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Narrating history, constructing identity: the postmodern turn in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!, The Sound and the Fury and Go down, Moses
Žebrowska, Barbara ; Quinn, Justin (referee) ; Ulmanová, Hana (advisor)
The gradual and contestable transition from the modem to what has come to be labeled as the postmodern era has been characterized as unnerving. This transition, it is said, has unsettled and is still in the process of disquieting all areas of human enterprise and knowledge. The term postmodernism encompasses a disputable set of ideas and features; its time frame and applicability to different subjects are also questionable. It is this very aspect of questioning that most aptly delineates the process by which postmodernist outlooks approach the contemporary world. At the core of this questioning lies an incredulity toward any reality and truth. Rather, reality, postmodernism says, is constructed and defined solely by language. This fore grounding of language before the existence of external reality casts a new light on the creation of meaning and identity in the postmodern world. The modernist endeavor to find the essential core in one's identity disintegrates in the postmodern understanding of identity as a cultural construct that is determined only in relation to its surroundings. Without these relations, be it familial or societal, identity - and for that matter all meaning - bears no substance and faces the perpetual threat of becoming lost. A sense of loss informs postmodern philosophy, and it entails...
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Contract for work in construction
Šťásková, Kamila ; Pohl, Tomáš (advisor) ; Elischer, David (referee)
The main aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the legal regulation of contract of work in construction industry, especially the regulation contained in the Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code. I also focused on main changes connected with passing the new Civil Code and I clarified the essence of some new legal institutions. This thesis is divided into 9 chapters; some of them are further divided into minor sections. Besides that the thesis includes Content, Index of Abbreviations and Bibliography. First chapter focuses on setting the aim of this thesis and then the historical context of contract of work, its development from the antiquity to concurrence. Contemporary regulation of contract for work is being compared to the contract of purchase and I describe the essentials of contract for work, in particular contracting parties, their rights and duties and the subject of work. In the fourth chapter I focus on the finalization and disposition of the work, according to the Civil Code the work is finished only if it is proven that it can be used for its purpose. Next I analyze the price of the work and options that can be agreed by the contract parties in terms of the price and the payments. Regarding the price I also describe retentive price, penalties and the institute of price cut in the next...
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Role of cultural monument in the regional development
Fittnerová, Klára ; Kment, Petr (advisor) ; Sálus, Jiří (referee)
This thesis is focused on research of cultural monuments - twin-castles of Točník and Žebrák - and their role in regional development. Region is represented by municipalities of Točník and Žebrák. Theoretical part of this thesis constists of a description of general history of castles in Czech lands, history of two chosen cultural monuments and municipalities near them and their mutual influence. In the second part, this thesis describes levels of contemporary influence of cultural monuments on region, mainly from the perspective of people who live in that region. Three levels of influence that are described are economic, cultural and development of build-up area.
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Bezpečný model elektronického obchodování a jeho ekonomické
Fotijev, Pavel ; Smejkal, Vladimír (advisor)
The purpose of the presented dissertation thesis is to contribute to the development of the theory of electronic commerce in complex conditions of „network economy“ by the partial consolidation and integration of the highly fragmented existing knowledge and ideas, i.e. to offer more compact conceptual framework, based on research of the current state of knowledge and situation in the conditions of the Czech Republic. The thesis is focused on the contemporary theoretical knowledge analysis from the areas of interest concerning the electronic commerce security, used models of electronic shops and evaluation of its economic aspects, which this type of business bears. Next contribution is unification of this knowledge and creation of the conceptual base for the ongoing recognition and theory building related to electronic commerce. The work is also focused on the area of electronic cash, possible solution of some diversifications in payment transactions. On the practical level the author attempted to narrow the knowledge “gap” in the empirical cognition of the doctoral thesis issues concerning the effectiveness of electronic commerce and generally e-commerce applications. Proposed return on investment calculation methodology applied to e-commerce area may help managers making decisions in investing to these projects.
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eGovernment and Open Data in Czech Public Administration
Jedličková, Marta ; Chlapek, Dušan (advisor) ; Pour, Jan (referee)
This thesis deals with problems of eGovernment and Open Data in Czech Republic and other countries. The thesis is divided into four main parts. The first of them describes the eGovernment in Czech Republic, its history, contemporary conditions and the closest future in forms of Strategies and Action Plans which is the Government dealing with at the moment. Second part brings the comparison of eGovernment in Czech Republic and other European Union countries according to different maturity Indexes and then with Great Britain in services coverage. The third part describes the characteristics of Open Data. There is also comparison of Open Data in Great Britain, current activities in Czech Republic and in EU and what kind of restrictions and risks does the Open Data brings for the future development. The last part is focused on design of methodology of analysis and selection of data for publication in open data format including confirmation in form of application the methodology on one legal authority of public service. The first of the main objectives is to define the Open Data in relation to eGovernment. Second objective is to analyze the risks and limitations in public authorities' data publishing in open data format. The third objective is to propose a solution methodology publication of open data governance. The final aim is the verification of the proposed methodologies in public administration data publishing. These objectives were achieved by studying a large number of information sources, discussions with experts on the given topic and a detailed analysis of the current situation in the particular public body. The contribution of this work is primarily a holistic view of eGovernment and Open Data, including an assessment of the current situation in the context of other EU countries, and in the design and verification of a methodological framework for the analysis and selection of data in the field of publishing open data governance.
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Algorithmic Methods for Generating Acoustic Music
Dos Santos Agostinho Filho, Gilberto ; MRKVIČKA, Luboš (advisor) ; RATAJ, Michal (referee)
Systematic compositional techniques have been used throughout the history of Western Music, but it was the advent of the personal computer that made algorithmic composition a common reality in the contemporary music scene. The post-war period witnessed the development of several new types of compositional techniques, such as the use of chance, stochastic models and numeric series, all of which heavily influenced the development of computer music. The three main types of computer algorithms used for producing music, i.e. the rule-based, stochastic and artificial intelligent algorithms, are to be analysed. The focus of the present work will be on the algorithmic creation of acoustic musical works, particularly via the automatic generation of musical scores, and the aesthetic consequences of this kind of approach.
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Influence of Fairs and Congresses on building destination image of the Czech republic
Vokounová, Barbora ; Mikeš, Jiří (advisor) ; Indrová, Jarmila (referee)
This diploma thesis analyses the influence of fairs and congresses on destination image. Marketing knowledge in field of branding and image is used as well as theory of tourism and destination marketing. As interdisciplinary approach proposes, fairs and congresses are understood as factors influencing the destination image through various agents. Not only general direct benefits but also variables participating on image transfer of congresses and fairs to destination image are described. Target group performing the strongest influence is identified. Review of contemporary fair and congress industry together with real situation examples demonstrate the transfer of associations. The diploma thesis suggests measures on the base of gained theoretical and practical knowledge, which could help in development of fairs and congresses to strengthen the positive influences on destination image.
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Extractive reserves in the brazilian Amazon
Hrušková, Lucie ; Kašpar, Václav (advisor) ; Vošta, Milan (referee)
The master's thesis Extractive reserves in the brazilian Amazon analyzes the contemporary economic and social development in the region of brazilian Amazon and the position of the concept of extractive reserves inside this process. The main goal is to determine whether the extractive reserves are the ideal strategy for this region and a path to sustainable development while trying to describe the structure of their production and the possibility of placement of their product on the world market.
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Electronic democracy and its potential in the Czech Republic
Bejdák, Radek ; Lebeda, Tomáš (advisor) ; Novák, Miroslav (referee)
The diploma thesis examines new phenomena of electronic democracy which is becoming more popular with the internet expansion. The thesis summarizes existing research in the field of electronic democracy from a view of forms that could be or are taken. The aim of this summarization is to show that new transformational changes affecting our society do not automatically implicate a shift towards direct democracy. Using theoretical summarization a state of the art of electronic democracy in the Czech Republic is described. Importance is given to an analysis of contemporary evolving tools and initiatives which were developed from two directions - top-down and a bottom up. A part of this analysis is an assessment of important factors that are stimulating a development of electronic participation - freedom of information right, internet penetration and computer literacy.
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