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Political Dimensions of the Czechoslovak Exile in Canada 1948-1989
Hodboď, Jakub ; Kocian, Jiří (advisor) ; Štefek, Martin (referee)
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE Filosofická fakulta Ústav politologie Diplomová práce Bc. Jakub Hodboď MSc. Politické dimenze československého exilu v Kanadě 1948 - 1989 Political Dimensions of the Czechoslovak Exile in Canada 1948 -1989 Praha 2011 vedoucí práce: Doc. PhDr. Jiří Kocian, CSc SUMMARY This study narrowly analyzed political and cultural-political dimension of the Czechoslovak exile in Canada during the selected period 1948-1989. Besides the introduction of the official political reactions and the evolution of political agendas, the cultural, educational and sports activities were examined, as they contributed to and supported other directly political events of the exile. The "other side" was presented too through the introduction of the strategies and tactics of the Czechoslovak communist regime used against the exile community in Canada. Well-established Czechoslovak compatriots managed to react effectively to the changes in Czechoslovakia after 1948. Complex issues such as the assistance and support of the refugees and new immigrants were solved in the cooperation with other global Czechoslovak exile organizations. Main role among the organizations in Canada belonged to the Czechoslovak National Association in Canada, Masaryk Memorial Institute and to the gymnastic organization Sokol. Highly...
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The Theatre Plays by Hélène Cixous for Théâtre du Soleil
Kuslová, Kristýna ; Christov, Petr (advisor) ; Sarkissian, Alena (referee)
The thesis deals with four plays written by French dramatist and theorist of feminism Hélène Cixous for the Parisian Théâtre du Soleil under the directorial guidance of Ariane Mnouchkine. The analysis focuses on three different perspectives - firstly on écriture feminine, defined in the 1970s by Cixous herself, secondly on exile studies, a field of literary criticism concerned with the writings of exiled authors and exile as a fundamental category of human existence, and lastly on the concept of orientalism developed in the 1970s by American literary historian of Palestinian origin Edward Said.
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The Czechoslovak v zahraničí: analýza českého exilového týdeníku z let 1951-1967
Kabická, Andrea ; Cebe, Jan (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
The main aim of this study was to analyze the exile weekly "Czechoslovak abroad" that was beeing published in London by Czechoslovak activist and publicist Josef Josten in a period of 1951 - 1967. This thesis was using the method of quantitative content analysis to describe themes portrayed in this weekly newspaper. The analysis was based on 1702 articles that derived from 128 randomly selected editions. It was expected that the topics of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak exile would be prevalent in the weekly therefore following hypothesis were formed: H1: In "The Czechoslovak abroad" weekly the topics related to Czechoslovakia will dominate over topics from the international scene. H2: In "The Czechoslovak abroad" weekly the topics related to czechoslovak exile will dominate over topics from the international scene H3: In "The Czechoslovak abroad" weekly the subjects of Czechoslovakia and czechoslovak exile will be equally represented. The analysis showed that the issue of Czechoslovakia was by far the most prominent topic of the weekly "Czechoslovak abroad". Of all the articles subjected to analysis 40 % of them were related to the Czechoslovakia. The topic of Czech exile filled 25% of all articles. Surprisingly, the events from the Soviet Union employed less than 2% of all articles. The...
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Milan Kundera's The Joke supervised. Critical reception of the novel in the context of its release and today.
Batistová, Anna ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Jonáková, Anna (referee)
Thesis "Milan Kundera's 'The Joke' supervised. Critical reception of the novel in the context of its release and today" deals with critical reflection of the novel 'The Joke' in the period from the end of the 1960's up to current reviews. The author dedicates first chapters to the cultural and political background of the release. The core of the thesis focuses mostly on critical reception of the novel, which is divided into three historical periods. In the first part of the critical historical analysis and qualitative analysis, the author examines critical acceptance of the novel in the aftermath of its release (1967-1969), in the Czechoslovakian and exiled journals and literary magazines in particular. The second part considers critical reaction to the novel throughout 1970's and 80's, and stresses outcomes of the reception in the sixties, official normalized critical reviews and the acceptance in the exile and samizdat literature as well. Finally, the last part of the thesis offers contemporary critical response to 'The Joke', analyzed on the basis of Czech journals, literary magazines and newly emergent Kundera's monographs and on the basis of French critical reception of the Milan Kundera's collected work in the prestigious La Pléiade Gallimard edition. Summarizing critical reception in each...
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Comparsion of the concept of exile prind magazines on example of Svědectví and Listy magazines
Beneš, Miroslav ; Cebe, Jan (advisor) ; Končelík, Jakub (referee)
This thesis starts with the introduction of the general historic moments of postwar Czechoslovakia. Attention is paid to the February 1948, Prague Spring and the events of August 1968. These dates established two waves of emigration from Czechoslovakia. In this context, there are presented personalities of Jiri Pelikan and Pavel Tigrid as leading personalities of exile. The analytical part focuses on the comparison of Tigrid's Svedectvi and Listy published by Jiri Pelikan. Analysis is based on important events in postwar history. The thesis is mainly focused on the different perceptions of the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution in 1989.
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Film and regime. Official and unofficial reflection of normalization film-making
Shehatová, Amira ; Klimeš, Ivan (advisor) ; Přádná, Stanislava (referee)
In my bachelor's thesis I deal with the reflection of selected normalization films of Věra Chytilová and Jiří Menzel in official as well as unofficial press. I am not concerned with the films on their own but rather with the reactions in newspapers, samizdat and exile periodicals. First I outline the contemporary historical and social context. Further I pay attention how did the changed political arrangement influenced the official culture and media. Then I continue with alternative culture description which includes printing the samizdat periodicals. To complete the picture I include the texts from exile periodicals as well. Next two chapters of my thesis examine the particular texts in detail. I was mainly interested in how the critics percieve the same films from thier different ideological, social and geographical position. What they can agree on and when on the contrary their views are completely different. Key words: film, normalization, samizdat, exile, Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel
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Ilya Shapov's Work in the Context of Czech Realism during the Interwar Period
Dercaci, Alexandra ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Jančárková, Julie (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the Russian interwar period artist in exile - Ilya Dmitrijevich Shapov. He emigrated to Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and lived there for 25 years. He grew up in Czechoslovakia, graduated from art schools and began his artistic career. The work deals with the life and work of this artist and tries to place his work in the context of Czech art of the first half of the 20th century. In the Czech Republic, Shapov is represented by approximately 120 works (drawings, paintings, but also sculptures), which have not yet been further explored and interpreted. The basis for the elaboration of the thesis were archival materials, mainly from the collections of the Literary Archive of the National Literature Memorial and the Regional Archive of the Czech Republic.
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Provocative actions carried out as part of the action Skaut by the State Security (StB) against the illegal groups of the so called Third Resistance movement. Provocation as a system of StB operative work shown on the example of the group "Za svobodu" existing between the years 1984-1951
Svoboda, Petr
This study deals with the topic of provocative actions of the State Security forces against illegal groups of the so called third resistance movement in the intial stage of Czechoslovak communist regime. It describes two less known yet well-prepared and in their consequences successful provocative actions aimed at functionaries of the National Socialist Party. They are set into the context of an extremely precarious period of the cold war and unfavourable development in the home country, mainly due to gradually deepening economic, social and eventually political crisis heightened by stronger reprisals and political processes. The main topic is the establishing of an illegal resistance group called "Za svobodu" ("For freedom"), its activities in the years of 1948-1951 and its infiltration and gradual destruction by the security apparatus of the communist regime. The existence of this group proves one fact so far ommited in specialized literature, that after the Czechoslovak coup d'état in 1948 there were also active members of defence forces who joined the anti-communist resistance movement. The State Security (StB) included the resistance group "Za svobodu" into its plan "akce Skaut" ("operation Scout") which is considered to be the largest provocation act of the State Security during its...
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Medial Portrayl of Anezka Hodinova Spurna
Eliášová, Anežka ; Suk, Pavel (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
The presented diploma thesis deals with Anežka Hodinová - Spurná 's media image (1895 - 1963) in the period during WWII and after WWII. The final reference is dated after the year 1989. The aim of this thesis is found how the politician, the MP of the National Assembly and the long-time member of the Communistic Party was presented to the public in representative periodicals. The data for the analysis were gained by studying her personal fund in the National Archive in Prague which contains twenty-eight cardboards and it has not been arranged so far. Then it was used materials from the Archive of the Law-Enforcement Agencies and also materials of Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic which were made accessible to the public. The gained relevant data were examined by the help of the content-qualitative analysis. The basic research quastion is how Hodinová - Spurná was presented to the public until 1963 and after 1989. The content of this thesis is to introduce briefly Hodinová - Spurná 's life and work and deal with her media image to the general public in time-restricted periods.
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