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The status of woman in the work of Teréza Novaková
Slámová, Dana ; Velek, Luboš (referee) ; Kvaček, Robert (advisor)
Tereza Novakova was a significant personality of Czech culture at the turn of 19th and 20th century. She devoted her life to art and journalism, took part in the feminist movement and was deeply concerned in etnographic studies. My baccalaureate work is specialized in Novakova's fictional and journalistic work. The first section is dedicated to Karolina Svetla's influence on Tereza Novakova since in her eyes she represented not only a pattern but she meant for her a lot as her friend and adviser. Next two essential sections show the portrait of woman in author's publicistic and fictional work. Especially through her journalistic activity Novakova reacted to some aspects of the contemporary social evolution where she focused her attention first of all to the three primary areas of emancipatory efforts - education, occupation and woman suffrage. The part concerning the fictional literature refers to the work of rural realism as a historical source. The aim of this chapter using the means of micro-social probe is to describe woman's position in rural background with an accent on the insight into the mind, attitude and values of individual.
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Inspiration in the art work of Frida Kahlo
Moudrá, Veronika ; Binková, Simona (referee) ; Křížová, Markéta (advisor)
Subject of Frida Kahlo, Mexican and popular art is theme of my master's thesis "Inspiration in the art work of Frida Kahlo" for The Institute of The Ibero - American Studies at The Charles University in Prague. I dissert on researching whether pre- Columbian symbols, popular art, religious or everyday motives are present in the artwork of Frida Kahlo. This analyse is completed with pictorial analyse. This thesis is focused on social studies especially on Mexican art and traditions. My thesis reveal in broad picture of nationalistic tendencies in context of Mexican revolution at the beginning of the 20th century. My thesis is not focused only to the life of Frida Kahlo, analysis of her artwork but I've tried to write a complete vision of the woman whose work has been a part of a wider art stream - specific conditions that had accompanied social changes in early 20th century. The author I mentioned is not just a follower. The author broke existing limits with her very personal conception.
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Paradoxal interpretation of scientist in chosen pieces by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Horňáčková, Katarína ; Voldřichová - Beránková, Eva (advisor) ; Pohorský, Aleš (referee)
work of Villiers de l'Isle-Adam is significant for the ambivalent relationship to his century which has become known as the century of Progress. On one hand, Villiers is fascinated by Science and its possibilities, on the other hand, he warns against the Science which has become new religion of this period. He projects the anamnesis of his century into a bizzare gallery of men of Science. First, we will see the inventors whose creations should facilitate our life but in reality, they repress everything that goes against the doctrine of the "sane intelligence". The next group of scientists are those who adjust people according to the spirit of the epoch which claims continence. These scientists treat people with the "balm of sane inteligence" helping to get rid off such "anachronisms" as calling of glory or honour, patriotism or remorses. But Villiers goes even further in his criticism and he introduces us cold maniacs of knowledge. For them, a human life is less valuable than the slightest scientific discovery. Next scientists who appear in Villiers's work are Tribulat Bonhomet and Edison. On one side, Bonhomet is the extract of all that Villiers imagines under the term of "blind pragmatism". Nevertheless, he is also an uncompleted esquisse of the most noble representative of Science whom Villiers has ever...
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The body and corporality in the work of Svatava Antošová
Kunová, Kateřina ; Heczková, Libuše (advisor) ; Bílek, Petr (referee)
This bachelor' s thesis focuses on the analysis of poems and prose by the unconventional writer Svatava Antosova, whose work is often labeled as "provocative". Texts by Judith Butler and Michel Foulcault serve as the basis for the approach to issues ofthe body and corporality. The thesis analyses the ways in which the concepts of the "real man" and "real woman" are formed in a heteronormative society and what kind of social sanctions are imposed on those who do not fit into these expected roles. It also deals with the role of a lesbian in a seemingly clearly defined cathegory of "women" and with the question if there reaHy is such a thing as "lesbian literature", which is how the work of Antosova is often labeled. The analysis itself is divided into four parts: coherence of the sex/gender/lust, the destroyed body, lesbi(ani)sm and the depiction of an intimate relationship. The final part then depicts, through several interviews with the author, how she constantly has to face aH the stereotypical questions about her "queerness". The point of this thesis is to show how, in aH its complexity, the feeling of "queerness" is captured in the work of Antosova - both on the surface of and inside the body.
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The Influence of Female Characters on Male Characters in the Work of Pierre Corneille
Zelená, Lenka ; Pohorský, Aleš (advisor) ; Jamek, Václav (referee)
This master's thesis analyses the influence of female characters on male characters in the work of P. Corneille, partly in relation to the evolution of Doubrovsky's cornelian heroism, whose theory it extends. The research concerns the plays Mélite, Médée and The Cid. The definition of the female influence continues through characterizing female characters in their relationship with male characters. Concerning the male characters, the thesis shows the female effect and the males' reactions to it. Here we can see the first traits of cornelian heroism. The female characters cause the male characters to suffer. The first reason for this is the desire of the male characters. The second reason lies in the overall weakness or, paradoxically, in the strength of their character. The male characters also have something else in common - a desire for revenge. A woman weakens the male hero, making him a slave to her will. So, the hero learns how to repel her strength. In the end, only his heroic ambitions influence him. The woman then only motivates him. The plays Mélite and Médée have not been translated into Czech yet. Therefore, this thesis extends the Czech reader's general knowledge and opens up new possibilities to approaching Corneille's work.
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Priorites of nurses and postpartum women in education.
LUDAŠOVÁ, Tereza
Education in nursing is very important, especially after childbirth when woman is exposed to a whole new point of her life. Midwife should be supportive, be able to provide advices and help new mother needs. The theoretical part of my work is dedicated to definitions in education, its concept and learning. Most of my theoretical part focuses on puerperium period, further divided into physiological, pathological and late. In physiological puerperium period are discussed involutional changes mainly and changes of body overall. Physiological puerperium also contains a chapter of lactation and breastfeeding, which are briefly described in two separare sections. Another chapter is pathological puerperium which describes the most frequent problems mothers can experience after childbirth, like bleeding, infection, vascular complications, emotional changes, lactations disorders and breast diseases. The further topics are dedicated to the newborn. The practical research part focuses on finding the most important areas of education from the perspective of mothers and nurses and compares their priorities. The survey was carried out using a quantitative survey, data collection was conducted in six hospitals of the South Bohemian region through anonymous questionnaires. All of them were distributed separately to postpartum/puerperium women and separately to nurses. The research sample consisted 100 (100%) of mothers after childbirth and 100 (100%) of nurses. All the results of the survey were processed using graphs and tables. Hypotheses were verified by statistical Chi-squared test in Microsoft excel. To assess whether the differencce observed and expected frequencies is statistically significant was achieved by using calculating level of statistical significance ie. p-value using functions CHITEST. P-values were converted to percentages and compared with a significance level of 5 %. The aim of the thesis was to identify the most important areas of education from the perspective of midwives, nurses and postpartum women. Another objective was to set out to determine the differences in priorities of education for women after childbirth, midwives and pediatric nurses. Hypothesis 1 There are differences in priorities of education among mothers after childbirth and midwives. This hypothesis was confirmed. Midwive´s priority is hygiene and postpartum mother´s priority is newborn nutrition. Hypothesis 2There are differences in prioritiesof education among mothers after childbirth and pediatric nurses.This hypothesis was not confirmed. The priority of both mothers after childbirth and pediatric nurses is newborn nutrition. Hypothesis 3Priority of education of mothers after childbirth varies depending on previous experience with motherhood. This hypothesis was confirmed. The priority of 63% of all primiparas is newborn nutrition and knowing how to breastfeed. The other mother´s priorities are in 18% newborn manipulation and in 12% self- hygiene. Hypothesis 4Priorities of education of midwives varies depending on the lenght of experience. This hypothesis was confirmed. The priority of midwives working in the postpartum department between 0-10 years is hygiene in 66%. The priority of midwives working in the postpartum department for longer than 11 years is in 14% nutrition. Hypothesis 5Priorities of education of pediatric nurses varies depending on the lenght of experience. This hypothesis was confirmed. The priority of pediatric nurses with 0-10 years of experience is newborn safety in 32%. The priority of nurses with more than 11 years of experience is newborn nutrition in 22%. The results of this thesis can serve as material for midwives such as recommendations for improving the education of mothers after childbirth. Or can be served as an educational material to mothers. Findings of the research can be presented as seminars and scientific conferences of midwives and pediatric nurses.
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Analyze of imiges from the movie Nocturnal Butterfly
Park, Soyoung ; KUBÍČEK, Jiří (advisor) ; DUTKA, Edgar (referee)
Abstract
"Nocturnal Butterfly" is short animation film which is directed by Raoul Servais. This animation is Servais's homage to Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux. This paper concerns comparative analysis between the images of Nocturnal Butterfly about male and female, butterfly, mirror, railway station, automaton, last freeze-frame, and motifs of Delvaux's painting.
At first, my research at overall characteristic of surrealism would show that Delvaux's painting shares such characteristic. André Breton who is a key man in surrealism believed that automatism is driving force for artistic creation, so he thought we must look into the unconscious and world of dream to create new aesthetic reality and to comprehend reality just as it is without prejudice caused by reason and rationality. Especially he tried for liberation of the consciousness through automatic drawing, collage and depaysement in surrealistic painting. Delvaux with Magritte used depaysement to give psychological shock to appreciator, so he used mythology as motifs to draw inner landscape unfamiliarly and mysteriously. And though idealized images of women he expressed own desire.
After, I would review other works of Raoul Servais. He has expressed own view in various ways by using new approach for each work. Through criticism at human civilization and mythicism of desire he has utopian attitude even though he has criticized absurdity of actuality circumstance. Nocturnal Butterfly has atmosphere fascinating and mysterious but unfamiliar than clear messages. It seems that the atmosphere of the work considerably results from images taken from Delvaux's painting. And Nocturnal Butterfly shows ambiguous and unfamiliar feeling of surrealism using shooting mode of live action films and photographic images.
Next, I would review images in Nocturnal Butterfly. Delvaux expressed idealized images of male and female as his central figure motives, but Raoul Servais expressed images of male and female as earthly images in Nocturnal Butterfly. Woman with movement in Nocturnal Butterfly is waiting someone and reacting to eyes from man rather than she is idealized being. But She is also mysterious being. She is dancing with another self appeared from mirror as her double, in fantastic and fascinating time. But when train in reality arrives and a man appears, the time is over. The man wearing a hat in Nocturnal Butterfly is like Delvaux?s self-image mixed with scientist and gentleman. The man watches the object of desire, and possesses the object. Delvaux?s painting as last scene in Nocturnal Butterfly seems to be index of photograph image displayed from both surrealism and movie. So it informs that this animation is not over but continues to a piece of reality. The result of analysis of the images in Nocturnal Butterfly shows that Nocturnal Butterfly is the most fascinating and mysterious new animation with weakened completion of narration unlike other works of Raoul Servais.
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Eun-Ja Kang, francophone woman writer born in South Korea
ČECHOVÁ, Monika
This thesis deals with the life and work of a contemporary Korean writer Eun-Ja Kang, who is writing her works in French. Up to now, Eun-Ja Kang is an author of two novels and her autobiography. The writing in the French language puts her among francophone authors in the broad sense of the word. However, this thesis aims at determining her position in the field of literature written in French from the perspective of two recent literary concepts: littérature-monde and transidentité. Furthermore, this work deals with thematic and stylistic analysis of her two novels and autobiography. Finding out common as well as different elements in her works, the analysis reveals the author's poetics.
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Feminism in Selected Novels by Toni Morrison and Alice Walker
Chýlková, Jana ; Veselá, Pavla (advisor) ; Robbins, David Lee (referee)
The specific works analyzed in this thesis will be Sula and Beloved by Toni Morrison, and The Color Purple by Alice Walker. I have chosen these novels for their significance in the African-American literary canon, and for qualities that were assessed over time. While the choice of the novels Beloved and The Color Purple is justified by The Pulitzer Prize, Sula - which is, among other things, a novel depicting the moral and physical decline of the main heroine - was selected to contrast with Walker's bildungsroman. However, the central theme of these novels that will be explored is a black woman and her questionable representation in literature. In their novels, Morrison and Walker find diverse solutions to the problematic nature of the place of black women in a patriarchal society. Nevertheless, the selected fiction will be explored separately in terms of the feminist/womanist aspects of Morrison's and Walker's works. The Conclusion will focus on a comparison of the selected works by Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. Thus, attention will be paid to the significant themes displayed in the novels such as racism and the limitations of gender roles. The objective of this analysis will be to find some common themes displayed in the authors' fiction that connect their understanding of the world, such as issues of...
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