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Woman and Sexual Deliquency in Early Modern Age
Niklová, Kristýna ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Horský, Jan (referee)
Woman and Sexual Delinquency in Early Modern Age. The thesis deals with sexual delicts in the Czech environment in Early Modern Age from the normative and judicial practice point of view. An important part of the thesis is an analysis of the period phrases used to describe sexual delicts. Special interest is paid to the problems of fornication and prostitution in relation to women and the topic of sexual honour. One of the main questions is: Where went the imaginary border between fornication and prostitution?
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From the canon towards an author: early modern homily as a source in historical-antropological research
Tomášek, Vojtěch ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Koldinská, Marie (referee)
This study deals with one of the specific historical source of early modern culture, baroque sermons. At first part we analyze present research of literary theory from esthetical aproach and concept of canon to New historicism and his conteption of cultural-historical context. With the aid of literary theory we attempt to define new ways, how to study czech baroque sermons from historical-antropological perspective, and we attempt to point out, how could be this ways different from previous Czech or Polish research as historical-objectivistic aproach or, on the other hand concept of historical "consonancy". At second part we would attempt to suggest some concerete examples, how we could put our historical-antropological ways of research into practise. We analyze literary diskursus of two sermon books from Czech early modern preacher Ondřej František de Waldt and from Polish preacher Henryk Braun as well as we would attempt to define their local discursus as place of his social agency as provincial priest. We study, how both discursus relate with literary communication between preacher and nobility or between preacher and other priests and clergyman. In last chapter we analyze specific short stories, exempla as a specific part of sermon, in which we can see intentional agency of preacher as author...
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Murderous mother in Czech press of the 2nd half 19th century through early 20th century
Matoušková, Tereza ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Velková, Alice (referee)
Subject of the presented paper is press image of murderous mothers in Czech press of the 2nd half of the 19th century through early 20th century. Industrial revolution contributed to several changes in central European society, for example higher mobility of the population, including young unmarried women, who hereby became separated from their relatives. There is a fear of moral corruption in the society, a fear related to unrestricted sexuality and extramarital pregnancy, which could lead to the murder of the unwanted child. Contemporary press largely contributed to form a stereotypical image of murderous mothers. Press articles also served as moral stories, which could normatively influnce the readers.
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"Fiat lux!" Public Lighting in Czech Towns in 19th and the Beginning of 20th Century
Jelínek, David ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Pokludová, Andrea (referee)
The phenomenon of introducing public lighting in Czech cities is mainly associated with the increase in population in regionally important centres of industry, trade, craft, or administration. Unlike classical historiographical monographs, this work aims to investigate how the introduction of public lighting took place, who was involved in it, and what was at stake. Through the analysis of literary sources, particularly newspaper articles (both national and local) and archival records, the thesis seeks to highlight the attributes of light not only as a purely practical urban element, but also as a carrier of symbolic levels of security and progress. It is shown that light played an important role as a maintainer of security and prevented criminal behaviour by its presence. It is further revealed that light was a manifestation of civilization, education, and progress. Having public lighting on the streets was therefore not only a practical but also a symbolic issue. It was also reflected in the electoral programs of local political parties. It was not, however, the municipalities that incurred considerable costs in upgrading the lighting infrastructure (setting up gas plants, power stations, laying pipes); it was private entities that entered into contracts with municipalities for decades. However,...
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The Soldiers of the Kaiser. Identities, Experiences and National Awareness of Czech
Bubeník, Daniel ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Šedivý, Ivan (referee) ; Hutečka, Jiří (referee)
The Soldiers of the Kaiser. Identities, Experiences and National Awareness of Czech Participants of the First World War The topics of presented dissertation are identities and experiences of Czech soldiers of the First World War. The sources of the dissertation are ego-documents of Czech soldiers, in particular mostly their diaries, in lesser extent also pieces of field correspondence and memoirs. The aim of the dissertation is the analysis of representations of identities, experiences and national awareness of authors of analysed sources. The research questions of the dissertation inquire about representations of constructions of identities in the sources, particularly about national, regional, religious or social identities; about construction of the otherness and depiction of the enemy in texts, about relation to the otherness and potential conflict of loyalties to the Czech national society and to service in the Austro-Hungarian army; about their gender identity; and about the question of construction of corporeality and experience of corporeality and the body as the construct of masculine identity. The presented dissertation belongs to the discipline Historical Anthropology.
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Prevent the big water. Flood control measures issued by public administrative bodies in the late 18th century Bohemia.
Hudeček, Ondřej ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Tinková, Daniela (referee) ; Maur, Eduard (referee)
During the winter of 1783-1784, practically all European states were struck by severe floods. These natural disasters challenged the state bodies and their ability to cope with exceptional situations. At the time, administrative bodies in the Czech lands were undergoing numerous and substantial reforms designed in the spirit of enlightened absolutism to improve efficiency and thus contribute to the "greater good". The aim of all these reforms was to bring security to the lives of people and promote its quality, because this brought advantages for the whole state. Based on an analysis of the preserved archive sources and newspapers examines present dissertation the formation of the state flood prevention in Bohemia in the late eighteen century. From general point of view the aim of my dissertation is to help to better understand the modernisation process in the era of Enlightenment. It departs, i.a. from the findings of French philosopher Michel Foucault and his concept of biopolitics. The dissertation analyses some concrete examples of this biopolitics, such as the struggle of state bodies against every possible irregularity, contingency and risk, that could endangered the wealth of state and its inhabitants, health of people and the social order, promotion of "love for human beings"...
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