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Invention of traditions by folk ensembles
Mušinková, Michaela ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
This study is concerned with constructing the folk traditions by means of the activities of the folk groups whilst paying attention to continuous, interrupted and invented traditions. It is dealing with terms folk, folklorism and interaction between them while focusing on the activity of a folk group (= folklorism), which repertoire is based on folk origins, and its influence on preservation and development of folk. The starting point of the study is a hypothesis, which tells us that a folk group helps to revitalize traditions. From methodological point of view, the study is based on field research. The research was conducted in two Ruthenian villages in the northeast Slovakia; in one of them operates a folk group. The main goal of the work is confirmation or disproval of the hypothesis using an example of a tradition - wedding ceremony. By detailed analysis, I am looking for analogical and differential elements between the individual weddings in one locality while paying attention to the change of wedding in time (comparison of current weddings from the recordings with traditional Ruthenian wedding described in literature by folklorists) and comparing this ceremony in both localities. The study is also trying to determine to what extent is a group/absence of a group affecting the individual...
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Factors influencing interest in folklore among members of a folk group in Prague
Poppová, Anna ; Sedláčková, Markéta (advisor) ; Růžička, Richard (referee)
The aim of this dissertation is to answer this question: what is the reason of folklore groups in Prague to reproduce and engage in the Moravian folklore. Apart from Moravians, Prague's native-born inhabitants also participate in these ensembles; which is possible to be considered as a specific phenomenon. This occurrence demands clarification. The main question is what the factors which influence the individual's interest in folklore are. Specifically what are the mechanisms of transmission of interest in this activity and what are the reasons why individuals are constantly devoted to folklore for a long period of time. The empirical part is devoted to these research questions. It tries to address these issues by the means of interviews with 13 respondents from a Prague's folklore ensemble. The theoretical part of the dissertation presents the base for the research questions. For example, it pursues the concept of socialization, identity or the contexts and functions of folklore in the contemporary society.
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Methodological Perspectives on Jiří Pavlica's Work for Young Listeners and Performers
Kutilová, Alžběta ; Bělohlávková, Petra (advisor) ; Pecháček, Stanislav (referee)
The thesis aims to cover the musical work of Jiří Pavlica for young listeners and performers and to find how it could be used during music classes for children in the first years of elementary school. The theoretical part of the thesis includes Jiří Pavlica's biography, the description of the author's and performer's work for children and its relation to folklorism. The theoretical part includes also four methodologies of how to work with a folk song in the elementary school. In the practical part eight preparations for model music lessons are presented, the preparations having been devised using the four methodologies. The thesis includes also testing and commenting on the actual applicability of the preparations.
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Historical transformations in the function of Prague demonological legends
Němcová, Tereza ; Janeček, Petr (advisor) ; Dědovský, Daniel (referee)
This paper is dedicated to phenomenon of Prague legends, as they were captued in various folklore and literaly forms from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. The aim of my analysis are not only authentical folklore collectings, but also their literary adaptations. I will also capture the penetration of these collectings into another artistic and pop culture genres and forms. The aim of this paper are not only transformations of topics and motives in Prague demonological legends, but also a dynamic movement of these texts between oral, artistic and popular culture. The main objective will be also to outline the historical development in the transformations of the functions of these legends. In a few centuries, they transformed from the for local society believable stories with a lot of social and cultural functions to primarily entertaining texts of our time, which, however, still may attribute an educational function; part of their theme survives in a form of so-called contemporary legends, myths and rumors.
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Sculptor Franta Úprka and his sepulchral works
Eretová, Monika ; Prahl, Roman (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
This dissertation deals with sepulchral artworks of Franta Úprka (1868-1929), the Czech sculptor. At first his life is described. Franta Úprka was born in Kněždub, south-eastern Moravia. Beginning of his artistic activity belonged to the end of 19th century, when he worked as an assistant of two famous Czech sculptors - A. P. Wagner and Bohuslav Schnirch. His own career took place in the first two decades of the 20th century. Name Úprka is best known for Joža Uprka, Moravian painter and Franta's elder brother. Although Franta Úprka lived and worked in Prague from 1890th, the midpoint of his artistic interests and main theme of his sculptures was depicting people, traditions and subjects from his home country, Moravian Slovakia. Moravian Slovakia was specific part of Moravian countryside full of long lasting and still surviving folklore, folk traditions, peculiar vivacious characters and intact nature. As Auguste Rodin said during his visit of Moravian Slovakia in 1902 it was kind a Greek Helada overflowing with bright colours, sunshine and cheerful relaxed atmosphere. On the other side, common people lived there their uneasy rural lives with all ordinary worries and pleasures. Both sights of the issue were solved by Úprka's artworks. Very specific and the most significant part of his chef-d'oeuvre...
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Children Folklor Ensembles in Prague
Řeháková, Kateřina ; Hurníková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Veverková, Jana (referee)
TITLE: Children's Folkloric Groups in Prague ABSTRACT: This thesis focuses on children's folkloric groups in Prague. In my thesis I chart individual children's folkloric groups in Prague and identify ethnographic regions of the Czech Republic covered by these groups. Another aim of my thesis is to collect information concerning organization of these folkloric groups. I describe various motivations of their leaders and founders. Using interview method, I determine why they put efforts in folkloric groups, describe their opinions on what such groups can bring to children and difficulties they encounter. Finally, my aim is to determine children's motivation to take active part in folkloric groups and folklore itself. In my thesis I use research methods - qualitative and quantitative research. KEY WORDS: folklore, folklorism, children's folkloric group, motivation
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Folklore ensembles' members opinion of folklore and folklorism in the Czech republic
Mudruňková, Kateřina ; Uherek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
The aim of this work is to analyse the image of current folklore and folklorisme in the Czech Republic through the eyes of folklore ensemble members. It is divided into multiple parts, each of them focusing on different aspects. The first part deals with traditional folklore, its characteristics and functions, and then focuses on other term folklorism, including their comparison, as those two phenomena depend on each other. This comparison is based on the different environments where folklore and folklorism appear, their dissimilar functions and the amount of stylization. Folklorism is furthermore also put into context with mass culture and mass communication. The subsequent part is dedicated to analysis of public attitudes towards folklore in various historical periods as well as to previous research findings in the Czech Republic in reference to current activities of the government and of international institutions focusing on preservation of this part of cultural heritage. A considerable amount of attention is paid to members of folklore groups that work with traditional sources and participate on preservation and evolution of folklore. Those activities are not only pursued for leisure, but serve commercial interests as well. A considerable amount of attention is paid to analysis of folklore...
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Jaroslav Špillar (1869-1917) and folklorism in Czech fine art
Fišerová, Hana ; Wittlich, Petr (advisor) ; Prahl, Roman (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to make a clear reflection of folklorism in the Czech Art Nouveau painting at the turn of 19th and 20th century. This era is characterized by the effort of artists to follow the development in western art as well as to find their own Czech way to the modern art. The establishment of new societies of art and the impact of art critics - leading personalities of cultural life - is another feature of this period. The last quarter of 19th century is the time connected with the national revival era, when the folk culture is seen as pure and original. The culmination of so called "ethnographic movement" is the Czech-Slavonic Ethnographical Exhibition which took place in Prague in 1895. This event was the main reason for the fact that many artist suddenly started to feel sympathies for the folk topics even though in the past they were interested in different themes. In the middle of these two tendencies: desire to follow the western development and the attempt to find an inspiration in folk culture, grew the work of so called "regional painters". This thesis aims to characterize this phenomenon and to exemplify it on the basis of artwork of selected regional artists. Main part of this thesis is dedicated to the life and work of Jaroslav Špillar who was the significant figure of...
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