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Cafe as the Third Place: A Case Study on Mamacoffee Vodičkova
Slaběňáková, Barbora ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Kotík, Michal (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the phenomenon of cafés. It portrays cefés in the context of history, when they were perceived as places of public discussions, and in the context of the present day in framework of theory of third place by Ray Oldenburg. The term 'third place' describes particular type of public places which serve as a basis for informal public life. Their main function is socialization. And they are physically separated from home and work environment. The text presents a case study of café mamacoffee Vodičkova, which was implemented with the help of the method of participant observation completed by non- standardized interviews. One aim of this research was to specify the characteristic functions of mamacoffee Vodičkova and how the café's guests use them. Another aim was to find specific signs of the third place in this particular case and determine whether it may be marked as the third place. Research shows the café as a multifunctional space, that serves as a place for socialization and work and which therefore fulfils certain attributes of third place (atmosphere, socialization, communication). However it would not be labelled as the third place according Oldenburg. The text offers possible view on author's concept, where it emphasizes socialization function of third place, and...
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