|
|
Ethnographic and Folcloric Aspects in the Work of Eastern Bohemian Teachers
Tomášová, Jana ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Dědovský, Daniel (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on the generation of committed teachers, regional eastern Bohemia patriotic activists that were interested in ethnography and folklore studies on the amateur level. The first part of the thesis introduces four profession-associates of the same generation, teachers from the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th Century. Subsequent chapters deal with wider cultural-historical context with the emphasis on the history of pedagogy and ethnology. In the thesis there is also the development of homeland studies depicted. These studies were introduced as compulsory at the beginning of 20th Century and were therefore suitable for deepening of the educational role of the school via ethnographical materials. The main focus of the thesis is on the intersection of homeland education and ethnographic activities of mentioned teachers (cooperation with professionals, interest in collecting…) as well as the analysis of their importance to the professional ethnography.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Headhunting: etnography of construction of person as a commodity
Pomahač, Matěj ; Stöckelová, Tereza (advisor) ; Abu Ghosh, Yasar (referee)
Pomahač, Matěj. 2011. Headhunting: etnografie utváření osoby jako zboží. Nepublikovaná diplomová práce. Praha: FHS UK. Key Words ethnography; human resources consulting; headhunting; economic anthropology; economization; commodification; structural holes Summary This thesis is based on more than a year-long research which took place in a private human resources consulting company focused on the search for highly skilled workers (known as headhunting). The research focus was based primarily on the fact, that the author worked in the reference field as human resources consultant. This perspective enabled to focus on description and perception of everyday activities ongoing in the company in relation to its clients and candidates, from the headhunter's point of view. The data collected during the course of participant observation have been analysing with the use of Michel Callon's studies of economization and commodification in major part, and through the Ronald S. Burt's theory of structural holes in minor part. The analysis reveals the economic and political factors determining the field of headhunting practices and procedures, which headhunters use in order to face up their position of intermediary party between clients and candidates. The study also focuses on processes and technologies, by means of the...
|
|
| |
|
|
Symbolization of Adulthood by Girls from Sixth Grade of Elementary School
Kálalová, Jiřina ; Doubek, David (advisor) ; Levínská, Markéta (referee)
The subject of the bachelor's thesis is pubescence of girls at the sixth, later seventh grade of an elementary school. It describes girls' methods, that represent their pubescence by interaction with other people (mainly with teachers and classmates), and symbols, that the girls use to be perceived as adults by other people. This thesis points, that girl's new identity is formed by symbolization of adulthood. This thesis is ethnographic research, author picked data at an elementary school in Prague, between children at the sixth, later seventh grade, for nearly a year. She used qualitative methods: concernedly observation of class and interviews with girls. The text of the thesis is divided into two main parts, theoretical and practical. It contains introduction, resume and summary of used literature. The theoretical part includes findings of developmental and social psychology and ideas of Erving Goffman. The practical part contains a description of ground and observed methods, the girls use to construct their adulthood by interaction with other people. The resume deals with fundamental sense of social construction of dulthood for gradational integrate of girls to the world of adults.
|
|
| |
|
|
The Space of Prayer - Ethnography of a Monastic Community
Horská, Kateřina ; Zandlová, Markéta (advisor) ; Spalová, Barbora (referee)
The presented work deals with certain aspects of catholic monastic life; it has been elaborated on the basis of a field research carried out in a female monastic community of an active order in the Czech Republic. In the work, I focus primarily on the topic of prayer and I am trying to answer the following questions: what is the nuns' attitude towards prayer like, which activities we can consider a prayer in the monastic community and what is the influence of these activities on actors in this setting? On theoretical level, the thesis is based especially on the concept of total institutions by E. Goffman and on Pierre Bourdieu's conception of habitus. The text consists of four major parts. In the first, introductory part I describe methodological and ethical issues relevant to my research. In the second part, I concern myself briefly with monastic life in general, its origins and development, and also with stages of monastic life of an individual. The following empirical part based on ethnographic data from my field notes is presented as a description of "a common day" in the monastic community. The last part is theoretical and analytical at the same time; here I deal with the main topic of the thesis. Firstly, I present Goffman's concept of total institutions and I explain how according to this...
|
|
| |
guest ::
