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The Everyday Life of British Society in the 1930s from the Perspective of Agatha Christie
Wojnarová, Daniela ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Jirák, Jan (referee)
The thesis explores the everyday life of British society in the 1930s, which will be examined in two ways. One is the construction of everyday, ordinary life using academic and scientific literature. The second source of information is the image of British society during the period in question through the lens of detective fiction from the pen of British writer Agatha Christie. The thesis juxtaposes these two perspectives, compares them, and looks for similarities and differences. The text of the thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part aims to introduce the study and the nature of research of everyday life, to outline the nature of the 1930s for the British people of the time, and to introduce the life and work of the writer Agatha Christie. The introductory chapter attempts to briefly describe the theme of the research of everyday life. Through a broader lens, the thesis looks at the historical context of the period in question. It then examines the social phenomena that influenced and shaped the society-wide mood and atmosphere of the 1930s. The key chapter of the theoretical part of the thesis then looks at interpersonal relationships, the fulfilment of leisure time, working hours, personal hygiene and grooming, shopping, eating, housing, transport, travel, culture and fashion in...
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Media transformations of Pepina Rejholsova
Škopková, Andrea ; Sekera, Martin (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
The work reflects one of the most popular fictional character of the first half of the 1930s, Pepina Rejholcová. Pepina Rejholcová, whose author Frantisek Voborsky, an important personality of Czech comics, has appeared in the Czech press at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s - first as a side character of humorous drawings or illustrations for popular song lyrics. Soon after, she reappeared on the silver screen, on pages of children's books, or in children's rooms in the form of toys and sweets. The transformations of the originally illustrated archetype caused by the switch among the various media are the center of interest for this work. In this context, the aspects of intermediality and transmediality are examined, both in special and general terms. It is mainly the extent to which the originally cartoon character changes, and whether the content of the message, the narrative patterns and the concept of humor is changing as well. In broader context, the work is a contribution to the theme of media and institutional integration. The work is divided into five parts and a conclusion. The first part outlines the theoretical viewpoints, the second part is devoted to Pepina Rejholcova's character, the third part reflects media representations, the fourth discusses essential characteristics of typical...
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Steinbeck's People in Flight: An Analysis of the Transformative Forces of the Road Taken
Purkrábková, Petra ; Robbins, David Lee (advisor) ; Ulmanová, Hana (referee)
This thesis focuses on the theme of the journey and the changes that occur in the socio-historical context of the Great Depression as well as in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. The thesis is an expository piece on road literature, its features and how the chosen novel has earned its rightful place in the American oeuvre, specifically that of road literature. The thesis is separated into two major parts. The former part provides the reader with a socio- historical context of the Great Depression as well as a background on the historical patterns of the 'journey' in America and how these two aspects are interrelated in the context of this thesis. The latter part constitutes the analysis of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath by including the authorial relationship to the novel and the many aspects of the novel as studied through the scope of road literature. This part is further expanded by a close-up analysis of the changes in identity of characters in The Grapes of Wrath. The primary focus is on the notion of change and how it is connected to the notion of the road, including how the human being stands between these notions and is transformed in the process. Keywords: change, mobility, flight, escape, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, American Dream, hope, depression, 1930s, Great...
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Czech Social Novel of Thirties (20th Century) and Possible Inspirations by Translations of American Prose of the Period
POSTLOVÁ, Kateřina
This disertation thesis is about czech social prose of 30´s of the 20th century, which is analyzed and interpreted in czech literary discourse and then integrated in context of world literature of 20´s and 30´s. This study focuses in detail on american social prose of the first half of the 20th century, which is analyzed and discussed. Then thesis try to compare and interpret of czech and american social prose, it look for common atributes in selected texts and it try to find possible inspirations and influences in them. A part of this work is bibliographic study which summarizes czech social prose and czech translations of american social prose authors.
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Monetary Policy of the United States 1933 - 1940
Belan, Tomáš ; Johnson, Zdenka (advisor) ; Szobi, Pavel (referee)
This thesis deals with the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System and the Treasury between 1933 and 1940. The work analyses the influence of the monetary policy on the U.S. economy and tries to answer the question whether it is feasible to blame the monetary policy for the slow economic recovery of the Great Depression. The principal part of the work is divided into three periods - the age of the New Deal with the emphasis on legal changes with impact on the policy of Fed, followed by a chapter dedicated to the recession of 1937-38 and finally a period from 1938 to the entry into the World War II. The results of the work imply that the monetary policy did not belong to countercyclical factors retarding the recovery of the economy after the crisis and mainly for the sake of the policy of the Treasury it was rather procyclical.
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Business plan - River Terrace Bar
Řezníček, Petr ; Krause, Josef (advisor) ; Fuka, Martin (referee)
Even though it is often forgotten, the meaning of a business plan is of great importance to hospitality facilities and it should be created during an early stage of entrepreneurial activity. I focused on the operation of a 30s-style cabaret bar which is to be built as a part of prospective River Terrace hotel in Smichov, Prague. I analyse procedures that lead to the successful business plan in the theoretical part of my thesis. The practical part of my thesis contains a suitable plan for my company including detailed market analysis, competition analysis, marketing strategy planning, operational plan, financial plan and economic development forecast for 5 years. The aim of this report is to consider feasibility of the business plan, to consider its chances of success, and to decide whether the plan should be pursued.
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Poland as a stability factor of the Versailles system
Maliňák, Štěpán ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Krines, Vlastimil (referee)
Presented bachelor thesis is dealing with Poland and its position in international relations between World War I and World War II. Thesis covers historical genesis of Polish state and seeks all factors that influenced Poland and its evolution of that time. There is space devoted to the intranational development evolution and the most importent moments are analyzed. Work seeks the reasons and grounds that formed Polish foreign policy. The character of the relations with other subject of international relations is deeply analyzed. Thesis tries to answer the question if Poland was a stability factor of the Versailles system.
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