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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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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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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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Horizons of Saint Clara
Součková, Štěpánka ; DUFEK, Jiří (advisor) ; MRAVCOVÁ, Marie (referee)
This bachelor thesis is a comparative study of the film The Ideas of Saint Clara (1980, West Germany, directed by Vojtěch Jasný, written by Pavel Kohout and Jelena Mašínová), the novel The Ideas of Saint Clara (1980, West Germany, written by Pavel Kohout) and the film adaptation of the novel Saint Clara (1996, Israel, directed by Ari Folman and Ori Sivan). The study is focused on changes of content and style in three different cases with respect to the historical context and authors' personalities. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to point out neglected titles of major Czech authors, which were created in exile during the so called normalization period and which inspired Israeli filmmakers to produce the original, internationally known and award-winning adaptation.
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Comparison of the view of events in Czechoslovakia on example of Národní politika and České slovo magazines
Deutschová, Kristýna ; Cebe, Jan (advisor) ; Knapík, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis Comparison of the Exile Press's View of Events in Czechoslovakia Using Národní politika and České slovo As Examples analyses the content of exile periodicals relating to the events in Czechoslovakia from the late 1960s until 1989. The analysis focuses on four events which can be seen as key moments in the period in question. The first event covered in the work is the Prague Spring, commencing with the first flashes of change to the occupation by the Warsaw Pact forces and its consequences. The analysis then explores the Helsinki Conference and the related civil initiative of Charter 77. The last even analysed is the Velvet Revolution and the period immediately preceding it. The first part of the thesis gives a historical overview of the development of the situation in Czechoslovakia during the period in question with an emphasis on the aforementioned events in Czechoslovak history. The second part analyses and compares selected periodicals' view of these events and their reaction to the development of the situation in Czechoslovakia. Emphasis is also placed on how exiles saw their role in the events in Czechoslovakia. The thesis also focus on the second wave of emigration, often referred to as the post-August emigration, which brought a series of new challenges, including dealing...
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The Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung and its activity in exile in Czechoslovakia
Arabadjieva, Stefana ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
This thesis presents the German magazine Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ), one of the greatest illustrated papers at the time of Weimar Republic. The weekly was founded in the beginning of 1920s as a propaganda organ of the Workers' International Relief (Internationale Arbeiterhilfe, IAH), a mass organization formed to support workers in case of strikes or natural catastrophes. The founding of the magazine was entrusted to a communist activist and publisher Willi Münzenberg. Under his leadership the AIZ became the most popular left-wing illustrated magazine. It enforced socialism and fought to build a united anti-fascist front. AIZ collaborated with many prominent artists and writers, and its readers were attracted especially by the satirical photomontages of John Heartfield. After Nazi's took over Germany in 1933, AIZ exiled in Prague, where it continued its untiring fight against fascism and advocated the rights of the working class. In 1936, the magazine changed its name to Volks-Illustrierte in order to reinforce the united front movement. This thesis focuses on the history of the AIZ magazine, it describes the character and exile period of the weekly, which includes a brief introduction to selected members of Prague's editorial team. It also explores the lives and cultural work of German...
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Czech folk scene and political persecution after 1977
Jeřábková, Kamila ; Čechura, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee)
Thesis Czech folk scene and political persecution after 1977, deals with the events in Czechoslovakia folk music scene after the release of Charter 77. Thesis is focused on members of the folk group Šafrán (Saffron). Studied period of time is placed between 1977 and the first half of the 80s in Czechoslovakia. Thesis is divided into two parts. Introduction of the thesis and its first part is dedicated to the political and cultural situation of the 70s of the 20th century. The second part of the thesis describes the origin and development of folk music as an independent musical genre in Czechoslovakia. The main aim of the thesis is a partial depiction of life situation of folk singer-songwriters in the specified time period. Thesis is based on chosen musician's personal memories of political persecution, which was directed against their work as well. The final part of the thesis is dedicated to the development and course of the secret police Action Asanace (Redevelopment). The event had an impact not only on the personal lives of these artists, but also on the further development of folk music in the late 20th century in Czechoslovakia.
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Discursive Transformation during the Czech Catholic Exile in Italy 1962-1969
Blažek, Ondřej ; Šebek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee) ; Jonová, Jitka (referee)
This thesis deals with events during the Czech Catholic exile in Italy with a focus on the 1960's. It provides a closer look at the institutional and discursive changes that took place at the time of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and the subsequent stay of Cardinal Josef Beran in Rome (1965-1969). The work focuses mainly on the development of the publishing house Christian Academy, the Velehrad Center and the Nepomucenum Papal College where the leading figures of Czech Catholic exile, mostly priests, worked. By using the method of historical discourse analysis the work studies how the pro-conciliary orientation which defined itself in opposition towards conservative tendency in the Church became increasingly predominant in the exile environment. Last but not least, the work also shows how the form of Catholic exile discourse in Italy was influenced by the changing relationship between papal diplomacy and Communist Czechoslovakia.
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Conflicts between Czechs and Slovaks in Canadian Exile, 1945-1968
Čadek, Matěj ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
Bachelor's thesis Conflicts between Czechs and Slovaks in Canadian Exile, 1945-1968 examines an eventful chapter of the Czechoslovak postwar exile history. It depicts the development, ways of organization, and unique nature of the Czechoslovak exile in Canada. The study describes two principal levels of the conflicts between the Czechs and Slovaks in Canadian exile: Firstly, the dispute over Slovakia's position in a common Czechoslovak state among the democratic exiles, and secondly, the conflict between the Slovak separatists and the idea of a unitary state of Czechoslovakia as such, defended by democratic exiles. This bachelor's thesis uses key sources in order to illustrate the tensions, and analyses the argumentation of different participants, their historical narratives and political mythology. It concludes by using the findings to seek the overall cause of the conflict.
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