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The American Identity in the Works of David Mamet and Sam Shepard
Sičák, Michal ; Wallace, Clare (advisor) ; Ulmanová, Hana (referee)
In my thesis I focused on the matter of the relationship of Americans during the decades after World War II to their own identity, as well as to the myths of the West or consumer society. I wanted to compare these aspects on plays by Sam Shepard and David Mamet, two playwrights concerned with similar issues in 1960s and 1970s. In the theoretical part of the thesis I concentrated on the development of the American theater off Broadway. I described three significant theater groups of the era and the differences in their approach. I based the comparison of the plays on Richard Schechner's performance theory and J. L. Austin's theory of the so-called "performatives." Later I discussed the matters of rituals and myths in the postmodern society where I based my theory especially on Victor Turner's and Marie Maclean's work. The two main chapters are dealing with comparing two plays by each author with regard to the way Shepard and Mamet work with rituals and modern myths. Those are considered commonplace, insufficient, almost misleading in a modern society, and the plays' characters thus cannot cope with the society. They end up being on its outer edge and do not seem to be able to find the way back. As a result of the comparison of the plays based on the theoretical part I concluded that even though from the...
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Motivation and individual use of social networks, namely Facebook and Nyx and the identity of thein users: Qualitative comparative study
Šimáková, Lenka ; Švelch, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vochocová, Lenka (referee)
Lenka Šimáková Způsoby a motivace užívání sociálních sítí Facebook a Nyx a identita jejich uživatelů: Kvalitativní komparativní studie Mediální studia, IKSŽ, FSV UK, 2012 Abstract The key goal of this thesis is to find correlations between motivation and usage of social network(ing) sites and how they influence self-presentation of the users as a process of defining their own identity. A qualitative method of semi-structured interviews with five active users of both researched sites was used to describe the impact of the social and technological environment on the way they present themselves towards others. I therefore focus mainly on the social identity of the users: why and how they interact, how they perceive the sites and their role within their groups and how it influences their administration of their personal profiles. I also focus on other relevant subjects of within-line social communication: I describe various aspects of computer mediated communication, user perception of public and private sphere on-line and other issues such as group dynamics or users' approach to the social network(ing) sites as tools for managing their social capital. The resulting set of hypothesis is based on my analysis of the conducted interviews. This thesis brings an insight into user reflection of researched platforms,...
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Identity Management Solution for Small and Medium Businesses
MAXA, Karel
The topic of this master's thesis is development of identity management solution for small and medium business. The thesis is divided into four major parts. The first part contains theoretical background as description of RBAC model or model with relationships between practically used objects (user identity, role, position, permission, account...). Analysis of functioning and needs of targeted organizations was carried out in the second part. The third part describes the design of the developed application. The fourth part discusses actual implementation of the application. The main outcome of the thesis is implemented application that can be deployed at thesis defined organizations. The application includes all the functionality required in the first phase of the project.
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Dance in the Contemporary Israeli Society
Indráková, Tereza ; STAVĚLOVÁ, Daniela (advisor) ; PETIŠKOVÁ, Ladislava (referee)
In my dissertation Dance in Israeli Society I have tried to describe the position and perception of dance in contemporary Israeli society from the perspective of modern methods of anthropological research. I have used the methods of the work in the field - authentic interviews with Israeli dancers and Israeli choreographers, with the use of publications in English and Hebrew. My observation were focused on modern Israeli society but with understanding the context of the Jewish history and the transformation of the status of dance in Jewish society from the Biblical times, through the period of diaspora until the Zionist ideas that led to the creation of modern State Israel. Context is completed with a reflection on the current problems of Israeli society and a positive role of dance as a the medium in mutual understanding of different social groups in the contemporary society,. I accent the rolraelská kultura, židovské náboženství, izraelská společnost, národní identita, antropologie tance, tělesná kultura, pohybový jazyk, současný tanec, lidový tanec, etnický tanec, tanec v náboženství, Gaga, Feldenkrais, metoda Ilan Lev, Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation e of dance in building of new modern State Israel and its culture in helping creating new Israeli culture and searching for the Israeli national identity. It also includes an insight into the methods and tools developed in Israel that are unique for the contemporary dance world in Israel,
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Proposal of Communication Strategy
Viktorin, Ondřej ; Halouzková, Dana (referee) ; Šimberová, Iveta (advisor)
In the proposal of communication strategy for OK Plast Company I solve the problem about corporate identity, contains all identification symbols helping recognize the specific subject and distinguish it from the others. Corporate identity is classified to public relations in communication mix. Principle of corporate identity is a philosophy and history of company. It is about “main strategy of company.”
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The origin of Corporate style creation
Horký, Jan ; Horný, Stanislav (advisor) ; Vilím, Tomáš (referee)
V této práci se zabývám firemní komunikací. Pro její plánování a rozvoj je třeba udržovat aktuální komunikační a informační strategii. Pro zjednodušení jsem systém firemní komunikace rozdělil na 4 subsystémy: Kultura, informační systém, komerční komunikace a firemní styl, z nichž každým se podrobně zabývám. Společným působením těchto čtyř disciplín vzniká unikátní identita organizace a toto jsou její základní kameny. Jedním ze způsobů, jak docílit silné identity, je budování promyšleného a stabilního firemního stylu. Firemní styl je úžeji vymezen jako vizuální tvář podniku, tzv. Corporate Design. Jeho základními elementy jsou: logotyp, barevnost a typografie. Přestože firmy si mohou být v těchto základních elementech podobné, odlišují se jejich aplikacemi na komunikační aktivity. Každá vizuální identita se stává unikátním otiskem složitého firemního organismu. Účelem aplikací není pouze marketingový úspěch či vizuální dokonalost; ten spočívá v jejich funkčnosti. Proto je při jejich tvorbě nutné respektovat daleko více kritérií.
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The Manifestation of Jewish Identity through the Rules of Kashrut
Schreiberová, Zuzana ; Zandlová, Markéta (advisor) ; Novotná, Hedvika (referee)
This essay deals with jewish identity and keeping rules of kashrut. It is focused on outside manifestation of identity, which means keeping jewish dietetic rules. The object of research was to explore how respondents takes rules of kashrut as they are part of themselfs and how is knowledge of these rules manifested in building community. There is separate section in this essay which deals with influence of keeping kosher on religious role of man and with role of kashrut in process of conversion.
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The Regional Identity in the Borderlands
Zich, František ; Spalová, B. ; Moravcová, M. ; Bittnerová, D. ; Roubal, Ondřej ; Kováčová, M. ; Alheit, P. ; Drauschke, P. ; Szlachcicowa, I. ; Domecka, M. ; Mrozowicki, A. ; Leonski, J. ; Hess, A. ; Gorzko, M. ; Čechák, V. ; Macháček, L. ; Walde, M.
This volume is devoted to the subject of regional identity, which was the focus of the conference "European, National, or Regional Identity". The first section contains papers that have been based on longterm research on the population of the Euroregion Nisa. The population's identification with the region in the Czech part is generally based on the its environmental and aesthetic qualities. The second part of the volume contains papers with a theoretical orientation. Authors comment the relationships that the local border ů region community maintains toward the prospect of European integration.
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Regional Identity of the Population in the Euroregion Nisa
Zich, František
Using biographic research methods the population in the Czech, German and Polish parts of euroregion were studied. The results show that for the time being no cross ůborder regional identity exist and each of the national parts can be characterised by a distinctiveness in the regional identity and mentality. The populationŽs identification with the region in the Czech part is generally based on the its environmental and aesthetic qualities. The least favourable situation for regional identity is evident in those parts in which the industry has been liquidated.
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