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Czech Translations of Knut Hamsun's Novel Hunger
Martínková, Věra ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Březinová, Helena (referee)
The subject of this master thesis is a comparison of four Czech translations of Knut Hamsun's novel Hunger (Sult, 1890) - from 1902 (Hugo Kosterka), 1932 (Milada Lesná-Krausová), 1959 (Milada Lesná-Krausová) and 2016 (Helena Kadečková). The thesis consists of a theoretical part, dealing with the analysis of the original text and the historical context of trends in translation, and a practical part, analysing and comparing the translations. The aim of the thesis was to assess the adequacy of the translations and the correlation between the methods and the corresponding contemporaneous trends. As we expected, the language and methods applied in the translations correspond with the practices in the respective periods. In terms of the method consistency and thoroughness, the versions of Kosterka and Kadečková proved to be the most adequate.
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Comparison of Tools for Measuring Homelessness at Local and Regional Level
Růžička, Jiří ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Martinková, Věra Leona (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of enumerating and mapping the needs of the homeless. It compares tools for measuring homelessness which are described in literature and shows the way for implementation of measuring within the area of smaller municipalities. Findings about homelessness, homeless phenomenon and services for the homeless published in the literature are discussed at the beginning of the theoretical part. The core fragment of the theoretical part is devoted to a discussion on the basis and ways of measuring homelessness both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Different tools for measuring homelessness are compared in the thesis, appended with commentaries reflecting author's own multiyear experiences with providing services for target group and his involvement in surveys. The empirical part describes the process of verifying the applicability of the given methodology for enumerating and mapping the needs of homeless in practice. The procedures how author reached the final adjustments of the given methodology are described in this part. The modified methodology for counting and mapping the needs of homeless is presented in the conclusion. At final stage the modified methodology is compared with the methodology used for enumerating homeless in the United States.
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Homelessness and Alcohol Adicction
Martinková, Věra Leona ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Havrdová, Zuzana (referee)
The present thesis deals with the issues concerning alcohol addiction among the homeless and focuses on opportunities of helping these clients with increasing the quality of life, primarily in cases when they are not able or willing to abstain. Although the providers of social services for the homeless in this country have to encounter alcoholism among their clients on a daily basis, the very problem has not been addressed yet conceptually nor professionally. The intention of the present thesis is not only to map the aforementioned issues but also to present experience and good practice from abroad, as well as possible solution to the problem that would suit our specific environment. First part of the thesis summarises the information about homelessness retrieved from all the major resources which have been published by Czech authors. These findings are reflected by the author in the light of her first-hand experience of several-year-long work with the homeless. Furthermore, the thesis presents the general issue of alcohol addiction and principles of relevant therapy. As there has not been any research carried out in this country to map the issue of alcohol addiction in the homeless, the author prepared short questionnaires on the topic which she distributed among the providers of social services for the...
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