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Masculinity and its Crisis in the work of E. Hemingway, K. Kesey and Ch. Palahniuk
HOFFMANN, Daniel
The diploma thesis sets out to analyse and compare the portrayal of masculinity and its crisis in the novels The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Firstly, it defines masculinity as gender and it introduces the fundamental theoretical framework for gender analysis. The thesis focuses on gender and its key aspects, the relation of gender and human physiology, the theories of gender acquisition and the basic perspectives of understanding masculinity. After that, the thesis describes the concepts of hegemonic and toxic masculinity, followed by the debate about masculinity crisis as a political category and individual identity. The literary analysis of each novel introduces the life of the author as well as his literary and historical context. Initially, it analyses each male character separately so that it can later conclusively describe the ten examined key aspects of masculinity and its crisis in the novel. After the analysis of each novel, the thesis presents their comparison put in the historical context.
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Opposing concepts of masculinity in the communication of Fernet Stock and AXE and their reflexion by different generations of men
Ružičková, Judita ; Krobová, Tereza (advisor) ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on different representations of masculinity in marketing communication targeting men. Cases presented are those of Fernet Stock and AXE brands, whose communications portray masculinity in starkly contrasting ways. Fernet Stock urges middle-aged men to resist societal changes and not to yield their traditional masculine toughness, whereas AXE attempts to encourage young men to be their true selves, even at the cost of breaking masculine stereotypes. The aim of the thesis is to deepen the understanding of male self-identified views of masculinity, how they differ from one generation to another, and how well these correspond to the representation in the studied cases of marketing communication. The research is guided by existing theoretical concepts of masculinity, using the theory of hegemonic masculinity by Australian sociologist Raewyn Connell as a basis. The thesis is conducted as a qualitative research, using the method of thematic analysis of semi- structured interviews with members of both target groups, middle-aged and young men, respectively.
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Phenomenon of Men's Therapy Group in Therapeutic Community
KARÁSEK, Daniel
The major aim of this thesis is to focus on the part of a program of therapeutic communities for drug abusers called "the men's groups." The thesis is bringing the facts and the views at the present position of men in society, developmental problems of men and male themes. It describes the gender issue in the field of mental disorders and drug abuse. It informs about the origin and experiences in running of the men's groups in the world as well as in the Czech Republic especially the League of Outspoken Men and Therapeutic Community Podcestný Mlýn. The constituent of this thesis is the search with an aim to map the presence and the approach of men's groups in the programs of therapeutic communities united in the Section of therapeutic communities of Association of Non-Governmental Organizations.
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