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Prolegomena to the finding of ekklesiological inspirations in the life and work of Tomáš Bavorovský (+1562)
Havrlant, Jaroslav ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (referee) ; Halama, Ota (referee)
Prolegomena to Search for Ecclesiological Inspirations in the Life and Work of Tomáš Bavorovský († 1562) Jaroslav Havrlant Tomáš Bavorovský, a Czech preacher and writer is still a quite unknown personality of the Bohemian renaissance. In my thesis I try to make a research of his ecclesiological attitudes. Thesis are divided into three parts. The first, universal part put the reader into very a difficult religion-political situation in west and south Bohemia in the first half of the 16th century. The aim of the second part is to tell more about personality of the preacher and in the last one I concentrate on his life work. The first part describes specific situation of Bohemian reformation, which was different from neighboring countries due to its Hussite tradition and Utracvistic church. German reformation was at first more quickly spread among Catholics than Utracvists in Bohemia. Special attention is paid to church government, educational system, book printing as well as censorship. Tomáš Bavorovský worked mostly in Catholic towns of south Bohemia and in Plzeň. Therefore, a short description of their religious history follows. The longest chapter is devoted to the relation between Bohemian countries and Erasmus Rotterdam, who takes very progressive opinions but he did not join to reformation. The...
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Business and Cultural Specifics of Burma
Tomková, Markéta ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Klosová, Anna (referee)
The aim of my bachelor thesis is to outline the process of business negotiation in Burma, business etiquette and cultural specifics of the country and also to verify the hypothesis that they are so different from our practices as to prevent citizens of the Czech Republic and Burma from communicating and doing business with each other, or that they distinctively complicate these matters. The paper should serve as a comprehensive guide for future investors, entrepreneurs, business representatives and other people, who want to learn something more about this country. The body of the thesis is divided into four chapters, whereas the introductory chapter provides basic characteristics of the country such as history, geography, demography, administrative division of the country and the current political situation. The second chapter is focused on the economic stuation and business relations between Burma and the Czech Republic with an emphasis on basic conditions of the use of Czech products in the local marketplace. The third chapter is an analysis of business practices and etiquette, and the last chapter concentrates on specific features of Burmese culture, whose knowledge constitutes a basic prerequisite for misunderstanding the nature of the local population and establishment of successful business relations. The paper is based on Czech and foreign books and internet resources, statistics made by international organizations,observations of guide Radka Tkáčiková, personal experience of foreign business representatives operating in Burma and information provided by Ing. Ivan Chválny from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok.
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The Image of Subcarpathian Rus in the Work of Ivan Olbracht (From Reportage to Novel and Novella)
Beníšková, Dagmar ; Mravcová, Marie (advisor) ; Vaněk, Václav (referee)
Abstract The thesis deals with the relation of Ivan Olbracht and Subcarpathian Rus. Giving a brief summary of examined territory's history, the authoress attends to Olbracht's Subcarpathian stay and its influence on his work. Olbracht was challenged by the social and political conditions of fossil region to write a set of reportages released in newspaper and afterwards in a double book edition (Země bez jména, Hory a staletí). In the reportages he prepaired a factual and epical field for his prosaic pieces - Nikola Šuhaj loupežník and Golet v údolí (for completeness' sake it's essential to mention Marijka nevěrnice). Authoress devotes herself to a thematic analysis of reportages observing the way Olbracht depicted no longer existing culture and community. She applies this thematic outline on the outlaw novel and the triptych of short stories. It is hereby documented Olbracht's methodics consisting in a stratified narration based on two main layers: factual (empirical) and legendary (poetic).
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Fictionalizated travel books of m. zikmund and j. hanzelka in years 1950-1959. Period reception
Čermák, David ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to closely analyze the response to the fictionalized travel books of Miroslav Zikmund and Jiří Hanzelka in the 1950's. The attempt at documenting this response will be made by working with articles and reviews published in period newspapers and magazines, an attempt at analyzing the readers' response through archived correspondence will also be made. Considering the time period in which the works were being published, a brief description of the political situation and social conditions of the time when their travel books were written will be outlined.
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The Sovereign and Representation. Josef I. in graphics
Fedrová, Stanislava ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Mádl, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on the iconographical analysis of the imperial representation of Joseph I and its literal and emblematic sources in graphics (university theses, book engravings) primarily from Czech and selectively also Austrian collections. The sophisticated concepts of sovereigns' glorifications of 17th and 18th century reside in the rhetoric figures representing continuity between the sovereign and the ancient Roman empire, solar symbolism of the triumph over the enemy, figures originating in the ancient mythology or pietas Austriaca, which is presented as a typical virtue of the Habsburg family. The young successor and afterward emperor is celebrated as a culmination of political, diplomatic and war successes of the Habsburg Empire and as an example of the rulers and human virtues also, among them the especially position has wisdom and justice. Principles of this iconography represent - in the case of Joseph I whose reign was very brief - an interesting and not so known intermediate stage between the well-developed "images" of Leopold I and Karel VI.
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Analysis of the motifs in the novel "Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund" by Alfred Andersch
Turinek, Jakub ; Stromšík, Jiří (referee) ; Tvrdík, Milan (advisor)
The aim of the thesis is to analyse motives of Alfred Andersch's novel "Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund" (Flight to Afar) which was written in 1957. The first chapter of the thesis looks at the West German literature in the first post-war years and then in 60's and 70's when both the German literature and public had to put up with the horrors of war and accusations of collective guilt. The so called "point zero" signalling the start of a new German literature is, somewhat, disputed. Twelve years of the fascist regime interrupted the continuity of German literature unlike in politics where this period marked the end of a political system. Immediately after 1945, the literary life in Germany was given a chance to analyse and process what had happened. Literature was written mainly by emigrants in this period. The volume of their production was large but many of these books could be published only after the war. The most popular genre was a historical novel. Not even authors of the "internal emigration" provided any new impetus after the war. Only the post-war literature in the FRG and writers belonging to the literary circle Group 47 managed to do this. The most frequent themes include the issue of the Nazi past, reflection of the post-war reality including the Cold War and economic miracle. In the 60's other...
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English Mysticism in the Late Middle Ages
Kotrlý, Karel ; Hrdlička, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
This work can be divided to the two main themes which the first one has a function of introduction this for Central Europe a little exotic theme. First chapters treat of History of England in the Late Middle Ages. I want to present this historical period. from reign of Edward I. to Henry Tudor's victory at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 in its complexity. There is exposition of short political history and every day life of inhabitants in the late medieval England. There is also short exposition of churches history in England and intellectual life and its consequences for spirituality of ordinary men. The main part of the work English Mysticism in the Late Middle Ages I tried to centralize into the historical and theological exposition of the lives and writings of some representative English mystices like Richard Rolle of Hampolle, Walter Hilton and anonymous author of Cloud of Unknowing, as objective as possible presenting the facts which I found in the literature. In the final chapters I dealt with female mysticism in this period. England made the two great female mystics Julian of Norwich who spent her life like anchoress and her Showings of Divine Love is often studied book in nowadays and the pilgrim Margery Kempe with her highly passionate spirituality.
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Radical Islamism in Western Europe as possible reason for redefinition of liberal-democratic model
Pešek, Petr ; Mlejnek, Josef (advisor) ; Charvát, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis "Radical Islamism in Western Europe as possible reason for redefinition of liberal-democratic model" deals with impacts of demonstrations of political Islam - especially in its extreme forms - on current form of liberal democracy. It deals with roots of the problem, especially with postwar influx of mainly Muslim immigrants to Western Europe and difficulties with their integration. It describes approaches of selected authors to the issue of radical Islamism and its impact on democratic values and rules in theoretical section. Main section of this thesis deals with analysis of specific controversial issues: disputes over wearing of Islamic headscarves, debates about building of mosques and attempted implementations of Islamic law sharia into legal systems of Western countries. Beside these selected issues are there briefly described other controversial issues too - e.g. reactions on publication of book Satanic Verses and cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad, arguing about problematic topics taught in schools with Muslim pupils and involving Muslims in politics. I'm trying to outline future course of collisions between radical Islamism and principles of Western liberal democracy in the final section of my thesis, citing forecasts by some known experts.
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From machine to icon:car in popculture from the 60s
Rybář, Václav ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Jirák, Jan (referee)
An automobile is one of the most important phenomenons of modern technology. Since its origins, it has profoundly shaped our physical, economic, politic, social, cultural and media habitat. The objective of this Master thesis is to analyze the evolution of the role of the car in the popculture from the 60s onwards and its dimensions, with a primary focus on Anglosaxon culture, with excursions to Asia and continental Europe, primarily Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic. The core foundation of the thesis lies in the analysis of the popcultural genres, selected films, TV series, computer games and comic books. The main purpose of the thesis is to reflect upon the identity and conceptual shifts of car, going from a mere transport machine through a vehicle of product placement towards the concept of the icon, a narrative hero of popculture. The hypothesis to verify is that the car has become an essential part of the popculture itself, reflected in many various dimensions: car as a toy, car as a friend, car as a status symbol, car as a narrative extension of the hero and finally, car as a hero and subject. The thesis is divided into five separate chapters, all including case studies. Following an introduction summarizing cultural, economic and historic factors of the car industry, the first chapter describes...
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