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Czech translations and reception of Nigerian literature written in English
Exnerová, Nika ; Kalivodová, Eva (advisor) ; Šťastná, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis provides an overview of Czech translations of Nigerian literature written in English and their reception since 1960s. Its main focus are novels and other prose fiction, first in the context of Nigerian history, culture and postcolonial experience, factors that influence an author's creative choices, such as the choice of themes and appropriation strategies aimed at transforming English for specifically African purposes. The thesis then moves to the issue of Czech translations of Nigerian works; it considers the nature and changes in publishing policies before and after 1989 and the effect of official state ideology, censorship and market on the choice of literary texts and composition of peritexts. The thesis contains short analyses of translation strategies regarding the exotic elements in researched texts and related appropriation strategies employed by authors. The reception research is based on studying mainly literary magazines and aims to create a diachronic map of reception events consisting of periods of heightened readership interest.
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Russian Poetry at the Beginning of 21st Century
Tiazhkun, Antonina
This diploma thesis is written on one of the least investigated and the least known areas of the Russian literature - contemporary Russian poetry. The aim of this thesis is to propose certain perception of, on one hand, the artistic patterns and contents, and, on the other hand, of the historical, cultural, social and aesthetic significance of the contemporary poetry. The key principles of the current poetic scene include the shift of the literary paradigm, aesthetic pluralism, and variety of the artistic styles. This work consists of three parts. The first chapter describes the theory of the forming of the post- Soviet literature, as well as its state after the second half of the 1980's until the present day, in the context of social, cultural and literary factors. The features and certain phenomena of the current literary process are also discussed within the first chapter. The second chapter examines the main aesthetic trends of the contemporary Russian poetry. The last part of the thesis provides the look upon the problematic and thematic characteristics as well as the stylistic features of the contemporary poetry. The research is based on the analysis of the works of some of the most outstanding contemporary Russian poets, which were included in the representative sample of this thesis: A....
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Theory of absence in contemporary Czech art
Janů, Valentýna ; Havránek, Vít (advisor) ; JANOŠČÍK, Václav (referee)
In my thesis, I focus mainly on the concept of absent in Czech contemporary art. I am trying, using examples of singular pieces, artists and (overal) projects, to examine current art scene and it’s resource. Considering the historical and artistic context, I am searching for the continuous fascination with the subject of void and analysing the strategies neccessary for it’s possible artistic application.
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Russian Poetry at the Beginning of 21st Century
Tiazhkun, Antonina ; Hříbková, Radka (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Antonín (referee)
This diploma thesis is written on one of the least investigated and the least known areas of the Russian literature - contemporary Russian poetry. The aim of this thesis is to propose certain perception of, on one hand, the artistic patterns and contents, and, on the other hand, of the historical, cultural, social and aesthetic significance of the contemporary poetry. The key principles of the current poetic scene include the shift of the literary paradigm, aesthetic pluralism, and variety of the artistic styles. This work consists of three parts. The first chapter describes the theory of the forming of the post- Soviet literature, as well as its state after the second half of the 1980's until the present day, in the context of social, cultural and literary factors. The features and certain phenomena of the current literary process are also discussed within the first chapter. The second chapter examines the main aesthetic trends of the contemporary Russian poetry. The last part of the thesis provides the look upon the problematic and thematic characteristics as well as the stylistic features of the contemporary poetry. The research is based on the analysis of the works of some of the most outstanding contemporary Russian poets, which were included in the representative sample of this thesis: A....
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DEPICTIONS OF DEATH IN THE EUROPEAN PUPPET THEATRE IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS
Hásková, Marie ; SMOLÍK, Robert (advisor) ; TÄUBELOVÁ, Kristýna (referee)
The aim of this work is to map the incidence of death personified in European art , to highlight the views of death in several Czech and foreign productions and puppet -making process closer to the author's own productions MORS PICTUS .
Work is divided into two larger units, text and pictures.
The first part - theoretical - concerns the origin personification of death in European culture . In the introduction, I try to outline the history of the art imaging death , and how it was perceived in different time periods : from antiquity through the Middle Ages , the Renaissance and Baroque to XX . century and the present . Another chapter is about the depiction of death in puppet theater . In conclusion, the theoretical part is dedicated to puppet productions and how death is displayed in them.
The second - practical - part of the text deals with my original production MORS PICTUS that the topic of the thesis is related, and the motives that led me to it for production work, what inspired me as I progressed in designing trips, at what stage of preparation the productions is and what I expect from it.
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Modern Czech Translations of the Hebrew Bible
Czvalinga, Matěj ; Sládek, Pavel (advisor) ; Žonca, Milan (referee)
Present Thesis focuses on the modern Czech translations of the Hebrew Bible. As the first modern translation we consider Jan N. Hejčl's translation of the Old Testament from years 1914-1925. All translations of the entire canon of the Hebrew Bible are included in this paper as well as the complete translations of books belonging to this canon, which have been published in printed editions. The aim of this paper is to outline the characteristics of the modern Czech translations and to highlight some of their specifics, especially when compared with the preserved Masoretic text. Two case studies appended to theoretical part of the Thesis suggest a possible approach to the study of the Old Testament translations.
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Media image of Kosovo in selected Czech press between years 2000 and 2008
Nápravník, Jan ; Žíla, Ondřej (advisor) ; Šístek, František (referee)
This thesis analyzes the quality of three selected Czech newspapers (Deník Právo, Hospodářské noviny and Mladá Fronta Dnes) in Kosovo conflict between the years 2000 and 2008. All together 116 newspaper articles were analysed from January 2000 up to February 2008. The main goal is to find out if the three main Czech newspapers were able to describe the situation in a neutral manner while bringing high quality information, thanks to using the content analysis. The practical part is devided in four parts and in each one the press is analyzed by standarts given and then they are rated by them. In the final summary they are compared and their work is evaluated.
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Inverted Totalitarianism
Petr, Ondřej ; Hauser, Michael (advisor) ; Rybák, David (referee)
This Master's thesis reflects the theory of American political philosopher S. Wolin. The work introduces the reader to interpretations of S. Wolin's term inverted totalitarianism and confronts it with the common and mainstream approaches to totalitarianism. It is concerned about S. Wolin's reflection on contemporary western liberal democracy as managed democracy. The text pays attention to work of G. Agamben who takes a similar critique on the form of Euro-Atlantic democracy; for instance the thesis deals with his view of state of exception in which the author sees connections on inverted totalitarianism. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Zagreb in Croatian Urban Prose at the Turn of the 20th and 21st Century
Fabian, Jakub ; Nedvědová, Milada (advisor) ; Otčenášek, Jaroslav (referee)
Resumé Diploma thesis Zagreb in Croatian urban prose at the turn of 20th and 21st century deals with roles and influence of the Croatian capital on main characters of selected works of mentioned authors. The turn of the century was chosen deliberately, due to the disintegration of Yugoslavia, subsequent war conflict in Balkan and postwar search for certainties. These factors led to migration of a huge amount of people, e.g. into the area of New Zagreb which is an important urban feature of Croatian metropolis and therefore of this thesis. This thesis will try to clarify through the main characters of selected works the turbulent events and uncertain life circumstances from the end of the previous century and from the beginning of the new one which meant for some people a change of their lifestyle and stabilized order.
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American - Russian Cooperation in the North Pacific Region
Raková, Alena ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Šír, Jan (referee)
The topic of this Bachelor thesis is the American-Russian cooperation in the Northern Pacific area after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The Pacific areas of both countries, Russian Far East and the west coast of the United States, are close to each other when it comes to geographic location, distance from the political center, history, culture and economy. Russian Far East has at its disposal non-renewable resources, the United States have the necessary capital and technologies for its development. As opposed to the Atlantic dimension of their mutual relations, in the Asian-Pacific region they have similar interests in the qustions of security. Their cooperation in this area thus offers both great potential and a number of pitfalls. This BA thesis analyses the possibilities, development and tendencies of their cooperation, at the background of the American_russian relations of the last twenty years. It focuses on security, ecological and economic aspects of mutual cooperation on both the governmental and regional level. The emphasis is put especially on the role of the United States and on their attitude toward the Russian federation in the North Pacific region. It therefore pays attention namely to American programs, institutions and companies striving for the cooperation with Russia in...
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