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Coming Out in the life on a homosexual
LUKSCH, Jakub
This bachelor's thesis deals with the problematics of a coming out in the life of a homosexual. It contains definitions of homosexuality, related concepts and describes possible causes of homosexuality's origin. The thesis maps how was homosexuality perceived in the context of history and continues with the insight of how it is perceived in Czech Republic nowadays. It also contains the definition of coming out, its different types and presents specific problems of a coming out in different phases of life. Furthermore it deals with possible crisis situations that can arise based on a problematic outer coming out and maps the social work's tools that can help with tackling those situations.
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The Life and Criminalization of Czech Queer Women in the first half of the 20th Century
Zdráhalová, Judita ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the everyday life and persecution of Czech non-heterosexual women in the first half of the 20th century. It therefore examines the status and overall situation of homosexual minorities in the society, primarily in the years 1918-1945, ie during the Czech First Republic and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, with a focus on women. The thesis doesn't cover the period before the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, due to limited sources and the absence of research. Apart from the historical context and the description of the perception of lesbian love at that time, the thesis will present selected queer publications, associations, favorite meeting places or restaurants and important female figures of this community in the given period. The second part of the thesis will then be carried out as a case study of criminal records concerning women accused of the crime of "fornication against nature", which can help us gain insight into the mentality and everyday life of lesbian women of the first half of the 20th century.
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Interwar Berlin in Isherwood's Berlin Stories
Kristek, Ondřej ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
This thesis aims to entangle and analyse the social, cultural and political problematics concerning two major works of Christopher Isherwood - Goodbye to Berlin and Mr Norris Changes Trains, in other words Berlin Stories. Both of these are set in interwar Germany thus this thesis approaches the topic both from the perspective of scrutinizing the Weimar Republic and its domestic affairs and also interpreting the novels from the perspective of social and cultural analysis based on the findings from the theoretical part. The main question is whether Christopher Isherwood really is unbiased and purely factual author as he is often interpreted as far as his literary contribution is concerned. Furthermore, this thesis aims to scrutinize Isherwood's point of view embedded in his works and to answer the question to what extent are his works autobiographical.
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Bayard Rustin: A Forgotten Figure of the Civil Rights Movement?
Lochmanová, Sára ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Kýrová, Lucie (referee)
This bachelor's thesis discusses the life and role of the activist Bayard Rustin in the Civil Rights Movement as a forgotten figure in American history. Rustin was part of one of the most important key events in the fight for African American civil rights; moreover, he even organized the famous March on Washington in 1963. He was a pacifist his whole life, and he encouraged non-violent direct action, which was also promoted by M. L. King. Despite Rustin's crucial role during the fight for black civil rights, he was often sidelined because of his sexual orientation, communist past, and draft-dodging. The thesis through the biographical method and text analysis is trying to answer the question regarding Rustin's role in the movement and also the influence of intersectionality and his forgotten character. The thesis is divided into eight chapters. The first three chapters are discussing Rustin's path to his ideology, non-violent direct action, and to the movement itself. The next chapters are focusing on Rustin's role during the March on Washington, his break-up with the movement, and his views on the integration of the black community. The last two chapters are analyzing Rustin's sexual orientation and his legacy in the present. After analyzing Rustin's thoughts and his role in the Civil Rights...
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Same-sex marriages as a political topic in the Czech public space
Novotný, Tomáš ; Stauber, Jakub (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
Bakalářská práce s názvem "Stejnopohlavní sňatky jako politické téma v českém veřejném prostoru" se věnuje mediálnímu obrazu institutu stejnopohlavního manželství z politického hlediska. V kontextuální části je přiblížena definice manželství pro stejnopohlavní páry, současná situace v Evropě a v České republice. Dále práce popisuje kontrast mezi manželstvím a registrovaným partnerstvím. V teoretické části se práce zabývá teoretickými koncepty agenda settingu, za pomoci kterých je ilustrována medializace tématu. V analytické části je provedena metoda obsahové a mediální analýzy prostoru, který je definován v metodologii. Časově je práce ohraničena od vzniku inciativy Jsme fér, která podporuje redefinici manželství, tedy 17. dubna 2017, do konce roku 2021. Dataset, ze kterého vychází analytická část, obsahuje finálních 294 výroků a 5 konkrétních proměnných. Cílem této práce je analýza výroků veřejně činných osobností v mediálním prostoru, v práci jsou také zodpovězeny výzkumné podotázky, které se ptaly kdo se vyjadřoval ke stejnopohlavním manželstvím, jak se o nich vyjadřoval a kdy se o nich vyjadřoval. Práce také detailně popisuje dva návrhy sněmovních tisků, Zákon o ústavní definici manželství jako svazku muže a ženy a Zákon o stejnopohlavním manželství. Aktivity občanských inciativ a lobbing jsou...
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Effect of prenatal hormonal levels on human sexual orientation
Freudenfeld, Petr ; Havlíček, Jan (advisor) ; Kubička, Lukáš (referee)
Sexual orientation is extensively studied topic nevertheless its etiology remains unclear. Several theories have been proposed to explain it. One of them is Neurohormonal theory of homosexuality. According to this theory, sexual orientation is affected by prenatal levels of androgen hormones. This thesis includes selected studies of experimental manipulations with prenatal levels of hormones in model mammalian species to explain effects of these hormones. Main part of the thesis focuses on the effect of prenatal androgens in humans using somatic biomarkers, for example 2D:4D digit ratio. Studies concerning sex, age and ethnic differences are described in detail. Great attention is dedicated to studies of sexual orientation. In women it seems that sexual orientation could be influenced by prenatal hormones, in men this theory isn't supported. This thesis summarizes and critically evaluates available literature concerning the effects of prenatal hormones on human sexual orientation.
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