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The Theory of Petrified Worlds on the Example of Anti-utopian and Dystopian Literature
Pavlova, Olga ; Kubíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Glanc, Tomáš (referee) ; Češka, Jakub (referee)
In my dissertation Theory of Petrified Worlds on the Example of Anti-Utopian and Dystopian Literature, I deal with anti-utopian and dystopian literature, which has been largely neglected by Czech scholarship. After the introduction to the issue I deal with the detailed analysis of the novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, after which I devote my attention to the theoretical definition of terms, including the historical mapping of previous research. I focus on the historical context of the emergence of the genres, including a deeper analysis of its beginnings, i.e. the development of utopian literature from Plato to William Morris and Herbert George Wells, and in detail describe the emergence of anti-utopian literature primarily as an opposition to utopian tendencies and its evolution into dystopia. A major part of the work deals with a specific semiotic analysis of the characteristic and constitutive features of the genres of anti-utopian and dystopian literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. This includes, among other things, the closed and petrified world of the novels, which gave the name to the presented theory, the strict division of society, the existence of newspeak, the characteristics of the main and secondary characters, as well as the social and political context of the analysed works. In...
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Phrases in Karel Poláček's works and its meaning in today's media
Pavlova, Olga ; Pešička, Jiří (referee) ; Holý, Jiří (advisor)
In this work, we analyze selected phrases in Karel Poláček's works, i.e. mainly his Žurnalistický slovník and his novels Bylo nás pět and Muži v ofsajdu. At the beginning, we define the conception of a phrase and in connection to than, we define the specificity of the author's prose. Then follows the analysis of the misuse of language in totalitarian regimes and journalism. Finally, we retrieve the information on the frequency of the actual use of the selected expressions in today's media with the help of Anopress.
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The consolidation trend in banking
Pavlova, Olga ; Janda, Karel (advisor) ; Witzany, Jiří (referee)
This work investigates quickly developing consolidation trend in banking. The first part of the work is devoted to the theoretical basis, definitions, reasons for mergers and acquisitions, positive and negative consequences of consolidation. Special attention is paid to banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A), to their financing and regulation. The second chapter examines banking M&A process in detail, including models, which could be used during particular stages. The third chapter discusses development of the consolidation trend in Europe focused on Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The influence of the banking M&A on those countries' banking systems development is examined. Legal requirements and problems, which could occur in connection with banking M&A in these countries, are also discussed in this chapter. In the work were used some real banking M&A examples, illustrative examples for better understanding models, used in the M&A process, and case study as an illustration of the M&A process in the CIS countries.
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Konsolidační trend v bankovnictví
Pavlova, Olga ; Janda, Karel (advisor)
Tato práce se zabývá rychle se rozvíjejícím konsolidačním trendem v bankovnictví. Je analyzován rozvoj trendu v západní Evropě a jeho postupné přesouvání do centrální a východní Evropy. V práci jsou využívány příklady fúzí a akvizic, jak přeshraničních, tak vnitrostátních. Jsou projednány příčiny, které banky ke konsolidaci vedou, klady a zápory tohoto trendu, příčiny úspěchů či neúspěchů fúzí a akvizic, perspektivy a případný směr rozvoje konsolidačního trendu v budoucnu. Dále se zkoumá situace ve státech bývalého SSSR, a to jak rozvoj bankovního systému na tomto území po rozpadu SSSR, tak s tím spojená specifika konsolidace, která se zde vyskytuje.
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