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Changes and growth of a small town in time of normalization - the example of Benešov u Prahy
Houzar, Jakub ; Zdichynec, Jan (advisor) ; Najbert, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis deals with the transformation of Benešov u Prahy from a backward town with nine thousand inhabitants to the centre of Podblanicko area with almost twice as many residents. The change did not come easily. The inhabitants and offices dealt with many problems ranging from inadequate transport and business networks to insufficient capacity in school facilities. Within twenty years (1970s and 1980s), Benešov underwent an immense transformation, which is evident at first sight. Prefabricated housing estates were built on the outskirts of the town and in densely built-up areas that had been redeveloped for building purposes. Not even the monuments escaped this remediation. The present-day appearance of Benešov is largely a reflection of fifteen to twenty years of construction activities in the monitored period. How has Benešov changed over the 20 years of the reporting period? What kind of transformation have all parts of the town undergone (center, peripherals)? Was it possible to offer sufficient capacity (housing, work) to new arrivals and old residents? How did Benešov cope in terms of services (education, transport, apartments, business network) with almost twice the number of inhabitants? How was everyday life in transformed Benešov in this period? This work tries to answer these...
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Artists scene in 1980s and its connections to the West
Korecký, David ; Pelánová, Anita (advisor) ; Šafařík, Petr (referee)
The thesis deals with the question 'what kind of connections between the alternative cultural scene in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s and the western art scene were most frequent?', and questions their usefulness and influence on the development of art in Czechoslovakia. There is given the definition of 'alternative culture' and the definition of the artistic scene in the eighties. The thesis is based on interviews with important figures of that period, historical documents and further analyzes case studies of the connections with West. Besides remarkable events of the non-official scene, characteristics of the selected figures of that period the thesis also presents basic documents and statements establishing the significant artistic groups of late eighties, Tvrdohlaví, 12/15 Pozdě, ale přece, and Nová skupina. The thesis describes the term ‚social discoloration', and the question of the possible delay of East European art behind the Western one. Final part of the thesis proposes the general typology of the connections between non-official community and the West.
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Transformations of the British Labour Party in the 1980s
Prošková, Nikola ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Říchová, Blanka (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with detailed characteristic of the transformation of the british Labour Party in 1979 - 1994. The core of the work is to provide a deep insight into organizational and personal structure of the party and to analyse party's policy statements. The 1979 ended Labour Party's government performance for a long time. The aim of this work is to observe organizational as well as ideological changes by which the party reacts to its own unsatisfactory electoral results. Finding the reasons why approved modifications did not help the party to win general elections is absolutely crucial. The period before 1979 including the description of international situation and electoral change is described in the opening part to outline initial conditions of further observed stretch of time. Afterwards particular periods between general elections are presented themselves. A full image of problems pursuing labours between 1979 and 1994 is given by analysing manifestos, organization of the party, development of pre-election campaigns and public opinion. The one of the main cause leading to the long-term lack of success was voter's displeasing experience with the last government of the Labour Party. Economic problems profoundly connected with the stagflation, repeated strikes and culminating into...
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War on Drugs during Reagan administration
Krupičková, Kristýna ; Divišová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Pondělíček, Jiří (referee)
This paper focuses on the topic of the "War on Drugs" during Reagan administration. Its main objective is to compare goals set by the Reagan administration in the "War on Drugs" in the 1980s with their consequences and analyze the means that were used to fulfill these goals, which were set for domestic "War on Drugs" and introduce its "side effects" in the socio-economic sphere as well as to determine, whether goals set by Reagan administration were fullfilled or not. By comparing the goals set by Reagan's administration in 1986 and the analyzed results of Reagan's "War on Drugs" in late 1980s I determined the success of Reagan's "War on Drugs". However it is undeniable that applied solutions had major negative impact on racial minorities. Keywords: Reagan, drugs, american society, 1980s, domestic politics, War on Drugs
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Reflecting the media of the 1970s and the 1980s - in-house periodicals published by Czechoslovak television and Czechoslovak radio
Aust, Ondřej ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
The thesis "Reflecting the media of the 1970s and the 1980s - in-house periodicals published by Czechoslovak television and Czechoslovak radio" disserts on the content of the quarterlies Televizní tvorba (Television production) and Rozhlasová práce (Radio production). The magazines which were published within two main - in that time already institutionalized - mass media were major tools serving to the KSČ, the communist party in former Czechoslovakia. Through them it was accomplishing its ideological, or more precisely propagandistic performance targeted to both, the citizens of the socialist state and abroad. Within this platform the thesis inspects the topics handled by then TV and radio employees, the following output of the discussions and their conclusions. The qualitative analysis of the two periodicals includes an introduction summarizing the historical facts that illustrate the situation of the end of the 1960's and the beginning of the 1970's. In addition, a list of periodicals published by Czechoslovak television and Czechoslovak radio for its internal use has been attached.
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The Barrytown Trilogy: Roddy Doyle's Portrayal of Dublin Working Class at the Turn of the 1990s
Nováková, Alena ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the depiction of working-class Dublin in Roddy Doyle's first three novels, The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van, known as The Barrytown Trilogy. The first part of the thesis provides a short overview of Doyle's early work in the context of modern Irish fiction with a focus on working-class protagonists and outlines Ireland's and specifically Dublin's cultural and economic background in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. The second part is based on a comparative analysis of the three books in which the author celebrates everyday life in Barrytown, a fictitious neighbourhood in the north of Dublin, through the eyes of a typical working-class family. One section is also dedicated to the language of the trilogy used as a means of achieving greater authenticity. KEYWORDS Roddy Doyle, The Barrytown Trilogy, The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van, Irish literature, Dublin, working class, family, 1980s, 1990s
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Feminist photography in the 1970s and 1980s as a tool for political and social change
Šatalíková, Adéla ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Bendová, Eva (referee)
My bachelor thesis is going to be about feminist photography of 70s and 80s of the 20th century as a tool for political and social change. At the beginning, a brief history of feminism will be presented. This part of the work will also be devoted, for example, to the reasons that led to the fact that there were not big women artists in the history of art and inequality between genders in history. After introduction into the historical context, Im going to focus on the reasons why the medium of photography is the right tool for political and social change and why this medium was used by feminist artists of the 70s and 80s. Afterwards i will focus on individual issues that the feminist artists thematized. It contains for example rape and violence against women in general, the right to decide about your own body, abortion issues, the use of pop culture to break down stereotypes, self- portrait as a tool to fight traditional image of feminity, the issue of raising girls versus boys, and the conflict between "white" and "black" feminism. The conclusion of the thesis will summarize the practical impacts of feminist art on society. Keywords Feminism, Photography, feminist photography, corporeality gender, sexuality, 80s of the 20th century, 70s of the 20th century, visual culure, politics, society, woman,...
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War on Drugs during Reagan administration
Krupičková, Kristýna ; Divišová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Pondělíček, Jiří (referee)
This paper focuses on the topic of the "War on Drugs" during Reagan administration. Its main objective is to compare goals set by the Reagan administration in the "War on Drugs" in the 1980s with their consequences and analyze the means that were used to fulfill these goals, which were set for domestic "War on Drugs" and introduce its "side effects" in the socio-economic sphere as well as to determine, whether goals set by Reagan administration were fullfilled or not. By comparing the goals set by Reagan's administration in 1986 and the analyzed results of Reagan's "War on Drugs" in late 1980s I determined the success of Reagan's "War on Drugs". However it is undeniable that applied solutions had major negative impact on racial minorities. Keywords: Reagan, drugs, american society, 1980s, domestic politics, War on Drugs
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