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Kidnapping Otherness. Tourism, Imaginaries and Rumor in Eastern Indonesia
Kábová, Adriana ; Halbich, Marek (advisor) ; Vrhel, František (referee) ; Knotková - Čapková, Blanka (referee)
This dissertation is based on my research into distinction processes (Calhoun, 1994; Cerulo 1997) between tourists and inhabitants of West Sumba in Eastern Indonesia. The imaginiaries (Castoriadis, 1987; Strauss, 2006; Lacan, 1977; Anderson, 1991; Salazar, 2012) of West Sumbanese people about foreigners also emerge from diving rumors (Bysow, 1928; Allport and Postman, 1947/1965). Their origins, dissemination, and sharpening processes, as well as their consequences will be analysed herein. This case study demonstrates how mental models of otherness are formed and reified, how they clash, and for what purposes they may be utilized. It will also analyze how imaginaries influence behavior and may lead to miscommunication in West Sumba.
Versions of the legend about Oldřich and Božena in Czech chronicles
STEJSKALOVÁ, Jana
The objective of the thesis is to compare the various forms of rumors about Oldřich and Božena in selected Czech chronicles. The primary focus is the transformation of the legend in the Kosmas Chronicle, the so-called Dalimil Chronicle, and the popular Czech Chronicle of Václav Hájek of Libočany. We will also try to further highlight certain themes in relation to the given community and the culturally historical environment. Finally, we will compare the individual data from the rumors with documented historical facts, and we will also highlight speculations that arose around the rumors.

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