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Sadism and masochism in medicalization and culture during the last third of the long 19th century in the Czech and European context
Finsterschott, Theo ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Kopeček Šustrová, Radka (referee)
The primary focus of the thesis "Sadism and Masochism in Medicalization and Culture During the Last Third of the Long 19th Century in the Czech and European Context" is, firstly, to examine the distinctive notions of sadism and masochism in the works of Austro-German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840-1903); secondly, to analyze how these two perversions came into being and took shape in the field of medicine, in literature and in society itself; and, thirdly, to explore how these concepts were then received and reinterpreted - namely in the study "Culilinctus et fellatio" by Czech forensic physician Václav Bělehradský (1844- 1896), which appeared in the Časopis lékařů českých journal and where the concepts of neronism and encolpism, counterparts to sadism and masochism, were first introduced. The thesis further explores the continuities and, more importantly, the discontinuities in sadism and masochism, starting with concepts prior to Krafft-Ebing's distinctions, focusing on their genesis as complementary perversions, and ending with their significance for the 20th century and the present day. The text is devised as an analysis of the position of erotic desire and practice, namely in their role as primary constituents of sadism, masochism and other related concepts; it is endogenous desire,...
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The second life of selected battlefields of the 30-year war, as possible places of memory
Havrlík, Marek ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Činátl, Kamil (referee)
The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to understand three specific battlefields from the period of the 30-year war as a phenomenon of places of memory and to reconstruct their second life. The time frame of the work is from 1918 to the present, i.e. the year 2022. The selected battlefields are near Rakovník (1620), Rozvadov (1621) and Třebele (1647), i.e. in the area of western Bohemia. Part of the analysis is also the search for continuities and discontinuities in the research interest and its impact. The rate and level of memory, or just the recall of battle events in the given area, is monitored. The battlefield is conceived as a defined area in the landscape, where its fate, transformation and development are monitored. Written sources, published texts, but also documents about activities reminiscent of former battlefields in public space were used for the work, supplemented by a questionnaire whose respondents are the closest residents in the vicinity of the battlefields.
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Arrival and Setting of the Czechs in the Area of Ukrainian Volhynia 1863 - 1880
Jirka, Luděk ; Štaif, Jiří (advisor) ; Spurný, Matěj (referee)
This work is dealing with arrival and settlement of the Czech in Volhynia. It considers to analyse about Czech from czech countries and their arrival to Volhynia, about their settlement in this area. Theories of migrations a theories of ethnicity and identity will be also used. Aim of this work will be specification of reasons about Czech departure and their analysis of their settlement in Volhynia. From this resulted question about changes of socio-economic position in Czech and in Volhynia, which will be investigated with comparation to ukrainian majority. Author will come out from the press, especially from Národní listy, Čechoslovan and Věrná stráž, and so on from archive fonds of Národní archiv in Prague (Svaz Čechů z Volyně, Žatec 1946-1958, Československý ústav zahraniční 1928-1941) and from chronicles writed by volhynian Czechs.
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Neonazism in Late Socialist Czechoslovakia
Polák, Michael ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Spurný, Matěj (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to map the presence of pro-fascist movements, pro- fascist ideas and their manifestations in Czechoslovakia during the second decade of the period of normalization. The basic task of the thesis aims to discover whether the followers of Nazi and fascist values existed in Czechoslovakia in the eighties, what was the profile of the people involved, what was the main motive of inspiration in the neo-Nazi themes, whether these motives represented a symbolic protest against the establishment or carried a projection of a fascist / neo-Nazi social change, furthermore where this inspiration came from (whether the transfer of ideas from the west occurred). The thesis will therefore analyse the social profile of individuals and groups tending to neo-Nazism, their social origin, motivation for neo-Nazi activities and beliefs, and the relationship between governance structure and other social classes of the Czech and Slovak society. This research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the character of the normalisation period and the opposing groups. The general term of passive oppressed people doesn't apply to the supporters of the neo-Nazi ideology, nor would you describe them as the heroic warriors against the regime. Reaserching their specific position should...
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Radicalization of Prague Students in the 1930s
Müller, Jiří ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Míšková, Alena (referee)
This thesis deals with the transformation of social and political behavior of Prague students in the 1930's. The work follows the requirements and expectations of students. Their unfulfilled view reveals the dissatisfaction of students, which led to the escalation of student clear-cut political and social views. The thirties brought in a student movement onset of extreme nationalist, but also left-wing tendencies of both the Czech and the German side. The work is based on the documents of student faculty associations, the student journals and memoir texts. The aim is to analyze, against whom was directed the dissatisfaction of students, which ideas had students about the proper organization of the state and society, what were the differences in political and social thought between the faculties and student groups and how were students percieved by society. Work is also interested in what influence on stduents movement had the clash Czech, German and Jewish students in Prague. How was influenced the students thinking of their social status and how identified the individual student associations. The work aims to contribute to the completion of the image of interwar czechoslovak society.
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Transformations of Everyday Life in the Czech Borderlands within the (De-)Stabilization of the Communist Dictatorship as illustrated by Districts Šumperk and Zábřeh 1945-1960Praha
Mrňka, Jaromír ; Spurný, Matěj (referee) ; Kolář, Pavel (referee)
1 Summary Mrňka, Jaromír: Proměny každodennosti pohraničí českých zemí a ustavování diktatury KSČ na příkladu okresů Šumperk a Zábřeh 1945-1960. [Transformation of Everyday Life in the Czech Borderlands within the (De-)Stabilization of the Communist Dictatorship as illustrated by Districts Šumperk and Zábřeh 1945-1960]. Prague: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Institute of Economic and Social History, 2014. Rigorous Thesis, Supervisor Matěj Spurný, 217 p. Based on research into regional context, the rigorous thesis contributes to a deeper understanding of the process of constituting a new society in the Czech borderlands. The research field is defined on the one hand by the structural aspects of demographic changes following the Second World War (the forced expulsion of the German population, the impact and consequences of unorganized and organized colonization process), on the other by the constitution and transformation of the communist rule, including the deep crisis from 1953 to 1957. In observing the changes of dominant and authoritative discourses on the one hand and the language of the acteurs on the other, the thesis identifies core values and images which contributed to the stabilization or destabilization of communist rule. The shared vision, enabling the mobilization...
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Identity of Carpathian Germans in the Era of Interwar Czechoslovakia
Stachová, Monika ; Spurný, Matěj (advisor) ; Michela, Miroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis Identity of Carpathian Germans in the Era of Interwar Czechoslovakia addresses the identification issue of Carpathian Germans in Slovakia. Furthermore on the background of broader social, cultural and economical context, it attempts to express to what extent German population identified itself with the construct of the Carpathian-German identity, respectively with other identities, e.g. local identities. Apart from that, it focuses on the genesis of this term as such, as well as on alterations of its content. The thesis deals with inter alia the relations among other minorities and loyalty to the interwar Czechoslovakian state. Moreover, it examines, whether the collective identity of entire German population living in Slovakia was created or not. In connection to that, it outlines a question, which role the Germans coming from the Czech lands and other features played in the process of forming the Carpathian-German identity. Key words: identity, alterity, nationalism, loyalty, minority policy, the Carpathian German Party (KdP), the Zipser German Party (ZdP), memory, local patriotism
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The Massacre of Aussig in Sudeten German memory culture
Mareš, Jan ; Randák, Jan (advisor) ; Spurný, Matěj (referee)
(in English): Bachelor Thesis "The Massacre of Aussig in Sudeten German memory culture" describes the role the so called "Massacre of Aussig" had in the memory culture of the Sudeten Germans from Ústí region, organized arround the Aussiger Hilfsverein This developement is delimitated by the years 1945 - 1973. In this time period, the major forms of rememberance used until this day had established themselves. This description of developement of memory culture, especially the graudal of communicative memory into collective and cultural memory as well as methods of instrumentalisation and actualization of these events is based on theoretical works of Aleida Assmann, Jörn Rüsen and others.
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Conceptualization of Space in Historiography
Pýcha, Čeněk ; Činátl, Kamil (advisor) ; Spurný, Matěj (referee)
The main topic of this master thesis are the representation of space of northern Bohemia in the era of czechoslovakian state socialism. The aim of thesis is to approximate historical agents understanding of space. There is a Michel de Certeau's concept of space in the methodological background. De Certeau understands space like a set of places, which is designed by dynamic by social agents. For analysis I have chosen some social realms, where is strong connection to space (tourism, cultural heritage managment, school education, visual representation and sending postcards). The sources were designed by these social realms and the thesis is grounded on the case studies. At the end of thesis I have tried to apply Aleida Assmann's theory of paradigmatic change in the social concept of time. This change we can observate in the 80s and it occures also in space, because direct in space is made sense of time. Keywords: space, northern Bohemia, socialism, representation, historical agent
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