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Feminism and emancipation at the threshold of the 20th century. Anna Řeháková, Vlasta Pittnerová, two case studies
Potměšilová, Magdaléna ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Sochorová, Ludmila (referee) ; Secká, Milena (referee)
Feminism and emancipation at the threshold of the 20th century Anna Řeháková, Vlasta Pittnerová, two case studies This PhD thesis deals with feminism and women's emancipation in Prague at the threshold of the 20th century. This work is a case study, based mainly on the biographical method. It is a concrete contribution to the history of emancipation and women's issues. The aim is to contribute to understanding the development of the women's movement in the Czech region on the border of the 19th and 20th century in a particular situation. Matter of this thesis is conceived as two case studies of two little-known personalities of the women's movement, their life and work today: a teacher and writer Anna Rehakova and writer and publicist Vlasta Pittnerová. The author conducted an analysis of the archival materials, memoirs, and inhe- ritances, the sources of contemporary women's own literary press and publications of both protagonists examined, as well as specialized books on the matter. On the basis of their work author demonstrates the development process in the women's movement, views the women and their fate. All of this, based on an example of life circumstances, attitudes and beliefs, as well as the formation of these two personalities not quite typical, active and taking part in the stream of...
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Tensions Within the Abolitionist Movement in the United States of America
Dvořáková, Irena ; Procházka, Martin (advisor) ; Veselá, Pavla (referee)
The thesis deals with the abolitionist movement in the United States of America and approaches it as an internally disunited movement. It focuses on the conflicts between its most influential representatives, including William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass. Different motives of the anti-slavery leaders' involvement in the matter are analyzed and used to explain the arguments among these. Attention is given to the problem of racial oppression as one of the main forces having determined not only the development of the abolitionist movement but also the events following the 1865 Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, mostly the rise of the Black nationalism movement and of black racism. Even though many abolitionists saw slavery as based on racism and, therefore, endeavored to reach its abolition, in practice, many of them refused to acknowledge racial equality between white and African American people. This paradox is one of the central problems of American abolitionism examined in the thesis. The first three chapters discuss abolitionist ideas of William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and David Walker with focus on their distinct and opposing views. The fourth chapter deals with the emancipation of women as it was closely linked to the emancipation of slaves; the...
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Theory Actions in X Chapters/Actions Theory in X Acts : Talk and Twerk
Bačíková, Alžběta ; Sterec, Pavel (referee) ; Rathouský, Luděk (advisor)
The result of the project is a short video documentation of reciprocal lesson given by the twerking instructress and the teacher of the rhetoric. We can easily observe how the smart nonverbal choreography of speech is joining the erotically explicit dance. Women bodies are shot by camera during the training. They exercise proper breathing techniques first, then nonverbal expression and finally they try to articulate diverse notions on twerking. After the rhetoric lesson is given, they change the positions of teacher and the person being taught. It's time to learn how to twerk. In the final sequence we can see both women performing short twerk choreography on hip-hop music track made originally for the project.
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Fashion Victorian era as a source of inspiration
RATSCHMANOVÁ, Lucie
Master's thesis: Victorian era fashion theoretical and practical source of inspiration. Theoretical part of thesis explores fashion in 19 th century in UK in the context of contemporary facts. Thesis describes a development in particular parts of women's clothing which reflects former spirit and culture. In the next chapter is discussed how Victorian England has inspired nowadays fashion and its impact on modern subcultures. There are additionally added images for deeper understanding of this complex phenomena. Practical part of the thesis consists of development of ball jointed doll which was inspired by Victorian fashion. In addition, it includes sketches and workflow with visualization.
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The Status of Women in Labour Relations
Horáčková, Daniela ; Soušková, Milena (advisor) ; Spirit, Michal (referee)
This thesis deals with the present status of women on the labour market. It focuses on progress in the development of women's employment, and provides insight into the possibilities of alternative employment options, and opportunities in general that make it easier for women to balance their work and family life. A significant part is devoted to a comparison between how this issue is handled by the Labour Code and other legal norms and how it works in real life.
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A painting as a graphic metaphor of a gender identity
NIŽNÍKOVÁ, Kateřina
This thesis focuses on how Roznov art therapy schools approach gender issues. It deals with a gender perception development during an art therapy process (through the course of study). In the theoretical part it describes gender issues from the historical point of view and it addresses the feminist movement and its impact on an understanding of gender differences. It also describes psychological theories of the beginning and evolution of sex differences and therapeutic effects of art therapy. The practical part of this thesis includes a characterization of art therapy techniques. It pursues the symbol of ?original sin?. It examines a set of art therapy students? artwork and it studies the gender identification references. It also analyses a set of students? questionnaires, especially the experience of gender identification perception before and during their studies.
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Image of woman in the novels of Benoîte Groult
JELÍNKOVÁ, Adéla
This thesis focused on the French female writer Benoîte Groult studies the influence of her life and her feministic attitudes on her literary work. The work is divided into two parts, a theoretical and a practical one. The first part describes individual stages in the evolution of the feminist movement in France. In addition it contains Groult´s biography, the beginnings of her writing career, and her involvement in feminist events in France in the latter half of the 20th century. The practical part consists of analyses of two of her novels. It primarily focuses on the characteristics of the main female characters of these books and their relationships to their environment. The aim of this research is to find out through these analyses whether and how Groult?s feminist attitudes are reflected in her work and to what extent they are inspired by her life.
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