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Folklore ensembles' members opinion of folklore and folklorism in the Czech republic
Mudruňková, Kateřina ; Uherek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
The aim of this work is to analyse the image of current folklore and folklorisme in the Czech Republic through the eyes of folklore ensemble members. It is divided into multiple parts, each of them focusing on different aspects. The first part deals with traditional folklore, its characteristics and functions, and then focuses on other term folklorism, including their comparison, as those two phenomena depend on each other. This comparison is based on the different environments where folklore and folklorism appear, their dissimilar functions and the amount of stylization. Folklorism is furthermore also put into context with mass culture and mass communication. The subsequent part is dedicated to analysis of public attitudes towards folklore in various historical periods as well as to previous research findings in the Czech Republic in reference to current activities of the government and of international institutions focusing on preservation of this part of cultural heritage. A considerable amount of attention is paid to members of folklore groups that work with traditional sources and participate on preservation and evolution of folklore. Those activities are not only pursued for leisure, but serve commercial interests as well. A considerable amount of attention is paid to analysis of folklore...
The traditional folk culture as a meaning of revenue for tourism - Central Bohemia Region
Kalousová, Kristýna ; Malcová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Skopová, Věra (referee)
The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to evaluate how the traditional folk culture contributes to the development of tourism in the Central Bohemia. The first part of it focuses on the description of care for this culture in the Czech Republic and UNESCO. Another part of the bachelor thesis is dedicated to ensuring institutional care for traditional folk culture of the Central Bohemia and also the most important attractions, focusing on traditional folk culture in the region, such as open-air museums and folklore festivals. An integral part of the thesis is the evaluation of the benefits of this type of cultural heritage for tourism.

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