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On the Black List: Hollywood Reds and Witch Hunting in the American Motion Picture Industry (1947-1960)
Srch, Daniel ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Koura, Jan (referee) ; Hnízdo, Bořivoj (referee)
On the Blacklist: Hollywood Reds and Witch Hunting in the American Motion Picture Industry (1947-1960) Abstract At the beginning of the Cold War, the American motion picture industry was struck with a "witch-hunt" that led to establishment of the so-called blacklist. Due to this controversial policy, three hundred "Reds" (actual or perceived members of the U.S. Communist Party) were shut out from work in Hollywood during 1947-1950. The first explanation of this phenomenon can be seen in the bipolarity of the post-war world where the United States took leadership in a crusade against the Soviet Union. One result of this seemingly international crusade was that it also became domestic-followers of the U.S. Communist Party became actual public enemies. A deeper analysis of whole issue, however, requires that other elements must be seriously taken into account. The microcosm of Hollywood, some principles of American thinking and the activities of the Reds themselves provide crucial insights into comprehensively understanding the complexity of blacklisting. Experience with the Hollywood blacklist included many different aspects. First of all, it was a political battle with the "inquisitors" from the House Committee on Un-American Activities who helped establish the anti-Communist policy in American motion...
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Report on State of the Anti-communism: Red Scare Movies Between Actual World and Fictional World
Mišúr, Martin ; Hanáková, Petra (advisor) ; Klimeš, Ivan (referee)
The main objective of this bachelor's thesis is to focus on Red Scare movies, which are cultural relics of McCarthyism in the United States. So-called "anti-communist cycle" consists of approximately forty feature movies, only at first sight creating a remarkably compact unit. The intention of this thesis is to select from the anti-communist cycle a sample of twelve movies, which in my opinion most accurately follow the contemporary rhetoric of radical anti-communism in American society, attempt to embrace the idea of omnipresent threat and necessary interventions by anti-communist organizations. Methodologically, the thesis arises from the new film history and relies on the theory of fictional worlds, because it provides a suitable tool for describing links between fiction and its reference to what we experience in the real world. The first chapter deals with the history and film industry context - genesis of the Cold War, ideological background of communism and anti-communism in the United States and manifestation of contemporary pressures in the film industry. The beginning of the second chapter will serve as a contextual framework for the main topic of the thesis: Hollywood anti-communist movies. What follows is an analytical part consisting of three complex subchapters always concluded by...
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Hollywood Blacklist: Strategies Employed by the Individuals Interrogated by the House Committee on Un-American Activities
Štádler, Petr ; Calda, Miloš (advisor) ; Raková, Svatava (referee)
Klí ová slova Antikomunismus, Výbor pro neamerickou innost, výslechy, Hollywood, spolupracující sv dci, nespolupracující sv dci Keywords Anti-Communism, House Committee on Un-American Activities, interrogations, Hollywood, cooperative witnesses, uncooperative witnesses Rozsah práce 108 349 znak
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The Reprezentation of Selected Socialist and Communist Countries in the Czech Press in 2010
Javůrek, Karel ; Nečas, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
Theme of this diploma work are news related to selected socialist and communist countries in the Czech press. Characteristic works are the specifics of media countries with the socialist (or communist) government in the Czech press. Theoretical work is beyond theory Frankfurt and Birmingham schools. The basis of the analysis work will stereotypes concerning the socialist and communist countries, the Czech news media contents. The findings will then be the basis for in-depth interviews with the news media workers and the staff representative bodies of the countries. The goal is to reveal the motives and the construction of stereotypes at the production of media content.
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Anticommunist propaganda in the United States 1945-1975
Ošťádal, Adam ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
Anticommunist propaganda achieved its greatest success in the period from the late 40s of the 20th century until the beginning of the Vietnam War. It managed to convince the American society of participation in the Korean War, to launch a Red Scare at home and to affect greatly the lives and behavior of the Americans facing a threat of a nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the USSR. However it failed to ensure and maintain support for the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The main goal of this work is to specify causes of the propaganda failure which is considered one of the decisive factors that led to the withdrawal of troops and final defeat in Vietnam.
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Propaganda in Korean animations
Won, Sang-Eun ; KUBÍČEK, Jiří (advisor) ; MERTOVÁ, Michaela (referee)
During the military regime in South Korea from 60's to 90's Korean government implemented strong policies against communism. One of them was anti-communistic education for children. Animation was a very effective method for the education. Under the policy of the government (eduentertainment)anti-communistic animations were produced.
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Political thought of the national socialist line of the czech far right and the means the national socialists use to address the public
Šůsová, Veronika ; Rataj, Jan (advisor) ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (referee)
The Thesis analyses political thought of the contemporary czech national socialism and the methods the subjects considered to be part of this movement use to address cizizens. Among these subjects are the Worker's Party (of Social Justice), National Defiance and Autonomous nationalists. In the first chapter, the Thesis clarifies the specific background of the czech national socialism focusing on facts, figures and the latest development. Second and crucial chapter characterizes political thought of the czech national socialism. The last part of the Thesis focuses on the topics the before mentioned subjects use to address wide public, on their image, their rhetoric and the means of propaganda they turn to.
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