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Between Prague and Vienna. Hermann Bahr and J.S. Machar and the spaces of (Central) European Modernism
Kostrbová, Lucie ; Brabec, Jiří (advisor) ; Fialová, Ivana (referee) ; Vojtěch, Daniel (referee)
This thesis deals with the relations between Czech and Viennese literary modernism during the 1890s, key amongst which were the contacts between Hermann Bahr and J. S. Machar. The contextual underpinnings, nature and significance of these relations are analysed in two monograph chapters. Chapter One focuses on the formation and transformation of Bahr's modernist programme as it moved between Berlin, Paris and Vienna, and an analysis is made of the programme keywords (Nervenkunst, Nervenromantik, Überwindung des Naturalismus, die Moderne, das gute Europäertum, Entdeckung der Provinz), which from the early 1890s found a response among Czech critics (e. g. F. Zákrejs, J. S. Machar and F. V. Krejčí). Bahr's conception of Viennese modernism and Austrian culture and the programme of the Die Zeit review were substantially influenced by Parisian experiences of the plurality of artistic production. Chapter Two follows developments in the work of J. S. Machar after he moved from Prague to Vienna in 1889. Machar's experience in Vienna is analysed in texts of various genres (lyric poetry, correspondence, autobiography, polemics and essay writing) and on the basis of his varying literary and intellectual contacts, while attention is paid in particular to his relationship with Jaroslav Vrchlický and T. G. Masaryk. A...
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The Benuaq funeral rituals
Trnková Lorencová, Radmila ; Vrhel, František (advisor) ; Navrátilová, Alexandra (referee) ; Maiello, Giuseppe (referee)
The subject of the dissertation thesis presented is the Dayak Benuaq and their funeral rituals in relation to their individual and collective identity. The aim of the thesis is to try to find an answer to the question "what role does a ritual play in creating, maintaining or changing objectivized reality and social relations and how can a ritual help in the case of group crisis inflicted by internal or external causes". And the last question studied is the role of a ritual in defining and presenting collective identity of a social group. This work first focuses on brief history of the Dayak in relation to their ethnic identity and burial rituals serving as an introduction to the socio-cultural context of the Benuaq. Subsequently, a description of secondary burial rituals of the Benuaq Idatn is presented. The task of the third part of this thesis is to try to find out how a ritual serves as an element of construction of social reality and individual and collective identity using Berger's and Luckmann's approach as a tool.
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Corporate identity of cultural institutions
Rálek, Jakub ; SULŽENKO, Jiří (advisor) ; SVOBODOVÁ, Doubravka (referee)
This thesis researches relationship between corporate identity and cultural environment. It explains and analyses key subjects such as graphic design, corporate image, corporate culture, corporate communication, corporate product, target group, symbol, brand, vision, mission etc. It is divided into three parts – first part contains definitions, second part contains analysis of two key studies – Na zábradlí Theatre and Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre and then there’s third part, which merges the previous (theoretical and practical) into one, which should outline process of creating own brand identity. The last part is focused mostly on handling with corporate design. The thesis emphasizes necessity and reason of professional marketing approach to achieve rising brand equity and stable growth of any cultural corporation.
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On & Off …portrait of the era and today's man
Pešlová, Radmila ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Kitzbergerová, Leonora (referee)
ANOTATION Pešlová R.: OFF & ON ....PORTRAIT OF THE ERA AND TODAY'S MAN /Bachelor thesis /Prague 2012, Charles University, Faculty of Education, Departmen of art, 57 p. Thegoalofmythesisistoexploretheevolutionofhistoryofartin20.and21.centuryandexpresstheinfluenceoftheera onpicturingofamaninphotograph.Insomeperiodsphotographisapartofart,andsoireflectthisrelationaswell.The applied part consists of audiovisual and photographic work. In the didactic part I present four designs of art classes. I focus on cultural and social aspects, so that pupils can realize different possibilities of visual work and feel them as well as a funny game, in that they can realize themselves, their surroudings and family better. KEY WORDS development, fotograph, art, human, society, identity, identification
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Unintended impoliteness of Czech speakers in English. A Czech-English contrastive study
Vokurková, Iva ; Klégr, Aleš (advisor) ; Šaldová, Pavlína (referee)
In the world of today, cross-cultural interaction takes place every day at many levels of our lives, be it a study stay abroad, work, migration or simply a holiday. The world is getting more and more interconnected, the term "global village" is today more true than ever and with globalisation and European Union integration people from various parts of the world and with various cultural backgrounds are brought together and interact in one way or another. However, communication, although having a number of universally applicable features, is culturally (as well as socially, etc.) determined and therefore it is of great importance to the interactants from culturally different backgrounds to keep this fact in mind and be constantly aware that in different cultures people can be accustomed to achieving the same ends by using different linguistic (and other) means. The field that studies the differences as well as similarities between linguistic means and communicative patterns of different languages is called cross-cultural pragmatics. Its outputs and conclusions help to detect the pragmatic sources of miscommunications as well as bring a new perspective on the languages and cultures in question. This knowledge proves useful not only in foreign language classrooms but in all sorts of situations to all kinds of...
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In search of an equivocal country
Axmannová, Eliška ; Voldřichová - Beránková, Eva (advisor) ; Jamek, Václav (referee)
The present diploma thesis called In search of an equivocal country is devoted to the life and work of Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, a French Canadian (Quebecois) novelist. Beaulieu is an exceptional figure on the contemporary literary scene, especially because of his large scale project that he has been patiently pursuing for almost fifty years - the quest for a Quebecois epic and a hero that could save the nation from its loss of cultural identity. It is the 1978 trilogy Monsieur Melville that stands at the heart of the thesis. The eight hundred pages mosaic divided in three volumes might be mistaken for a simple biography of Herman Melville or for a critical analysis of his work. Nevertheless, it's to the art of literature that the text is devoted. Abel, writer and Beaulieu's alter-ego, is the narrator, while Melville assumes the role of an acolyte. Together, they undertake a voyage across New England and neighbouring waters in order for Abel to find strength enough to write the ultimate Book for Quebec. The thesis is made up by three main parts. Following a short introductory chapter concerned with Beaulieu's life and work and with his relation to the American literature, the focus is put on formal aspects of the trilogy. The first part of the thesis is called Monsieur Melville and postmodern inspiration and...
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The space and the time in the novel El hablador by Vargas Llosa
Filipová, Martina ; Housková, Anna (advisor) ; Vydrová, Hedvika (referee)
The objective of this work is to focus on the space and time motives used in the novel The Storyteller by Vargas Llosa which is compared with others books depicting the collision of cultures also - The Vortex (La vorágine) by José Eustacio Rivera, The Lost Steps (Los pasos perdidos) by Alejo Carpentier and Jungle (A selva) by Portuguese writer José Mario Ferreira de Castro. The art space theme is discussed at first, mainly from the point of view of its simillarity with the real space and the mistaken interchange with each other. The study continues by researching of the space relations among all the books above and the theory of Jurij Lotman describing the coherence among space, sujet and characters is applied to these. According to this theory the sujet is created by move of the characters from one semantic field (which can be simplified to world) to another. This move - crossing the borders between the worlds - is allowed only for the "floating" characters, as it is the protagonist of the first sujet line in the novel Storyteller, while Mascarita is the moving character of the second line. Of course this kind of move is determined by a certain conditions that have to be fulfilled and when the person joins the new world or returns from it with "prey" the sujet ends. After Mascarita's assimilation with...
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Common attributes and specifics of urban development in GDR and the territory of the Czech Republic
Králová, Lucie ; Sládek, Jan (referee) ; Illner, Michal (advisor)
The aim of this thesis is to draw a comparison between urban development in East Germany and in the Czech Republic. While the main stress is put on characterization of the situation in East Germany, the objective of the description of Czech situation is to provide information and overview essential for comparison with the situation in GDR. Description of situation in both countries after World War II is given as a starting point, followed by detailed depiction of the socialistic era, and short characterization of urban development in 90s is given as well. The thesis is focused on overall urban development aspects such as style, form, and quality of housing, housing policies, migration, and expansion of cities. Specific factors, which influenced the urbanization in the past, and continue to have certain impact, are taken into account. Within context of social, cultural, economical, and demographical conditions, some common features may in social and spatial structure of the towns be found, but there are differences in both countries, too. Special attention is paid to individual development of both capitals Berlin and Prague. Some factors are typical for each country, playing thus specific role in urban its development. This thesis lS structured into several chapters covering introduction into problematic,...
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Different culture adaptation
Jiroušková, Oxana ; Morgensternová, Monika (referee) ; Štětovská, Iva (advisor)
Processes of globalisation, advances in communication and transportation technologies, economical and political instability, and of course famine and wars, they all cause increasing migration flows in the world. That is why an adaptation of migrating people for a new cultural environment becomes one of the most important topics for research in cross-cultural psychology. Major part of the Czech researches has a reference to adaptation of Czechs in foreign countries, not to an adaptation of foreigners in our country. This is the reason why we focused on this topic in our research. Our topic is inter-cultural adaptation and psychological problems connected with the adaptation of immigrants in the Czech Republic. We made 22 interviews with immigrants from different parts of the world, all inteviews were then qualitatively analysed. The results of my research proved that foreigner's adaptation process for Czech culture is individua! and depends on many factors like intern~l (personality) and external ones (attitude and behaviour of Czech majority). Czech society to be closed. Foreigners often feel refused of majority. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Impacts of Muslim migration to France on its society
Pardíková, Renata ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Druláková, Radka (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of immigration and integration of Muslims in France and impacts of their immigration on French society. France as an attractive land of immigration from Maghreb region became a home for significant number of people with Islamic faith. The aim of this thesis is to determine how the Muslim community affects French socioeconomic, political and security situation. In order to accomplish this target, the analysis of French integration policy is made and evaluated. In spite of the fact that cultural integration of Muslims is considered as relatively successful, structural integration evinces a lot of imperfections. As a result Muslim community has to face worst living conditions, which leads to their left-wing political attitudes or higher criminal rate. Especially security situation in France is one of the most mentioned argument used by far right political parties, whose preferences are rising moderately every year and which can play a major role in the future course of French immigration policy.
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