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Emigration as Life Experience: Czechs in Dennmark 1968 - 1989
Pollaková, Kateřina ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Mücke, Pavel (referee)
This diploma thesis should contribute to the study of czechoslovak emigration during 1968-1989. It should bring closer life stories of eight persons, who migrated at that time to Denmark. Attention is paid to the period of leaving the sending country and arrival at the host country. On the basis of episodic narrative interviews I will attempt to reconstruct reasons, which motivated narrators to leave Czechoslovakia, how they left and how they started new lifes in the new society.
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Songster's association Šafrán
Houda, Přemysl ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Valeš, Lukáš (referee)
Hudba, jakožto významný prvek, jenž může ovlivňovat společenské mínění, se vždy musí potýkat se zájmem mocenských orgánů v jakémkoli autoritativním či totalitním státě. Touha svobodně tvořit a stvořené poté reprodukovat před posluchači, je totiž v naprosto příkrém protikladu s požadavky státu po všeobjímající kontrole jakékoli do veřejnosti zasahující sféry. Z této principiální neshody se nutně s hudbou dostává do příkrého konfliktu, jehož logickým vyústěním je pokus o její znásilnění a spoutání. Výsledek je jasný. Ovládnutí všech masmédií totalitním režimem a únik té, v pravém slova smyslu nejpůvodnější a z hlouby duše vyvěrající, hudby na samý okraj, do neoficiálních struktur. Ty skýtají jedinou možnost ji i nadále, bez kompromisů s mocí, provozovat. Předestřený vývoj lze demonstrovat na historii písničkářského sdružení Šafrán. Volné sdružení písničkářů Šafrán existovalo v sedmdesátých letech, tedy v době, kdy se již plně prosadil tzv. normalizační kurz nového vedení KSČ. Byl to kurz vedoucí k opětovnému podrobení si veřejného dění Komunistickou stranou Československa po určitých záblescích uvolnění z konce let šedesátých. Společnost si ve své většině nechala vnutit a nakonec si i osvojila tzv. společenskou smlouvu, ve které vyměnila svá práva občanská za určitý stupeň státem garantovaného blahobytu.1...
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Copyright workers. The agency DILIA during the time of so-called normalization in memories of its employees
Burman, Markéta ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
In this thesis, I present Dilia, the Theater and Literary Agency, at the time of so-called normalization from the perspective of its employees. On the basis of available documentation, the organization's history from the beginning of 1949 until 1990 (a time of revolutionary societal changes) is mapped. Then I describe the organizational structure and different scope of work of each department and afterwards I turn back to the history again, this time with the focus on historical events, especially during the time of so-called normalization. I present the events as they were related to corresponding changes in directorship. In this thesis, I discover on the background of the era how the former employees recall their everyday life. I recall the employees' recollections of everyday life, working and private, in the context of the era. These recollections include forced membership in social organizations. Ultimately, they assess their their lives the vantage of today.
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Memory and memories of World War II in Czech lands. The war memoirs of the Czechoslovak soldiers from second external resistance
Mücke, Pavel ; Čechurová, Jana (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee) ; Gebhart, Jan (referee)
The author of this master thesis tries to capture severa! moments of life stories of Czechoslovak soldiers and their so called war memoires (e.g. private war diaries and written memoirs, novels, poetry, interviews) bom during and after the Second World War. In the first part of dissertation is conceming e.g. these key questions: Why did the soldiers give testimony? How they did it? In what kind of written form they made it? Why those days seemed so cruel to them? How these testimonies were used by media and historians and how did they play a role in the process of fromning collective memory in Czech Lands. Examining these sources, author tried to answer for these questions. Important goal of dissertation is to demonstrate, how memoirs was perceived throughout centuries, since the ancient ages to the present and what forms were continiously developed. In the second part, us ing transformed concept of "realms of memory" (P. Nora) and "memory frames" (M. Halbwachs), author tries to demonstrate how these sources yould be used in reserahc of memory and every day life of Czechoslovak soldiers in qualitative way. To get an inspiration, the attention was tumed to methodological literature from social and human sciences in wide range escecially from abroad because Czech historiography does not reflect this topic...
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The vanished village of Přísečnice in the memories of its inhabitants
Střihavková, Monika ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Vaňous, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis explores the history of Přísečnice, a no longer existing village in the district of Chomutov, which had to give way to a construction project for a drinking water reservoir and dam of the same name in the early 1970's. The first part of the thesis briefly describes the history of Přísečnice up until 1945; the second part focuses on the village developments after World War II until its destruction. The latter part describes how the village evolved in the 1940's and 1950's, and depicts the municipal life in the 1960's as well. It also discusses the reasons why a decision was made to create the reservoir, traces back the construction project negotiations and the issues that arose at that time due to the plan to ruin Přísečnice and the surrounding settlements. This part also describes the actual process of destroying the village, which started by eliminating the cemetery early in 1970 and ended with the demolition of the last houses in 1974. The third part of the thesis reports on the lives of Přísečnice's former inhabitants after their relocation and looks at their current feelings toward the location where they had spent longer or shorter periods of their lives. The thesis has been written based on a comprehensive study of currently available archive materials and oral history narrations....
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Slavia fans in the changing times
Stehlíková, Jana ; Houda, Přemysl (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
Sports spectators is free entertainment for millions of people around the world. Here I will focus on football spectators who have in their heart the club SK Slavia Praha, who is one of the oldest football club in our country and have a fan base. As the name suggests, I will be interested in the phenomenon of a football fan, which differs from the viewer, among other things, that he identifies with his club. The main aspect of this work will be a comparison of two historical sections, the period before and after the fall of the communist regime in 1989 and Police supervision is connected. I will also be interested in the relationship to the biggest rival within AC Sparta Praha, or the possibility of club artifacts, which are now available in a wealth of, but always be. Even fans have their asociations. Aside from the fact that they are associated fan support such as an expert and tribune, which have great influence as a club support and at the end of the work focusing on their relationship to the club, why they chose Slavia and what it means for them. For this work I chose the method of qualitative research, which oral history and field research, which I found due to the nature of the work appropriate. Key words: sports spectators, SK Slavia Praha, football fans, oral history
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Use of oral history in the history lessons
Böhmová, Lucie ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Morávková, Naděžda (referee)
This work describes the use of oral history in history classes in elementary schools. It is a combination of history didactics and methodology of oral history. This work should be the instruction for including oral history into the lessons. Its aim is to prove that this method can be used even with children under the age of sixteen years and it is beneficial for them. Work was based on delimitation of oral-historical sources which are primary and secondary. Segmentation is based on the availability of sources to the students, if they can meet witness in person or they are familiar with his memories indirectly. The parts of the work are also two specific suggestions for the projects which use oral history.
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Pilsen music scene in 1968-1983
Marková, Lucie ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Diestler, Radek (referee)
The aim of essay is to broaden knowledge of Pilsen alternative music scene in 1968- 1983. The study is focused on the conditions, under which was the rock subculture in Pilsen formed, by what has been this subculture affected and how to deal with various restrictions by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. The main basis for this research, are interviews with members of rock band in West Bohemian metropolis in a given period. These interviews were realized using oral history. Beside this, the study is supported also by knowledge of literature, period newspaper and archive materials. The study presents new facts in the areas of retraining examinations, Festival of political songs, whose national phase was held in Sokolov and public performances. Furthermore, authoress presents musician response to article Nová vlna se starým obsahem, published in magazine Tribuna in 1983. The research is focused on musician view on said areas, which could enrich the already know facts and help to fill space in history of pilsen music scene in the past regime. Key words Pilsen music scene, beat music, oral history, retraining examinations, Festival of political songs, new wave
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Prague ballet scene and its main leaders of the 2nd half of the 20th century.
Rajlová, Lucie ; Krátká, Lenka (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the Prague ballet scene and its important representatives during the second half of the 20th century. The study aims to provide a concise summary of a topic that has not been covered so far and holds great potential for further research. The effort is to capture life stories of several eminent personalities of the ballet scene in the area of dance, choreography and teaching. In addition, the author maps events which had a significant impact on the ballet scene both in terms of theatrical and historical milestones. The chosen problems are approached by using theme-oriented literature reviews and processing of archival documents. The method of oral history is used as part of the research. The contribution of this thesis lies in its concise mapping of the Prague ballet scene and the profession of a ballet artist with all its possible pros and cons. Most importantly, it also serves as commemoration of personalities who had an unforgettable influence on the history of this art form.
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