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The kinds of internet memes: The concept of memes and intertextuality in the internet culture
Březina, Luděk ; Lütke Notarp, Ulrike (advisor) ; Podzimek, Jan (referee)
The subject of this bachelors thesis is the different kinds of Internet memes. The term meme has evolved considerably since its origin in the field of evolutionary biology, and is now known primarily in the context of the Internet environment. Its digital nature makes it ideal for the creation and spread of Internet memes, and thus also for their study. At the beginning of this thesis, I describe the characteristics of digital culture crucial to the Internet enviroment and the formation of its own culture. I then introduce Internet memes as an imaginary doorway into the exploration of this culture, which, in the spirit of Richard Dawkins' original definition of a meme, represent units of Internet cultural content. The thesis then goes on to describe Susan Blackmore's theory of memes and Julia Kristeva's idea of intertextuality, subsequently combining the similarities of the two theories in defining four basic types of internet memes. In the analytical part, the principles of this categorization are demonstrated through semiotic analysis of selected Internet memes, in which both the features necessary for their classification and definition of their overall place in Internet culture are described.
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Between King and Estates. Lower Lusatian Land Administration on the Threshold of the Modern Age (1490 - 1620)
Březina, Luděk ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Semotanová, Eva (referee) ; Čapský, Martin (referee)
Between King and Estates. Lower Lusatian Land Administration on the Threshold of the Modern Age (1490-1620) Abstract The PhD thesis tries to describe the main changes in Lower Lusatia and the operation of the land administrators between 1490 and 1620. It is based on comparison of the situation in all Lands of the Czech Crown, namely in Bohemia, whereas special attention is paid to the description of the family background, family relationships, the career life and agenda of individual administrators. The thesis also researches the reasons which led Czech Kings to the appointment of land administrators and tries to answer the question how much land administrators influenced events in Lower Lusatia. The Lower Lusatian estates played an important role as well and both, land administrators and Czech Kings, could repeatedly experience their increasing power during the monitored period. For this reason the PhD thesis is focused on land administrators as mediators of power between kings and estates. Key words Early Modern Age, Czech Crown, Lower Lusatia, land administration
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Between King and Estates. Lower Lusatian Land Administration on the Threshold of the Modern Age (1490 - 1620)
Březina, Luděk ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Semotanová, Eva (referee) ; Čapský, Martin (referee)
Between King and Estates. Lower Lusatian Land Administration on the Threshold of the Modern Age (1490-1620) Abstract The PhD thesis tries to describe the main changes in Lower Lusatia and the operation of the land administrators between 1490 and 1620. It is based on comparison of the situation in all Lands of the Czech Crown, namely in Bohemia, whereas special attention is paid to the description of the family background, family relationships, the career life and agenda of individual administrators. The thesis also researches the reasons which led Czech Kings to the appointment of land administrators and tries to answer the question how much land administrators influenced events in Lower Lusatia. The Lower Lusatian estates played an important role as well and both, land administrators and Czech Kings, could repeatedly experience their increasing power during the monitored period. For this reason the PhD thesis is focused on land administrators as mediators of power between kings and estates. Key words Early Modern Age, Czech Crown, Lower Lusatia, land administration
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