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The picaresque in Angela Carter
Mečířová, Eliška ; Nováková, Soňa (advisor) ; Wallace, Clare (referee)
in English This MA thesis focuses on the analysis of picaresque elements and traces of the picaresque genre in chosen novels of Angela Carter, namely her two most picaresque novels: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (1972) and Nights at the Circus (1984). However, as I have strived to prove throughout the analysis, Carter's earlier novels from the sixties, The Magic Toyshop (1967), and Heroes and Villains (1969) are also rich in picaresque themes and motives of the journey and therefore deserve to have their place in the analysis too. In the introduction the dissertation traces the history of the picaresque from its sixteenth-century Spanish roots until its more modern and postmodern development. It also stresses that in relation to Carter's work it is important to take into account her intertextuality. In describing it Linden Peach borrows Julia Kristeva's quotation from Semiotike, Recherches pour un Semanalyse where she observes that: "Every text builds itself as a mosaic of quotations, every text is absorption and transformation of another text."1 For Carter this is especially valid - her novels are hybrid, multi-layered mosaics which use and at the same time subvert mythology, the Bible, European and English literary works, Renaissance drama (Shakespeare), fairy-stories and folk...
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The system of educational and vocational guidance in primary schools
Vondráčková, Denisa ; Vítečková, Michaela (advisor) ; Krykorková, Hana (referee)
The objective of this Thesis is a theoretical analysis of the educational counselling system and an analysis of the contemporary educational counselling system at primary school facilities in Usti nad Labem. The theoretical part disserts upon a system of school counselling services and from its structure resulting educational counselling system at primary schools. Theoretical experiences are then transformed into practical analysis of the Usti nad Labem educational counselling system settings which is amended by an investigation in the participiant institutions and an empirical probe, having been made with the usage of survey questionnares, between educational counsellors at primary schools in the city.
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Gender, identity, culture
Poláková, Markéta ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee)
The dissertation work Gender, identity, culture presents an analysis of a picture of a man and a woman in the contemporary Czech society. The fundamental research theme is a transformation of gender identity under influence of cultural changes which have be in progress since the end of 19th century. In the theoretical part of the work, a research of biological and cultural factors that influence the creation of our gender identity is mapped. More emphasis is put on modern technologies and media, which have bigger and bigger importance in the lives of contemporary people. Gender identity is projected not only into how people perceive themselves but also into creation of intersexual relations. The practical part of the work is devoted to this theme. This part is focused on an analysis of gender identity being projected into dating advertisements on the internet. The tool of the practical research was a content analysis in combination with depth interviews with people who have undergone this way of dating. Key words: gender, sex, identity, gender deconstruction, virtual reality, anthropology
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Story of the Sternberg's Property in 20. Century
Kyselová, Petra ; Županič, Jan (advisor) ; Dvořáková, Michaela (referee)
Dissertation Story of the Sternberg's Property in 20th Century in general meaning summarize the transformations of Czech castles and palaces in the mentioned period, when the proprietor and usage has been changed many times, while this fact destined the property to changes of exteriors and especially interiors. This dissertation is related to the destiny of nobility and its property and in the second half of the 20th century especially to development of historical care institutions, which administrated the objects transferred into the property of the government. Detailed description is given to tree objects, owned at the beginning of 20th century by the Sternberg family. Into palace Březina (district Rokycany), originally the summerhouse of the family, was moved a forestry school with its students and teachers. Castle Český Šternberk (district Benešov), ancient family seat, survived the Second World War under receivership, after nationalization was as a historical monument of 1st category with its original furniture opened to public. From the nearby palace Jemniště family moved all the furniture after the palace was sold by the receiver without letting them know. To the new owner, member of NSDAP, the property was nationalized by the Beneš decrees. State-owned palace Jemniště hosted for the next 50...
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A Permanent or Temporary Change? The Arrangement of Gender Roles in Families with Caring Fathers
Maříková, Hana ; Buriánek, Jiří (advisor) ; Kozlová, Lucie (referee) ; Kuchařová, Věra (referee)
1 Abstract: In her dissertation thesis, the author concentrates on the phenomenon of 'caring fathers'. Her primary goal was not to explicate the transformations of fatherhood but to explore whether direct and daylong childcare provided by the father leads to the elimination of gender inequalities in the family during the period when the father is involved in childcare as the primary care provider or co-provider as well as during the immediately following period when he returns to the labour market. This issue is a less explored one in Czech sociology and related sciences than the first topic even as fathers' participation in childcare and child education is considered to be one of the ways to challenge cultural and social inequalities between genders. In her work the author aims to answer the question whether in families where fathers are involved in childcare in the early stages of the child's life, gender inequalities in the family are disrupted or whether this situation constitutions a mere modification of the status quo. She asks when gender equality in families occurs (or can occur) and what the relationship is between gender equality in the family and gender inequality in larger society. The study is based on a specifically designed qualitative research study carried out in 2006 and in 2009 through...
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Techn(olog)ical Revolution in Education: Practices and Attitudes of Ninth Grade Pupils to Education and Autodidacticism within the Reforming System of Education
Růžička, Jakub ; Remr, Jiří (advisor) ; Buchtík, Martin (referee)
Jakub Růžička Techn(olog)ická revoluce ve vzdělávání: zvyklosti a postoje žáků devátých tříd ZŠ ke studiu a samostudiu uvnitř reformujícího se školství Bakalářská práce Abstract The impossibility of mastering the entire existing knowledge of humankind, which means entire knowledge that has been produced up to know, by independent and individual human being, and also the development and massive expansion of computer technologies and the Internet, imply the necessity of rethinking current educational practices. Despite that, implementing new means of education, progressive didactic methods and crossing the boundaries of study and self-study, is being obstructed by institutional conventional educational system and related methods. Even thought the system responds to the transformation of the labour market, it does not put the main emphasis on information technologies, which are great facilitators in achieving these goals. The ongoing reform of the Czech educational system has the spirit of broader European reforms. This dissertation is concerned with description of the current trend, implementation of new educational methods and associated stances and attitudes of ninth grade pupils, who are one of the first generation in the Czech Republic which has been affected by the revolution in IT and by the above...
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Opportunities of applying drama education in the Scholastic educational program of the elementary school
Holemá, Irena ; Spilková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Marušák, Radek (referee) ; Provazník, Jaroslav (referee)
Opportunities of applying drama education in the Scholastic educational program of the elementary school ABSTRACT Key words: drama education, Scholastic educational program for elementary schooling, implementing new courses into classwork, pedagogical research, key competencies. The dissertation work pursues an analysis of the process of implementing new subject matter anchored in the scholastic educational program of a given elementary school into the practical classwork. This subject is the educational subject of drama education. In the theoretical section of the work, based on the specialist literature, are compiled the fundamental assumptions and circumstances, which influenced to a high degree the development of the sphere of drama education and contributed to its entry to the schools. Attention is paid to the topics of the principles of the transformation of Czech education, to the principle of the humanization of the schools, to the projects of school reform and the issues of the key competencies. Presented are studies mapping the frequency and the scope of the implementation of drama education in Czech schools in specific regions. The objective of the research section of the work is to analyze this process through a form of pedagogical research permitting personal participation in the process of...
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Staging Options of Sophocles' Chorus: the Case of Oedipus Tyrannus
Mrázek, Vít ; Sarkissian, Alena (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
The dissertation is trying to form basic rules for interpretational possibilities of an ancient chorus in the process of the Czech theatre based on the detailed analysis of chosen productions in Sophocles tragedy Oidipus Tyrannus from the end of 19th century to the present day. The analysis follows the transformations of the chorus from the original vision of the old men that prevailed in the first half of the 20th century over the image of ancient people common in the fifties of the last century to metaphorical transformation of the chorus brought up by some stage conceptions in the beginning of 21st century.
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Gender, identity, culture
Poláková, Markéta ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee)
The dissertation work Gender, identity, culture presents an analysis of a picture of a man and a woman in the contemporary Czech society. The fundamental research theme is a transformation of gender identity under influence of cultural changes which have be in progress since the end of 19th century. In the theoretical part of the work, a research of biological and cultural factors that influence the creation of our gender identity is mapped. More emphasis is put on modern technologies and media, which have bigger and bigger importance in the lives of contemporary people. Gender identity is projected not only into how people perceive themselves but also into creation of intersexual relations. The practical part of the work is devoted to this theme. This part is focused on an analysis of gender identity being projected into dating advertisements on the internet. The tool of the practical research was a content analysis in combination with depth interviews with people who have undergone this way of dating. Key words: gender, sex, identity, gender deconstruction, virtual reality, anthropology
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Graphical encoding the third dimension for four to five children.
Škopková, Jana ; Kaslová, Michaela (advisor) ; Bomerová, Eva (referee)
RESUME My dissertation follows the subject of coding procedure. It focuses on the graphical coding, which naturally reveals within the child's artwork development. The dissertation aims at the transformation of 2D to 3D, vice versa. The four to five years old children are observed how they decode the three dimensional (3D) structure consisted of cubes into a two dimensional (2D) squared network. Observed children are offered various activities to prove whether they are able to accept the code, using the code to decode their own structure and finally build the structure using this code. My dissertation does not only represent an overview of commonly used symbols and methods and their records, but in particular brings interesting results and analyses of tests and comparations between individual children and kindergartens.
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