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Gender, identity, culture
Poláková, Markéta ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee)
The dissertation work Gender, identity, culture presents an analysis of a picture of a man and a woman in the contemporary Czech society. The fundamental research theme is a transformation of gender identity under influence of cultural changes which have be in progress since the end of 19th century. In the theoretical part of the work, a research of biological and cultural factors that influence the creation of our gender identity is mapped. More emphasis is put on modern technologies and media, which have bigger and bigger importance in the lives of contemporary people. Gender identity is projected not only into how people perceive themselves but also into creation of intersexual relations. The practical part of the work is devoted to this theme. This part is focused on an analysis of gender identity being projected into dating advertisements on the internet. The tool of the practical research was a content analysis in combination with depth interviews with people who have undergone this way of dating. Key words: gender, sex, identity, gender deconstruction, virtual reality, anthropology
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Sociological imagination and film in the culturological perspective
Jirsa, Lukáš ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee) ; Suchánek, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis Sociological Imagination and Film in the Culturological Perspective examines the possibilities of the sociological imagination and film relation in response to today's rapidly changing life of humanity on the planet Earth, as well as its expanding boundaries of responsibility. In this thesis, the concept of the sociological imagination, as presented by Ch. W. Mills, an American sociologist, is employed as a means of better orientation of an individual in the world. We show that the ability of sociological imagination leads from the education to the self-education and also to understanding that both, the theoretical knowledge of humanities and film art, contribute to the knowledge of the real world and real life of each individual. In the first part, we described the modern world which is undergoing a period of unprecedented change, the change that is not, paradoxically, perceived by its inhabitants sufficiently enough. We see one of the most important fruits of sociological imagination in promoting awareness of "planetarization of humanity," a concept that is no more theoretical only, but also very particular and contemporary. Using concepts of Jaroslav Krejcí, an English historian with Czech origins, and Edgar Morin, a French anthropologist and philosopher, we have outlined the possible concept...
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Shark as a cultural concept
Pechová, Karolina ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Půtová, Barbora (referee)
The aim of this work is to analyze shark as a cultural concept. From cultural point of view, we are able to look at the shark as a pattern, which is always changing in time and environment, in other words, sharks are not only sea species but also creatures holding symbol of meaning. In many world cultures, shark became a symbol of many meanings. Using the system analysis approach, I will attempt to describe the shark from different point of view of Human sciences. First of all I will make a research about shark as a biological part and its importance and indispensableness in perfectly balanced ocean life. Including possible consequences of losing this fascinating creature by exterminating it. From biological and ecological outlook I will move to socio-cultural and symbolical part, which I comprehend as a pivotal point in this research as whole. This chapter is dedicated to the question of overall negative perception of sharks by people. Among other topics, I will also attempt to describe symbolical meaning of sharks in Pacific cultures and compare with its role in western culture. Media and its influence on general perception of sharks will be the subject of the following chapter. Media are powerful tool for shaping the public opinion, it is a fact. As Winston Churchill said - "There is no public...
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"Otherness" as a challenge for culturology
Kaiseršotová, Tereza ; Vaculíková, Michaela (advisor) ; Soukup, Václav (referee)
The thesis deals with the phenomenon of otherness that pervades diverse socioscientific disciplines and approaches. Emphasis is placed mainly on the interdisciplinarity and the extent of provided opinions. It aspires to present otherness as a significant phenomenon for culturology in this manner. Otherness, other, another, strange, face, guest, hospitality, socioscientific disciplines.
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Culture and gender
Šeredová Purschová, Adéla ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee)
Dissertation thesis "Culture and Gender" presents a theoretical introduction to study of phenomenon gender - sexual identity generated and shared by members of particular cultural systems, within social science, especially cultural and social anthropology. Term "gender" according to its basic definition relates to social and cultural differences between sexes in contrast to biological differences. This work surveys development of gender research from its beginning in time of Enlightenment, development of science and Women's Rights movement in 19th century to the present. The main focus of this work consists in gender aspects of cultural and social anthropology. Because of interdisciplinary character of gender research this work is also related to psychology and biology and presents the connection between findings of both disciplines. This work is based largely on analyses of foreign literature, theories and findings of Anglo-Saxon and French authors.
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Rites and festivals of contemporary local cultures
Válková, Jana ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee) ; Erban, Vít (referee)
The study eoneerns theoretie and empirieal analysis of festivities and rites including their influenee on eontemporary human existence. The researeh is foeused on reeent loeal cultures. The interdisdplinary and holistic approaeh is joining up the study of the problem both in terms of individuals, their families and loeal sodety, whieh enables to unravel and interpret the eonnections between festivals and the sodo-eultural system as sueh. Therefore, the thesis is based on theoretieal analysis, including spedal literature analysis, as well as on field researeh of partieular loeal eultures. Empirieal researeh notes down partieular festivals and rites as observed in three reeent loeal eultures of the Czeeh Republie: Nové Sady (near Velká Bíteš, in the district of Žďár nad Sázavou and Vysočina Region), Hrubý Jeseník (in the district of Nymburk and Central Bohemia region) and Radim u Jičína (in the district of Jičín and Hradec Králové Region). The field researeh took plaee from 2004 to 2010, the terrains have not been studied before.
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Sings and symbols in European culture
Krejčí, Tereza ; Soukup, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Václav (referee)
The first palt of this thesis defines notions of symbol and sign, presents basic information about scientific fields which examine symbols and signs and other fields of influence to this examination. The second part presents particular symbols of particular historical periods of the Eastern Europe from the Antiquity up to the present day. These symbols can be conlpared to arclletypes animus and anima of C. G. Jung. The goal of this thesis is to accentuate the importance of symbols and archetypes in our time, because their influence should not be underestimated even today.
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Frame of mind
Krlínová, Kateřina ; Soukup, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Václav (referee)
Thesis deals with a frame of mind and its influence on human behaviour and judgement. It focuses on analysis of perception, from which result that the frame of mind is deeply influenced by perceptual structuralism which is directed by principle of identity and diversity. It also deals with fundamental conditions of moods in relation to being of the human as a whole.
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Experiment such an instrument of cultural research
Ehmigová, Zuzana ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
The thesis discusses culturological analysis of experimental method as a research instrument of socio-cultural phenomena. It is the utilisation of experiment in social sciences and archeology that is examined in particular. The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse the typology of archaeological experiments with respect to the subject of culturology.
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Sexuality and social control of women in transcultural perspective
Hadravová, Lenka ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee)
The subject of thesis "Sexuality and Social Control of Women in Transcultural Perspective" is theoretical analysis of social control of women sexuality, structure and instruments of this control. The aim is to answer the question, how and in which process and circumstances the social dominance of men in patriarchally orientated societies is evolved, continuously renewed and secured and by which means or instruments is this situation sustained in a long-term perspectives. The insight into matrilineally orientated societies is offered for comparison and adumbration of possible counterpart of different way of social structuring. This also reminds the reader to think in the instances of cultural relativism and for this purpose is used theoretical frame of cultural constructivism, concepts of gender, social roles, socialization and enculturation processes and symbolic structures of these cultures. This thesis contains comparative analysis of imperative of modesty and chastity, veiling, female genital mutilation, Chinese foot-binding, virginity, institution of harem and chastity belt. These instruments of social control of women sexuality are examined and researched from transcultural perspective and the geographical localization and cause description is outlined.
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