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Jews in the Novels by Giorgio Bassani
Grünzweigová, Tereza ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Čaplyginová, Olga (referee)
The subject of this thesis is an analysis of novel's works of Giorgio Bassani, namely Gli occhiali d'oro, Il giardino di Finzi-Contini, Ditero la porta and L'airone. In the introduction the author is presented and his prosaic work is described. Then the analysis of the mentioned works focused on Jewish issues is made. The analysis in the first part persues the question of Judaism and the problem of the alienation and the loss of individual identity. The following charter focuses on fascism in relation to the Jews. The historical context of the fascist era is sketched and explains the changes that were under way in the society and the mind of an individual that are reflected in the author's works. Finally the individual is confronted with the society of Ferrara of which he is eventually excluded as a foreigner.
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Discourse Analysis of Election Campaings of the Populist Parties in the Czech Republic
Hruška, Matouš ; Slačálek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Bíba, Jan (referee)
Two populist movements - ANO and Úsvit přímé demokracie - were successful in the by-election for the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Using several tools of the discourse analysis, this paper analyze the nature of their populism. We are trying to answer, how these populist movements construct their idea of the elite, people and how they understand themselves. This paper also summarize theoretical approaches to populism in the Czech context. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Subculture of football fans in Czech Republic
Vršecká, Michala ; Kubišová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Stracený, Josef (referee)
TITLE: The subculture of football fans in Czech Republic AUTHOR: Michala Vršecká DEPARTMENT: Social Sciences & Philosophy Dept. SUPERVISOR: PhDr. Zuzana Kubišová ABSTRACT: This thesis focuses on the analysis of football fans Bohemians Praha 1905th. It is divided into two main parts. In the theoretical part of the basic concepts, such as identity, ritual, play, football and club Bohemians Praha, 1905. Additionally, there are specified theoretical concepts such as the concept of we and they, or the concept of mob behavior. In the empirical part was first described research strategy, a strategy of qualitative research, data collection method, the selection of the research sample and maybe critique research. Subsequent data analysis has helped us to answer the research question and to find out the basic characteristics of football fans Bohemians Praha 1905. KEYWORDS: subculture - identity - football - fan - Bohemians Praha 1905
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The identity of people with cochlear implant
Čulíková, Veronika ; Zbořilová, Radka (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
Bachelor thesis: The identity of people with cochlear implant Veronika Čulíková Abstract: The bachelor thesis focuses on the issue of the identity of people with cochlear implant. It also addresses the views and opinions of social groups with which users of cochlear implants identify. The introductory chapters of the theoretical part are dedicated to describing identity in general. Subsequently, possible identities of people with hearing loss are described, with particular focus on identities of people with cochlear implants. Factors which can affect the development of an individual's identity are also discussed. Both existing views of deafness are introduced, along with the possible attitudes towards cochlear implantation. Opinions of experts and of general public are also presented. The practical part describes a survey among users of cochlear implants regarding the perception of their own identity, their chosen means of communication and their preferred social group.
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Death and Intersubjectivity
Härtel, Filip Hanuš ; Němec, Václav (advisor) ; Čapek, Jakub (referee)
The topic of this thesis is a relation between two constitutive aspects of out existence: death and intersubjectivity. The way how to research these issues is an interpretation of main concepts and notions contained in these texts. On the basis of the comparison of these concepts, notions and whole philosophical stands offers this thesis a perspective of comprehension to the topic of death and intersubjectivity.
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Kurdish Identity and The Revolutionary Left in Turkey From Eastern Question to Kurdish Question (1960-1990)
Hatapçı, Ali ; Ira, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Czoch, Gábor (referee)
This study is based on the relationship between the Kurds and the Left in Turkey between 1960s and 1990 in Turkey. The question of identity is discussed in terms of the continuities and ruptures in the discourse(s) of the Left in Turkey on the 'eastern question' and 'Kurdish (national) question' in this period. The main question of the research is how the Kurdish identity was constructed in the discourses of Yön, TKSP (Türkiye Kürdistanı Sosyalist Partisi - Turkish Kurdistan Socialist Party), and the PKK (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê - Kurdistan Workers' Party). Three sample publications/organizations representative of the leftist discourse in the period were selected to show the Left's treatment of the Kurdish question by using periodical publications, memoirs, clandestine organizational documents and through discourse analysis.
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The perceptions comparison of brands Gant and Ralph Lauren for students of the Charles University and the University of Economics
Bui Dang Manh, Hoang ; Shavit, Anna (advisor) ; Koudelková, Petra (referee)
The subject of this bachelor thesis is the qualitative survey focused on perception of two fashion brands Gant and Ralph Lauren. The sample consisted of students from the Charles University and the University of Economics in Prague. Products and promoted values of these brands are namely inspired by the preppy subculture that is related to the cultural environment of the Ivy League universities. However, in the Czech Republic there is no such subculture. At first I describe the brief histories and marketing mixes of both brands. I tried to extensively characterize the corporate identity and image. Methods of marketing communications are suggested but the goal was not to deal with them thoroughly. In the next part of this thesis I present the results of the focus group sessions which were intended to observe students' opinions and impressions of brand values and provided visual materials from 2009 to 2011. The goal of the thesis was to find out if there is any perceived difference in both brands' visual communication. Next whether they are able to understand the brands' values despite the obvious absence of the preppy subculture in the Czech Republic. In the conclusion I suggest other methods of observing the processes of perception. I also recommend ways how to improve the corporate identity in the...
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Identity of Deserving and it's Construction by social Benefit Recipients
Šafářová, Adéla ; Ripka, Štěpán (advisor) ; Mitrenga, David (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Identity of deserving and it's construction by social benefit recipients" explores the ways the benefit recipients reach deservingness. While public discourse presents users of social benefits as inactive people, who abuse state social support, benefit recipients themselves perceive their position in a different way. Deservingness plays the role of a powerful instrument in the relation institution-claimant, by means of that the officers distinguish between deserving and undeserving recipients and against that they have to demonstrate themselves. The claimants try to reach the identity of deserving by means of many strategies, which on the on hand reflect public discourse of state social support, on the other hand potential failure during this identity negotiation and consequently alternative ways of presentation of deservingness. The research was empirically oriented, qualitative interviews used for analysis were inspired by principles of collaborative dialogue [Anderson 2009], which enables to depict that identity negotiation in the context of situatedness [Goffman 1999] of informants. On the one hand, they answer the general notions of ideal claimant through activity, job searching or good financial management [e.g. Howe 1990], on the other hand, due to the failure of the...
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The Influence of Turbofolk on Modification of Identity In the Diasporal Communities from Former Yugoslavia - example of Post-Yugoslav Communities in Austria
Šťastná, Petra ; Pelikán, Jan (advisor) ; Vlainić, Sandra (referee)
The thesis is concentrated on a research based on turbofolk music in diaspora from the former Yugoslav countries. When speaking about turbofolk, the term can be explained as a type of popular music combined with folk elements. It originates in the former Yugoslav countries, but similar pop-folk genres can be found in other European and non- European countries as well. People with immigration background living in diaspora can possess different types of relations towards this type of music than their counterparts in the ex-Yugoslav countries. Especially, certain common tendencies can be observed among the diaspora youth cosuming turbofolk. This work will primarily give answers to the basic questions including attitudes towards turbofolk in the ex-Yugoslav diaspora. It will describe turbofolk scene in the diaspora and show its extensiveness. In particular it will be focused on the Austrian case (concerning practising turbofolk etc.). Nevertheless, it will also investigate contemporary tendencies in identification with turbofolk. Key words turbofolk, diaspora, Yugoslavia, identity, Austria
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The Quest for Identity within the Reality of Plantation Memory in Eudora Welty's Short Fiction
Plicková, Michaela ; Ulmanová, Hana (advisor) ; Matthews, John Thomas (referee)
The present MA thesis discusses Eudora Welty's short fiction and the author's engagement with the plantation memory. The introductory chapter defines the concept of plantation memory as a flux of the normative plantation binaries, the plantation mythology obscuring the ante-bellum Southern reality, the linguistic and phenomenal evidence of the prevailing oppression, and the ability of the text and its creator to subvert the official narratives and to liberate the individuals' silenced voices. Applying an interdisciplinary approach, the thesis examines the processes in which the particular selves are confronted with the plantation order and in which their identities are consolidated, either resisting or crumbling under the social pressure. The three analytical chapters of the thesis discuss nine of Welty's short stories that were selected from The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty on the basis of the typology and criteria outlined in the introduction. Without claiming that the nine stories present the sum of Welty's artistic achievement, the texts attempt to demonstrate general tendencies and narrative strategies that the author applies in her short fiction, writing about and within the plantation memory. The selection includes as many different texts as possible and contains three stories and three...
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