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Formation of disabled people collective identity in media and its gender aspects
Štiglitzová, Marta ; Kolářová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Benešová, Jana (referee)
In context of Czech lands postsocialist transformation changes the diploma thesis examines ways in which collective identity of disabled people was formed in the first part of the nineties. The topic is approached with interest in gender aspects of such formation and through content of two specialized Czech magazines for disabled people - Elán and Vozíčkář. The thesis pursues also history of both magazines in context of the organizations which which were editing them - Union for invalids (Svaz invalidů) and League for wheelchair users rights (Liga za práva vozíčkářů). For the historical context of both magazines I draw also from semi-structured interviews which I conducted with two former journalists of these magazines. In the Theoretical part I summarize how the view on impairment has been formed in the history defining also the medical, social and cultural model. I also describe rise of disabled people movement in both USA and Eastern/Central European context. The topic of my thesis is approached from the perspective of Disabilty Studies which defines impairment and disability as cultural constructs. As other key concepts of my theis I specify gender idenity as performative, relational and fluid (Judith Butler), procesual character of collective identity as collective action (Alberto Mellucci)...

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