the main research focus is put on his actions from autumn 1944 to his death in August 1952. Thesis analyses Vavrečka's post-war life, his own attitude to the personal and socio- political situation, to its changes, trying to name the approaches and individual motivations or beliefs with which he chose them. Last but not least, the work also focuses on the broader context of his family and friends, as well as on at least partially exposing the steps of his post-war opponents, who largely led him into this uneasy situation.
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"I am in such a way, I am in". The life story of Pavel Z.
Verhaege, Hana ; Houda, Přemysl (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
A considerable amount of information can be found about Pavel Z., but it is incomplete, his biographical data is listed only vaguely, usually in the form of short medallions. Most pieces about Pavel Z. are mainly written in connection with the so-called process with "Plastic People" or in connection with his artistic work. Mapping the life of Pavel Z., among other things, not just through his words and the testimonies of his close ones, is a probe into the history of a prominent personality, persecuted during the so-called normalization regime in Czechoslovakia and operating abroad, and a look back to his roots. Last but not least, it also represents an example of specific human thinking, and therefore serves as a mirror embedded in contemporary society.
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Retirement home in Rozsochatec 1952-1956
Julišová, Adéla ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Mücke, Pavel (referee)
This diploma thesis is a microhistorical case study into the field of regional history. It examines the work of the state institutional social care facility - Retirement home in the village Rozsochatec, where the nursing staff cared for the elderly and non-independent people. The staff consisted of nuns of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and several laical helpers between 1952 and 1956. Moreover, the daily life was shaped by the presence of the Roman Catholic priest, as well as by the constant supervision of the district church secretary. The main purpose of this work is an insight into the everydayness of this specific social facility - medical and nursing care, supplying, meals, hygiene, home cleaning and, last but not least, leisure time, spiritual and political life inside the Retirement home are explored. In addition, the work deals with individual actors (social groups) and the chateau building in the village Rozsochatec, in which the social care institution was located. It describes the relationship of the socialist state to the nuns after 1948 and portray one small religious community. This diploma thesis is based on the field archival and oral-historical research and provides insight into the 1950s against a background of emerging state social care. Keywords:...
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Broadcasting with a Face Mask - Insight into Czech TV News Production in the middle of the Coronavirus Crisis
Šenkýř, Jan ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
The thesis documents circumstances of TV news production at the time when the government was taking unprecedented measures to prevent from spreading of a new type of coronavirus (SARS- CoV-2). The documentation is based on ten interviews with Czech Television reporters and anchormen together with both the analysis and interpretation of these interviews. The work is bringing the evidence of journalists from the most turbulent period. It makes efforts to contextualize how the journalists perceived the government interventions as well as enforced changes in the course of their work. The thesis reflects also the role of the journalists themselves and how they see it themselves. The majority of interviews were done during emergency rule. The final text is based on oral history method alongside with the reflection on contact points with journalism. It reflects also on a possibility whether the coronavirus crisis might move both mentioned professions forward.
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The Velvet revolution in a small town - Microhistorical perspective of the revolution in 1989 in Kolin
Mejzrová, Anežka ; Storchová, Lucie (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
The events at Národní třída in Prague at the end of year 1989 set off outrage which led to the Velvet revolution that resulted in the fall of communist regime in Czechoslovakia. This diploma thesis studied the Velvet revolution and following period of social and political changes that arised from downfall of communism. These issues were viewed in perspective of microhistory which means that research looked away from Prague and other big cities and focused on events and actions in the town of Kolín. The events and actions in Kolín were presented day by day. The following period was described through various areas which were affected by transformation. The source of the thesis were town chronicles, local periodicals and interviews with witnesses. Key words: the Velvet revolution, Kolín, microhistory, transformation.
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Theatrical Family of Petr Cepek Through Oral History
Smrčková, Lenka ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Houda, Přemysl (referee)
This diploma thesis from the field of contemporary history evaluates the effect of being a publicly well-known and widely popular person on the overall functioning of their family and individual life stories of other family members. The closest relatives of the actor Petr Čepek were selected for the research purposes of this thesis. The methodological framework of the thesis is composed of the family memory, or the collective memory of Maurice Halbwachs. Petr Čepek was a significant persona of the second half of the twentieth century in the field od Czechoslovak theatre and film. He was at the origin of the phenomenon of Činoherní klub and played an active role in the November 1989 events. His premature death is connected with the film Lekce Faust. The thesis maps out the life stories of individual members of his family, which also serves as an insight into the family life side by side a popular person. .
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With Beneš, Gottwald, Zapotocky and Novotny over the head. A pupil and Czech national school between the war and the socialism (1945-1960) by the method of oral history
Erbenová, Michaela ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
This Master thesis utilizes oral history and comparative methodology to describe history of two national schools in between 1945 and 1960. One of the schools is located in Dohalice and second one in Vidichov in Hradec Králové region. The emphasis is on pupil mainly. The main attention is paid to change of pupil's life due to the end of World War II and followed by change after February 1948. Thesis follows everyday's life of pupil at school with focus on changes caused by shiftes of regimes. It also covers research of appearence of school's building, role of teachers, change of teaching aids, religion education but phenomenes such as Colorado potate beetle will be covered as well. Thesis takes into account regional specifics and history. Key words: school, Dohalice, Vidochov, student, child
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And is sentenced to…: Personal strategies of political prisoners for returning to society after termination of imprisonment in terms of social and legislative organization of 1950s and 1960s.
Pospíšilová, Anna ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (referee)
1z1 Abstract: In this thesis, on selected examples of everyday life, I deal with the issue of reso- cialization of former political prisoners from the 1950s after their return from prison. On selected biographical narratives, I point to personal ways of reintegra- tion into society, whose main ideology was the cause of their persecution. From their memories I choose the basic sphereas of life such as family, personal and social life, employment and the issue of rehabilitation not only at the personal but also at the social level. A special chapter is also devoted to the descendants of former political prisoners, whose memories illustrate the view of everyday life after their imprisonment and the subsequent return of their parents and thus re- veal the real impact of persecution activities of the communist regime in Czecho- slovakia.
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