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Edvard Beneš in public discourse at the turn of the twentyfirst century (instrumental use of example of historical personality in construction of national/state identity)
Literová, Gabriela ; Pullmann, Michal (referee) ; Klusáková, Luďa (advisor)
Author of this thesis concentrates on sample analysis of historical personalities by creation national/state identities. The writer chose the second president of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes and used him for this case study. On this sample, author examined, whether a picture of certain historical personality is a part of Czech/state identity. Opinions on E. Benes' policy and himself as well have always been contradictory and even nowadays E. Benes is a very often discussed person, as an evidence the author pointed out Parliament vote in Czech Senate in 2004 on E. Benes about his credits. Author watches the opinion on politics and decisionmaking of E. Benes as a view component on national history and collective identity even by different opinions and approaches. Author has in her thesis also concetrated on testimony analysis of two groups of respondents, that on one hand is made by Benes' contemporaries, eyewitnesses of World War 2, and on the other hand by senators, who voted for law: "E. Benes helped to establish the State.", and a part of political respondents are important politicians, who have certain position in relationship with public opinion, because they are very often asked by media. Author used the sond method to create both groups of respondents. Interviews with eyewitnesses were lead by oral...
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Post-war development and daily life in Lidice (memories of Lidice residents of reverent memorials and the life in the village)
Literová, Gabriela ; Mücke, Pavel (advisor) ; Randák, Jan (referee)
POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT AND DAILY LIFE IN LIDICE (memories of Lidice residents of reverent memorials and a life in the village) Author deals with post-war development of Lidice since 1945 to 1989 with certain enjambment to years to come.Thesis tries to show, which way Lidice were exploited by communist regime to socialism propaganda and how it reflected in lives of Lidice residents. Author describes and assesses construction of new village together tied up with cooperating organizations, particularly Society for Lidice reconstruction a British movement Lidice Shall Live founded by Sir Barnett Stross. Author concetrates on Barnett Stross more closely concerning the fact author has contacted his family in Great Britain, where she has obtained memories on founder of new Lidice. Secondly, diplomate concentrates on life in new Lidice and perception of reverent memories and life of Lidice residents. Primarily, memories of narrators became main source base, which she has acquired and processed by oral history method. Diplomate replenished oral sources by literature studies and archive sources analysis (mainly from SOaK Kladno, Society for Lidice reconstruction fund, London National Archive and period press). Group of respondents were Lidice residents, who were lead to tell their biographical stories with extra...
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