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"Friendship cannot be forbidden" - Independent activities of the Catholic youth in the 80s as remembered by their participants
Beščecová, Klára ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Cuhra, Jaroslav (referee)
The presented thesis is a probe into the environment of young and spiritually oriented people who engaged in half-illegal and illegal extracurricular activities within the hidden church life during their adolescence in the 1980s. The research based mostly on the oral history method and exploration of archives shows what possibilities there were for living faith in a community of religious people in this period, who and for what reason showed interest in these activities, what limits restricted such an activity, and what were the benefits of participating in these activities for the personal, spiritual and professional life of the individuals. Primarily, the thesis deals with the chaloupky of Salesians, the camp Radost, the Příchovice Parish community, and scout groups. Through the records of this activity, which was outlawed by the Communist regime, kept by the State Security, the issue has also been looked at from the viewpoint of the official power. Key words Hidden church life, chaloupky of Salesians, camp Radost, Prichovice, scouting, oral history, faithful youth, period of so called Normalization 7
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Teachers of Příbram primary schools in the period of so called normalisation and transformation
Hřídelová, Barbora ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
The diploma thesis aim is to describe the is to describe the professional life of teachers in the Příbram region in the period of so-called normalization, furthermore describing changes in the profession - especially in connection with the period of transformation, and after it. The presented text is an oral-historical probe into the daily life of teachers, capturing a view from their perspective. An equally important research topic is the culture and environment of primary schools, therefore the "normalization" of the educational process, where the educated generation was the first to find employment in the post-november era and in a way helped in the Czechoslovak's society transformation process after 1989, including market mechanisms and the restoration of democracy itself. Key words: Primary school, methods of oral history, normalization period, transformation period, teachers.
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"Moravian" hidden Church
Nedorostek, Miroslav ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Morée, Pieter Cornelis Adrianus (referee) ; Cuhra, Jaroslav (referee)
The aim of the text is a description of the causes of creation, functioning and especially activities, of "Moravian" hidden Church. For these purposes 16 interviews were collected using oral history method. These interviews were analyzed through Grounded theory method. As the basic factors affecting the activity of "Moravian" hidden Church the analysis indicated: the degree of openness of activities and measure of their own individual initiative. The thesis consists of five chapters. The introduction presents state of research, described the sources from which it was drawn, it also presented the methodology and definitions based on the methodology. The second chapter introducesthe basic terms fundamental for conceptual point of view. The third chapter describes the context changes and trends within the Catholic Church in the twentieth century, chronologically, of course, it also describes the situation of the Catholic Church in communist Czechoslovakia. The fourth chapter in the first part deals with hidden Church phenomenon in Czech landsand then brings the history, specifics and characteristics of "Moravian" branches, including the integration process. Then it analyzes the hidden church activities of "Moravian" branches, including theoretical model. The conclusion summarizes the findings arising from...
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Let's give life to recent history ... or how to teach contemporary history in high schools
Hofnerová, Marcela ; Mücke, Pavel (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
The diploma thesis entitled Let's revive recent history… or how to teach contemporary history in secondary schools is conceived in the form of a methodological manual for secondary school teachers who would like to understand their teaching of contemporary history in an interesting, research and effective way. It outlines the obstacles due to which teachers avoid contemporary history, and compares and evaluates history textbooks, which are among the most commonly used in teaching at secondary schools. It is also clear here how much space is devoted to contemporary history in these textbooks and which topics of contemporary history are preferred by the framework educational program. The work is focused on Czechoslovak and Czech contemporary history, for which it offers the possibility of using various Internet platforms, which are directly intended for teachers or from them can draw inspiration for their teaching. Last but not least, it also offers several activities involving working with sources or other period artifacts that can be used in class. At the same time, it offers the possibility of thematic excursions with supplementary material, which can be used to effectively supplement teaching. The work also presents a small research, which aims to map the attitude of history teachers to the...
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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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Through the labyrinth of revolution. The actors, plots and intersections of a political crisis (from November 1989 to June 1990)
Suk, Jiří ; Kocian, Jiří (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee) ; Gjuričová, Adéla (referee)
Domnívám se, že v zásadě je možný trojí přístup ke zkoumání toho, co samo sebe nazvalo "sametovou (něžnou) revolucí". Značný a stále rostoucí počet autorů věnuje pozornost komparativní analýze pádu komunistických režimů ve středovýchodní Evropě roku 1989. Největší předností komparací, které nebývají založené na archivním bádání, je široký záběr mapující celý politický terén někdejší "jiné Evropy". Cena kvalitních studií - většinou politologické provenience - spočívá v neotřelých postřezích, v odhalování zajímavých analogií, totožností i rozdílů. Inspirativní i provokativní teze podněcují diskusi, vybízejí k souhlasné i nesouhlasné reakci. Vnášejí do ní novou terminologii, metodické inovace a interpretační hypotézy, které okysličují bádání založené výhradně na archivních pramenech.1 Zatímco komparativní analýza vychází z horizontální perspektivy, historické bilancování je založeno na perspektivě vertikální. Krouží kolem podstatných otázek souvisejících tak či onak se zlomovými body česko-slovenských dějin: ... 1918 - 1938 - 1939 - 1945 - 1948 - 1968 - 1989 - 1992 ... Meditace o "smyslu českých dějin" mají u nás silnou tradici, v současnosti však nemnoho osobností vládnoucích pronikavou silou vhledu do podstaty minulých dějů. Nejde totiž o nic menšího než osvětlit naši přítomnost v souvislostech běžnému...
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Political prisoners of Jáchymov. Oral history in theory and practice
Bouška, Tomáš ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Mücke, Pavel (referee) ; Valeš, Lukáš (referee)
The aim of this doctoral thesis combines the possibilities of oral history in theory and practice. The first part prepares the field for delivering results of my research which is targeted at mapping and understanding recent history using oral histories of twelve survivors of communist régime imprisoned in the 1950s in the Jachymov district. At first, I demonstrate the usage of oral history and related thinking about it abroad and in the Czech context. I deliver the empirical material of this work using this method. It consists from life stories and personal testimonies of former political prisoners who have been organised in the Confederation of Political Prisoners after 1989 in the Czech Republic. Apart from methodological collection, analysis and interpretation of their life stories I point at further processing and introduction of such a research to the wide and expert public. I believe in the premise that personal testimonies of narrators represent a contribution to understanding "small history and its human aspect - here dealing with the Czechoslovak political persecution in 1950s. I also describe the evolution of my research project which I managed to enlarge and link to other academic work of my PhD. colleagues. Like this I hope to give birth to a (hopefully) unique multidisciplinary project which...
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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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Pilsen Alternative Music Scene in 1983-1995
Marková, Lucie ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Morávková, Naděžda (referee) ; Franc, Martin (referee)
Pilsen Alternative Music Scene in 1983-1995 Lucie Marková Abstract The aim of this dissertation thesis is to broaden knowledge about the Pilsen alternative music scene in 1983-1995, especially in the framework of three main themes. The basis of the research is content analysis of oral-historical interviews with witnesses who were part of the Pilsen alternative music scene in the selected period. These witnesses were not only active musicians, but also their fans, or organizers of their performances. Their memories were further compared with knowledge gained from the literature, period newspaper, archives materials and ego documents. The first of the main themes focuses on the musical everyday life of musicians, like getting musical equipment, finding rehearsal room or institution of the founder and organizing public performances. The second part of this dissertation thesis describes the relationship between members of alternative music scene and representatives of political power based on several specific cases (Rockfest, Peace Concert of Olof Palme and repression). The whole text is concluded by chapters devoted to the ninetieth of twentieth century, dealing with the transformation of the Pilsen alternative music scene. All these themes are observed primarily by the witness's perspective. Key words: Pilsen...
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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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