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Theatrical Signs in the Performance "The Education of Little Tree"
Axmanová, Petra ; Marcelli, Miroslav (advisor) ; Švantner, Martin (referee)
The thesis examines a sign and its theory, focusing on the function of sign in art, particularly in theatre. Both communication conditions and meaning production are covered. The practical part analyzes particular theatrical signs in 'The Education of Little Tree' performance. Selected parts of the performance are examined in detail with regards to the theatrical signs and generating meaning in terms of work with gesture. Further it studies changes of actors' characters and as well as analogue and digital communication. It deals with the question how to create a wide range of characters and settings while using only a very limited selection of props, coulisses and costumes. The results of nonverbal communication analysis are presented in the conclusion of the thesis.
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Music reviews as part of mass culture
Poštulková, Michaela ; Bystřický, Jiří (advisor) ; Švantner, Martin (referee)
The status of contemporary Czech music reviews (also the Czech cultural criticism) ties in with mass culture and trends of postmodern thinking supports. Subjective journalist genres type reviews and critics look like the relevant expert testing about artistic performance, their real aim is economic profitability and fixing a position in their discourse domain. Mass culture can not offer an alternative to itselfa nd that's the reason, why central dichotomy variation - scheme is applicable not only to its products (music CDs, theatrical performances, a new book at he art), but also on the way, which is about these products further talks . Subjective meta - review has a the specific positron in the mass media.
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Breakcore: Blurring the Lines - Cultural Analysis of Urban Electronic Genre Breakcore and Ethnographic Case Study of Cuban Magic Santería in Music of Otto Von Schirach
Morávková, Lenka ; Cseres, Josef (advisor) ; Švantner, Martin (referee)
Diploma thesis "Breakcore: Blurring the Lines. Cultural Analysis of Urban Electronic Genre Breakcore and Ethnographic Case Study of Cuban Magic Santería" deals with urban electronic genre breakcore. First part concerns cultural theoretical signs of genre such as speed, technology, performance, connotation of music samples and political aspect of breakcore. Second part presents an ethnographic case study of breakcore musician Otto Von Schirach. Founded on a semiologic analysis of promotional materials it deals with communication of Cuban magic Santería and other spiritual contents involved in electronic music and performance of Otto Von Schirach. It situates the artist as a first generation Cuban immigrant in Miami, to whom spiritual background and ritual character of live concerts serves as an instrument of an assimilation strategy and bounds him with family and translocal Cuban culture heritage.
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Power: Is it Necessary to Defend Foucault?
Švantner, Martin ; Kouba, Petr (advisor) ; Marcelli, Miroslav (referee)
This master's thesis is concerned with the partial issues of Michel Foucault's work in respect to his major issue, which is the concept of power. The introductory part of the thesis points out the "naive approach" of some fields of politology, in particular empirical and analytical ones, which as "the science of power" either leaves out or provides only positivist analyses. At the same time it suggests the relationship between power, discourse, exclusion and mediation, which is the key one for the whole paper. In oder to enhance the understanding of the power relations, the thesis attempts to provide insights into Foucault's thought in its complexity. Finally, his basis for understanding the power and discourse relation is interraleted with those of Ulrich Beck, which enables us to approach this relation as appears in the late modern society from a new perspective.
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Semantic web in confrontation with Peirce's Semiotics
Řeháčková, Dana ; Pudlák, Štěpán (advisor) ; Švantner, Martin (referee)
The Semantic web was created for a purpose of conceptualization data available on the Internet. Through formalized representations, that are determined for data sharing and reusing, should have been its vision realized. Main aims of Semantic web are high exactness and relevance for searching question. The controversy and polysemy of the term "Semantic web" let us consider the question: "Where is the limit of involving semantic aspects provided on Semantic web?" Is it not only the amount of determinations of specific standards that are connected with data itself? The main aim of this thesis is the comparison of using terms on the Semantic web in semantic metadiscourse with traditional academic semiotics approaches appeared from pragmatic of Ch. S. Peirce, Ch. W. Morris and H. P. Grice. The thesis should help with mapping the problematic area that is connected with using terms like "meaning" and "understanding" and clarify the possibilities of the function of the Semantic web based on the semiotics conceptions.
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Globally Controlled Cellular Automata
Švantner, Martin ; Žaloudek, Luděk (referee) ; Sekanina, Lukáš (advisor)
This master's thesis deals with cellular automata and further deals possibility of their global control. It describes the implementation of simulator of globally controlled cellular automata. The goal is, design and test the classification of globally controlled cellular automata. Classification is based on evaluation of influence of each parameter of automata on their dynamics.
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Education Purpose Oscilloscop
Švantner, Martin ; Kraus, Michal (referee) ; Kunovský, Jiří (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis analyses possibilities, how purchase digital oscilloscopes into school laboratory. Target is to make education more interesting and more practital than is teoretical explication. Complicated professional equipments are not right for education because they are very expensive and hard to use. So I aim for special equipment, which can be more acquisition.
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