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Masters of Communication. The profession of Television Program Announcers
Rusová, Michaela ; Štoll, Martin (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis Masters of Communication. The profession of Television Program Announcers deals with the origins, formation and reflection of the professional activity of television program announcers who worked in Czechoslovak and later Czech Television from 1956 to 2005. The thesis tries to reveal what factors influenced the creation, institutionalization and subsequent course of this now extinct profession. The author proceeds from a theoretical framework devoted to the communication situation of the television and definition of the communication role of the television announcers. The oral history method was used for the processing of the presented diploma thesis, in the framework of which interviews were conducted with four contemporary witnesses from the ranks of television program announcers of the time. Thanks to this method, the reflection of professional activity based on the memories of witnesses is discussed in the thesis. In addition, period documents obtained from the Archive and program funds as well as the File Archive of the Czech Television were used in order to grasp the historical-contemporary context that influenced the practice of this profession.
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Women of Transition: Collective Memory in Azerbaijan Republic
Hashimova, Husniyya ; Marková, Alena (advisor) ; Coman, Adam (referee)
By the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the social, political and economic transformation had a major impact on Azerbaijani society that was part of the Soviet Union for nearly seventy years. How it is remembered is as important as what happened. This thesis examines the collective memory of Azerbaijani women of transition and de(re) construction of their collective identity. Biographical interviews were conducted with ten women living in four cities of Azerbaijan. The research results indicate that gendered collective memory of the Soviet past and transition encompasses both nostalgic sentiments and trauma. These results conclude that historical consciousness and political awareness of Azerbaijani women is insufficient. Nevertheless, their collective identity has been constructed by their collective memory of the quotidian life. Keywords: collective memory, collective identity, Soviet Union, transition, Azerbaijani women, nostalgia, cultural trauma, oral history
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Stubborn Marys: Life Stories of Women of the "Science Enchanted Generation"
Římanová, Jana ; Pešek, Jiří (advisor) ; Lenderová, Milena (referee) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
Dissertation abstract Stubborn Marie: life stories of the women of the "generation enchanted by science" Jana Římanová, 2023 The dissertation examines the life stories of important Czech scientists who completed their university studies mostly in the 1960s. The main part of the research is the analysis of ten biographical interviews conducted in accordance with the methodology of oral history. The central goal of the research was to answer the question of which key moments and preconditions led these women to successfully establish themselves in the male-dominated academic environment. The research examines the circumstances of origin, life strategies and turning points that influenced the careers of these important personalities of Czech science. The interviews provide an intimate insight into the lives of these women and thus take into account the personal lines of their stories, which have undoubtedly had a significant impact on their careers, but are often omitted in usually publicly published scientific biographies. The conclusions of the research include the following thesis: The support of the family and mentors on the way to higher education was essential for the successful scientific career of these women. The role of the supervisor of the dissertation and whether he helped the women to get their...
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Hospitality industry in the shadow of the virus: The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on lives of people working in hospitality
Kopčiková, Dominika ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on the two-year duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the usage of the oral history method explains its impact on people working in the hospitality sector in the Czech Republic during this time. The text of the thesis is divided into theoretical-methodological and empirical parts. The theoretical-methodological part provides an insight into the practice of oral history during the global pandemic and reports on studies that address this topic. At the same time, it details not only the chosen methodology, but also the challenges that arose during the fieldwork, due to the limitations that this specific time brought. The main aim of the empirical part of this study is to depict in chronological order how and to what extent the different phases of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic affected the professional and personal lives of the narrators. Based on nine oral history interviews with five narrators, conducted during field research in the spring of 2021 and the winter of 2022, this issue is discussed from a time-lapse perspective. Through interpretations of the testimonies taken, research of press published in this period and reflections on government regulations, the narrators' life stories are thus placed in the context of the pandemic era. Keywords: COVID-19,...
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The cinema Svět in Kladno in the timeframe 1960-1990 from the perspective of its employees
Dragounová, Veronika ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the research of the cinema Svět in Kladno, primarily in the timeframe 1960-1990 with the main part of the thesis focusing on the experience of everyday life in the movie theatre from the perspective of its former employees. The research was conducted through the method of oral history, and the results provide insight into everyday life in the environment of the cinema in the second half of the last century. The thesis concludes with a reflection on the significance of this life stage for the interviewed narrators. Keywords: cinema, Kladno, movie, cinema staff, oral history
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Life between stories... Changes in the antiquarian bookshops profession after 1989.
Bartůňková, Eliška ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
Život mezi příběhy... Proměny antikvářské profese po roce 1989 Bc. Eliška Bartůňková ABSTRAKT Diplomová práce se zabývá fenoménem antikvariátů v Československu a České republice, od jejich největšího rozkvětu po roce 1989 až do současnosti, s přesahem k předrevoluční zkušenosti narátorů, ať již s prací v antikvariátech či jako návštěvníků a zákazníků antikvariátů či knižních burz. Primárně orálně-historický výzkum se zaměřuje na problematiku každodennosti v antikvariátu, specifika práce se starými knihami a jejich proměnu v různých časových obdobích s důrazem na vybrané mezníky. KLÍČOVÁ SLOVA každodennost, orální historie, antikvariát, knižní kultura, podnikání ABSTRACT The thesis examines the phenomenon of antiquarian bookshops in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, from the biggest boom after 1989 to the present day, with a focus on the narrators' pre-revolutionary experience of working in antiquarian bookshops and narrators as visitors and customers of antiquarian bookshops or book fairs. The oral history research focuses on everyday life in the antiquarian bookstore, on the specifics of working with old books and their transformation in different time periods. KEY WORDS everyday life, oral history, antiquarian, book culture, business
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Going West: Czech Immigration to California (1960-1970)
West, Anna ; Wohlmuth Markupová, Jana (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
The construction of human identity involves various aspects of self-definition, often involving an interplay between ethnic, national, and personal identities. In the case of emigrants, their self-concepts about their identities can undergo a profound transformation when they leave their home country. This oral history research project studies the experiences of emigration, arrival, integration, and identity among Czech immigrants in California who emigrated from Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. While contemporary research has centered primarily on Czechs in New York, Illinois, Nebraska, and Texas, where large Czech communities have historically existed, this study intends to fill a gap in our knowledge about Czechs who settled in California, of which less is known. Through oral history interviews with five narrators, this study examines their decisions to emigrate; their experiences of arrival and integration in California; their participation in the Czech community in California; and their perspectives on their identities before and after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia in 1989. The presence of transnational identities and behaviors was found among the narrators, whereby they existed in social worlds that spanned their home country, Czechoslovakia (and the Czech Republic after 1993), and...
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Crime culture of the 1990s and its actor reflection
Zajíčková, Tereza ; Wohlmuth, Petr (advisor) ; Houda, Přemysl (referee)
The thesis aims to interpret the actor's reflection on crime in the 1990s. It will focus on the perception and subjective interpretation of crime, which predictably increased in intensity after the collapse of the socialist regime. This socio-pathological phenomenon, typical of post-communist states, necessarily had an impact on the cultural and social development of the time, which is also reflected in contemporary popular art. The diploma text generally subscribes to the new cultural history and uses oral history as its primary method. The research will use newly acquired oral history narratives from several categories that represent actors in the context of the phenomenon in question - justice, prison, police, etc. In the context of pre-defined contemporary cultural categories, the thesis will attempt to interpret their subjective experience of the phenomenon. Key words: Crime, Criminality, Cultural History, Oral History, ActorReflection
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