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Impact of TV broadcasting on the lifestyle in Japan in the 60s and the 70s of the 20th century
Kohout, Kryštof ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
This thesis deals with the effects of television on the life style in Japan in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century. In the first chapter it introduces how television spread through Japan. The second chapter analyses the impact of television on everyday life, and the spread of consumerism through TV serials and commercials. The third chapter concentrates on the effects of television on family life and women. The fourth chapter describes the role of television in the spread of homogenous culture throughout Japan, and its effects on the countryside. The last chapter introduces several historically important television events.
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Aesthetic Ideal sabi and Evanescence in Tanizaki Jun'ichiro's Work
Micková, Tereza ; Tirala, Martin (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
This work describes the way in which Tanizaki Jun'ichiro expresses the aesthetic ideal sabi and the phenomenon of evanescence in his literary work, as well as the means used for this expression. After a short introduction of sabi and evanescence in the context of Japanese aesthetic tradition and a brief author's biography follows an analysis of selected Tanizaki's works. In my thesis I included the analysis of The Makioka Sisters, The Key, Diary of a Mad Old Man, In Praise of Shadows and three short stories (The Tattooer, The Reed Cutter, A Blind Man's Tale). Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Concept of welfare state in Japan on the threshold of 21st century
Stachová, Pavlína ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
(in English): In this thesis I focus on the system of social protection in Japan at the turn of the 21st century and the role of the state in this system. In the first chapter I define the terms society, social policy and welfare state. The second chapter is dedicated to the historical development of the social policy from antiquity to the end of the Second World War. In the next chapter I concern myself with the character of the social protection system in Japan at the beginning of the third millennium, the changes in the Japanese society and the financial state of the social protection system. In the last chapter I analyse the reforms that have been done since the beginning of the new century and which propose was to stabilize the system of the social protection in Japan and make it sustainable.
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Prose Works of Contemporary Japanese Women Writers
Holeyšovská, Linda ; Tirala, Martin (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
In this thesis I present prose works of contemporary Japanese women writers, who made their debut at the beginning of the 21st century. For a better understanding of the transition that a position of Japanese women and women authors has gone through - and how it prepared the way for their successors, I provide a summary of women's literature of the last two decades. To make the context clear, I also included an outline of significant changes within the realm of women's rights and the image of the role of women in society. Presentation of themes, that contemporary women writers focus on in their works and that reflect recent trends in modern Japanese society, follows. I also analyze aspects of language that are shared in works of young women writers. Lastly, considering the diverse range of critical reception of contemporary Japanese women writers, I would like to think about the future of Japanese modern literature. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Postwar Japanese literature and historical transition durin the years 1945 - 1960
Weber, Michael ; Švarcová, Zdeňka (advisor) ; Nymburská, Dita (referee) ; Tirala, Martin (referee)
The thesis presents an assumption that literature is inspired by reality (besides other factors), and that specific literary worlds may, to a certain extent, reflect the actual state of society. Historical events around the end of WWII and the consequent rapid social changes in Japan during late 1940s and 1950s had an indisputable impact on literary production at the time. The aim of this thesis is to affirm this assumption through an analysis of selected short stories and novels from the time concerned. The analysis focuses on remarks and on references about the period of time when the prose was written, and also on behavioral and attitude changes of its characters - prototypes of the Japanese society. The direct impact of historical and social transition on literary work may also be traced in the works' themes, motifs and narrative. We can thus, in many cases, follow the development of the Japanese postwar society from 1945 until the late 1950s, when the country started to prosper economically. The selection of the analysed pieces of literature includes two novels which did not only describe the time of their origination, but also had reverse effect on society. The impact hypothesis is thus confirmed and, what is more, we can see a mutual influence exercised by both, the society and art: The...
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Short stories of Uchida Hyakken
Vrbovský, Matej ; Tirala, Martin (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
In this paper I am introducing the 20th century Japanese writer, Uchida Hyakken, and his literary work. I am describing his works chronologically, while taking the authors life into account as well. I am mainly covering his short stories, therefore this paper deals with the characterization of his short stories collections and the specification of peculiar marks that are present in them. Subsequently, I choose two short stories and carry out both a language and narrative analysis, with the aim of finding out how is Hyakken building the dreamlike atmosphere.
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The Image of Ageing in Postwar and Contemporary Japanese Literature
Reichlová, Anna-Marie ; Tirala, Martin (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
Japan is recently facing the issue of rapidly ageing population along with the negative impact of this phenomenon. It is one of contemporary social concerns, which is being reflected in culture and arts as well, literature included. The paper describes the subject of imaging ageing and the process of ageing itself using the method of literary analysis in five selected representative works by three significant authors of Japanese literature dating from the post-war era up to nowadays. By detailed analysis of literary characters relevant to the subject, the paper focuses on particular aspects of the protagonists' psychological profile and their internal conflicts concerning the sense of life and death. For this purpose, the paper is using illustrative quotations from the primary sources. Furthermore, the paper covers interaction with other characters and interpersonal relations involved in the development of the main characters in the course of the particular publication. In the end, the paper presents the results of analysis, finding that the analyzed works seem to show multiple similarities in the basic scheme of presenting the main elderly characters and also discusses the differences between the authors' literary styles. Simultaneously, it serves as a reference material for the overview subject...
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Short Stories of Kōno Taeko
Baďurová, Jana ; Tirala, Martin (advisor) ; Weber, Michael (referee)
(in English): The topic of this work is the characteristics of the short stories by Kono Taeko. At first I am presenting the methodology - psychoanalysis. Then, I'm describing her life for better understanding of the use of some typical features. Especially the war and the tuberculosis had influence on her work. Subsequently I present possible interpretation of her stories in term of Shintoism (effort to purify) and Buddhism (achievement of liberation). In interpersonal relations Kono Taeko deals mainly with man- woman relationships and her attitude can be considered feminist. In the most comprehensive chapter concerning masochism I am trying to prove with Freud's theory "The child is being beaten" that her work is masochistic. In the end I am generalizing my findings. This work contains Czech translations of examples of her work and contains 68 pages.
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