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Devoted Soldier of Eclecticism
Žufníček, Jan Adam ; Delong, Marek (referee) ; Vlková, Veronika (advisor)
My bachelor’s thesis Devoted soldier of eclecticism is a series of paintings and objects. The main theme of exhibition which should be based on these artifacts is a polemic about meaning of metamodernism in contemporary art. Conceptual approach to artistic reference is essential for all pieces. I am often depicting mundane objects (boots, pigeons, air baloons) enriched by philosophical or spiritual meanings. To create a tension between simple and metaphysical, I am using simple compositions and naive painting techniques. There is usually some concrete situation or polemic happening in my paintings. If paintings would be philosophical concepts, objects would represent how human beings (anthropomorphised swords) approach these often complicated phenomena.
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Critical and reader response to the diversity in young adult literature
Hetešová, Anna ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Maňák, Vratislav (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the critical and reader response to sexual and racial diversity in young adult (YA) literature. First of all, It tries to define the terms YA literature, diversity and review. It describes the specifics of this literary category and its readers, together with a description of the dystopia and fantasy genres. It also focuses on the diverse representation of race and sexuality in adolescent literature. Subsequently, it analyzes the diversity of the books Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Six Crows by Leigh Bardugh, including their Czech and foreign media coverage. The publications are first described in terms of plot, then the characters and their environment are examined from the point of diversity, and finally reader and critical comments on the topic of representation of selected diversities are taken into account. In this thesis the Czech media scene is represented by the readers website databazeknih.cz, the literary magazines Pevnost and XB-1, as well as the website iDNES.cz. The reader website Goodreads and the literary sections of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and KIRKUS magazines represent the foreign reviews. Last but not least, the media coverage of the given books is compared. The aim of the thesis is to find out how significant is the response...
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Grimdark - a study of appearance and application of a new subgenre in modern fiction
VITEK, Michal
The theme of the thesis will be grimdark, grasped as a new subgenre of fiction, mainly associated with the Warhammer 40 000 universe. The thesis will focus primarily on analyzing the question of the possibilities of meaningfully defining this subgenre, tracing the ways in which these definitions are applied towards the Warhammer 40 000 universe, and the development of features that contribute to the definition of the subgenre in the timelines of fictional worlds. With a reflection on the media in which they are presented. This issue of sub-genre definition will be set within the framework of standard aesthetic categories and narratology. Furthermore, the thesis will address the occurrence of the given subgenre features in other selected universes. Both in literary, audio, film or videogame format, with an attempt to differentiate the subgenre delineation of grimdark from other subgenres and to analyze the possibility of adding fictions not yet labeled with this term under the wing of grimdark.
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The Scar
Sláma, Matěj ; Nytra, Martin (referee) ; Mazanec, Martin (advisor)
Diploma thesis Scar is a short film about the fictional history of the found „monument“. In the animated film, I examine the context and meaning of the „monument“ in a virtual environment that I created based on visual documentation and mapping of specific places that I explored during my expeditions through the urban landscape of Brno and The Hague. These are mainly „lost“ spaces (also referred to as vague terrain or no man's land), which inspired me to create my own visual map of my urban explorations. The starting point of the work is personal lived experience, which I reflect by documenting places, creating 3D objects and manipulating 3D scans of „lost“ spaces with elements of computer games. In the resulting film, the viewer follows a guide–walk through a virtual environment where objective reality is intentionally blended with a fictional world built on the author's imagination.
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Interpretation of fairy tales Alice in Wonderland
KADLECOVÁ, Milena
The bachelor's thesis is focused on the explanation of the concept of art therapy, on the topic of personal identity and its development. The thesis also focuses on the function of fantasy and its application in dreams and imagination. In the theoretical part there is a chapter about symbols and archetypes including their explanation and possibilities for using in relation to the theme of the fairy tale Alice in Wonderland. There is also a comparison of the book version and filmed version of the story. The thesis contains a detailed analysis of the pictures including interview with three participants of the research on the topic of Alice in Wonderland, also the analysis of the pictures, that were artistically worked by members of three different age groups. The aim to find out what personal themes are opened up to clients, what is the usage of the active imagination and what symbols are used in the artistic works, that all based on the fairy tale Alice in Wonderland.
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Imagination and Reality in the Work of J.R.R. Tolkien and Neil Gaiman
ŠIMMEROVÁ, Alena
The bachelor thesis aims to explore selected works of J. R. R. Tolkien and Neil Gaiman as representative examples of the fantasy genre. The narratives of Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of The Rings and Gaiman's Coraline and The Graveyard Book will be contrasted and analysed on the theoretical background of the rites of passage. Thus, its fundamental concepts will be introduced in order to establish a solid basis for subsequent analysis. The concept of liminality will be given extra importance because it represents a state in which the dramatic changes in one's character occur. The focus will be placed on the fantastic adventure as a liminal phase of the storyline in comparison with the preliminary and post-liminal ones, which are more or less associated with realistic elements. The proper analysis will concentrate especially on the disparity between the fantastic plot, which is aligned to a trial/journey motif, and the framework established by the opening and the end of the story. Moreover, a part of the thesis will be devoted to a definition of the fantasy genre and the biography of both authors. Finally, the thesis will be concluded with the topic of death in terms of liminality as meeting point of imagination and reality.
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Reading as Psychotherapy and the Role of Imagination in the Work of Catherine Storr
FIALOVÁ, Veronika
The aim of the bachelor thesis is a detailed analysis of Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr focusing on the psychological meaning and therapeutic role of children's literature. The theoretical part of the thesis connects the issues of fantasy literature and psychology with respect to the role of psychotherapy, which is related to the escape from the reality, liberation through imagination, as well as the topics such as time travel and dreams travel. Particular attention is paid to the personal, literary and professional experience of the writer and psychologist Catherine Storr. The literary analysis of the novel, which links reality with fantasy, deals with the following issues: the portraits of the child and adult characters, the relationships between children, the role of particular motifs (bicycle, one-eyed stones, grid, etc.) and themes (illness, liberation, etc.). The conclusion sums up the representation of traumatic experience, recovery and renewal, and the moral meaning of the story. The thesis includes a questionnaire research dealing with the parents reading to their children, inspired by Catherine Storr's ideas and related to the importance of passing literature to children. This online questionnaire is processed through graphs.
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The Impact and Ways of Using of Lovecraft´s Horror Patterns in Contemporary Cultural Products
VITEK, Michal
Topic of this bachelor thesis stands on cosmic horror, fantasy sub-genre created by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The thesis starts with introduction with author, said horror, iconic characters, people and mediums. Most of the thesis analyzes various examples of modern production, wich are either adapting Lovecraft´s original works, are inspired by them, or are refering to them in a selected hints. Thus the reader will meet with a wide range of adaptations that are nowdays a key parts of interner, horror and fictional popculture, whereby he will be introduced to the impact and ways of using patterns of Lovecraft´s horror in contemporary cultural products.
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The Borders of Fantastic Spaces in Children's Literature
VRTALOVÁ, Blanka
The bachelor thesis will explore concepts of fantastic spaces in contemporary British children's literature. Some of them are based on concept of the fairy tale genre (Neil Gaiman, Hansel and Gretel) and others are crossing the border into gothic fiction and horror fantastic creation, although it is considered a part of children's literature. My work will compare the literary adaptation of fairy tales and the original work of contemporary children's and fantastic literature of Neil Gaiman. The aim is to focus on borders of spaces and particular genres.
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Once Upon a Time, or, Fairy-tale motives in The Witcher?
HRADECKÁ, Simona
Bachelor thesis is dedicated to the fantasy cycle The Witcher, written by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Thesis points out fairy tale motives. Andrzej Sapkowski has inspired himself by other worldwide known writers, such as brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen or Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. These motives are most evident in the part of the cycle regarding the stories. Thesis focuses on stories in which are individual fairy tale motives very apparent and on those where the motives are seen only marginally. The main source for my bachelor thesis are classical fairy tales, Andrzej´s Sapkowski´s stories and scientific publications defining the genre of fantasy and fairy tales. First part of the thesis is dedicated to both of the literature genres, where their general characteristic is outlined. Bachelor thesis serves as a basic reflection of the fairy tales motives in The Witcher, by which Andrzej Sapkowski has inspired himself in classical fairy tales and incorporates them into concrete stories.
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