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Southeast Asian Migrant Literature and its Position in Taiwanese Literary Field
Ryzhova, Olena ; Dluhošová, Táňa (advisor) ; Lomová, Olga (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to present migrant literature in the context of contemporary Taiwanese literature on a discursive level. The thesis will look at migrant literature through the lenses of three theoretical approaches that are traditionally applied to Taiwanese literature: postcolonial studies, Sinophone studies and world literature studies. To illustrate how each approach can be applied to migrant literature, a short analysis of several short stories by migrant authors will be presented. The aim of this analysis is to demonstrate whether the chosen approach can effectively incorporate migrant literature and serve as a basis for understanding and conceptualizing these works. By creating three binary oppositions with migrant literature, the thesis also highlights the limitations of existing definitions of Taiwanese literature as defined by the social majority. The thesis concludes with definition of migrant literature through the lenses of each theoretical framework.
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Analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Weisová, Karla ; Dluhošová, Táňa (advisor) ; Hudeček, Jiří (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to analyze different discourses about the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan in the period from the outbreak of the virus at the end of 2019 to the end of 2021. During this period, the virus was discovered in chinese Wuhan (Wuhan 武汉) and turned into a global pandemic and caused reactions of states and their governments. Taiwan has long been cited as an example of good practice with zero-case policy, introducing strict controls and measures that many world governments have admired. But how was the pandemic perceived and presented by Taiwanese political leaders? How did the individual political parties react to the pandemic? And how was it all communicated by Taiwanese newspapers? To answer these question, the theses - in addition to secondary literature - will utilize discourse analysis of selected Chinese-language newspaper articles related to the pandemic from the two largest Taiwanese periodicals (up to several hundred item): 1) Ziyou shibao (自由 時報) close to the Democratic Progressive Party, and 2) Lianhe bao (聯合 報) leaning towards the National Party, the Kuomintang. At the same time, the thesis will focus on how the situation was presented - usually in English-language to international audience - by prominent political actors on the Twitter platform, specifically President...
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The transformation of the relationship between the United States of America and Taiwan in the years 1954-1973
Tiefenbachová, Klára ; Koura, Jan (advisor) ; Dluhošová, Táňa (referee)
The bachelor's thesis will deal with the transformation of the relationship of the United States of America towards Taiwan between 1954 and 1973. In the first part, it will analyze the reasons why the United States concluded a mutual defense treaty with Taiwan in 1954 and what position the island held in the American security strategy. The second part will focus on the 1970s, when there was a turn on Washington's part in relation to Taiwan due to the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China, and the importance of the island in American foreign policy began to decline. The main goal of the work will be the evaluation of the transformation of the American approach. The thesis will be based on primary sources (Foreign Relations of the United States edition) and a wide range of secondary literature. Keywords Taiwan, United States of America, Cold War, People's Republic of China, security
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Museum as "Contact Zone" and its Significance in Contemporary Taiwanese Society: The Case of Beitou Hot Spring Museum
Havel, Matyáš ; Dluhošová, Táňa (advisor) ; Maršálek, Jakub (referee)
In the theoretical framework of contact zones (Clifford 1997) and critical museology, this thesis deals with the meaning and function of museums in society and their role in creating and communicating a particular form of heritage and identity. Taipei's Beitou Hot Spring Museum, originally a public bathhouse built during Japanese rule in Taiwan, serves as a case study. Analysing the museum's permanent exhibition and seasonal displays, the thesis examines the way the concepts of local identity and heritage are created. The analysis puts a particular emphasis on the role of Japanese heritage the Museum is linked to, and its representation in Taiwanese context. In conclusion, the Beitou Hot Spring Museum is presented as a contact zone of various cultures and regimes, local and national tendencies which can be observed in contemporary Taiwanese society. Keywords museum, heritage, identity, Taiwan, Beitou
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Eco-literature in Taiwan and its Influence on Civil Society (Analysis of Liu Kexiang and Wu Mingyi's Literary Work)
Krámská, Pavlína ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Dluhošová, Táňa (referee) ; Kopecký, Petr (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the fictional and non-fictional literary works of two Taiwanese eco-environmental writers Liu Kexiang and Wu Mingyi in the context of the transformation of interpersonal sphere. Eco-environmental literature represents a significant literary trend that has been pursued in Taiwan at the end of the 20th century. It develops Taiwanese literary tradition in a new way through the reflection of Western and Eastern theories in the domestic context and Taiwanese cultural specifics from the perspective of natural history and scientific knowledge. The first part of the thesis summarizes academic discussions on the topic of eco- environmental literature. This is characterized by the initial insufficient theoretical basis of Taiwanese environmental studies, the desire to maintain this trend beyond purely literary criticism, the assumption of Western environmental discourse theories, and the involvement of writers themselves in theoretical discussions and the gradual shift to ecocriticism. It also puts it in a historical context and explores its dominant topics. The analytical part of the thesis is based on the theory of modernity of British sociologist Anthony Giddens. It analyzes works based on the sources of modernity, which are time-space distanciation, disembedding of...
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A Temple and its Functions as an Independent Social Life Centre and an Analogy to Civil Society
Heřmanová, Jana ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Zemánek, Marek (referee) ; Dluhošová, Táňa (referee)
Religious life in Taiwan has experienced a great revival since the political relaxation in 1980's; especially the popular religion and new religious movements have been blooming. Temple festivals are growing again; restored or newly established events organized by temples emerge. There is usually one main deity in the centre of the temple cult, but there are many other deities worshipped in a particular temple as well. The temple is often a centre of a town or a village, especially in the countryside. Temples organize or at least support many activities (not only religious ones, but also sport and educational activities etc.) in villages and towns. The thesis introduces temples and their work in the field of belief. At the same time it looks at the ways a temple help people to create a local community, and what is the relationship between the state and temple cults. There is an attempt to see the potential of traditional temple religions to fulfil function similar to function of modern civil society. The thesis also introduces the development of the status of temple cults in Taiwan on the background of political and social changes during the 20th and at the beginning of the 21st century. During this period, the popular religion gradually transforms from a superstition that should be annihilated...
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A Study of Protagonists in Taiwanese Comics for Adolescent Girls
Fantová, Simona ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Dluhošová, Táňa (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the sociocultural aspect of Taiwanese comic books, which are seen as a genre of popular fiction. The thesis will specifically examine ten Taiwanese comics for adolescent girls, which were published in Taiwan between 1999-2011. Main focus is on young female and young male protagonists of these comic stories, with emphasis on their attitude towards romantic relationships as well as their approach to families and friends, education, tradition and religion. The thesis will also analyze the differing attitudes of young female and young male protagonists towards the aspects mentioned above. The findings will be linked to the local tradition and contemporary Taiwanese society.
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Literary Field and Literature in Early Post-war Period Taiwan ( 1945-1949)
Dluhošová, Táňa ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Andrš, Dušan (referee) ; Findeisen, Raoul (referee)
Literary Field and Literature in Early Post-war Period Táiwān (1945-1949) Abstract The aim of this thesis is to analyze the literature and literary field of early post-war Táiwān (1945-49). This period, when Táiwān was politically reintegrated into China after 50 years as a Japanese colony, exerted a crucial influence on later historical events and developments. During these years, measures for the sinicization of Táiwānese society were implemented, but intellectuals also articulated views of distinctively Táiwānese as opposed to Mainland Chinese cultural features that were revivified by proponents of the Táiwānization (běntŭhuà) move- ment in the 1980s. As laid out in chapter 1, the methodology of the thesis is based on the theory of the literary field formulated by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. The literary scene is understood as a structure created by relationships between various agents who aim to attain the dominant position in the field by accumulating the largest amount of symbolic capital. This is defined as prestige by Bourdieu but should be understood as a combination of prestige and political clout in the Táiwānese context, as this dissertation will argue. To occupy the do- minant position enables agents to define Táiwānese identity, culture, and literature (especially vis-à-vis China)....
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Evolution of Attitudes of the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party Towards Sino-Taiwanese Relations
Křížková, Romana ; Klimeš, Ondřej (advisor) ; Dluhošová, Táňa (referee)
Thesis abstract This Bachelor Degree Thesis inspects the evolution of attitudes of the Kuomintang (Guomin dang 國民黨) and the Democratic Progressive Party (Minzhu jinbu dang 民主進步 黨) towards Sino-Taiwanese relations (Haixia liang'an guanxi 海峽兩岸關係). The aim of this Bachelor Degree Thesis is to outline the evolution of Sino-Taiwanese relations up to now. To deal with this task this Bachelor Degree Thesis uses the inauguration speeches of presidents (Zongtong jiuzhi yanshuo 總統就職演說) of the Republic of China during the years 1996-2012. The reason why this Thesis is using the rhetoric of inauguration speeches is that in Taiwan the chairman of a political party becomes the president, therefore the speeches he makes do not only represent the opinion of the state highest representative but they also represent the opinion of the political party. By the analysis of inauguration speeches this Thesis wants to observe the trend in the evolution of Sino-Taiwanese relations and outline possibilities of the future development because the escalation of long-term tense relations between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China could mean a safety threat for the whole region.
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