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Mundanity at the End of the City
Dvořák, Jakub ; Nikitinová, Alice (referee) ; Artamonov, Vasil (advisor)
The bachelor's thesis is part of a long-term built and developed cycle of paintings, in which I deal with the environment of the small-town periphery, or the small-town landscape in general. In the paintings I try to create an atmosphere on the aspects of mundaneness, everyday life and civility. I do not avoid a certain descriptiveness to express my message to the audience. In painting, I looked mainly at composition and color. My main goal is show to the viewers the image of a contemporary Czech small town.
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Eating Disorders from a gender perspective: disease, or part of life?
Kaválková, Kristýna ; Kolářová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Ezzeddine, Petra (referee)
Eating Disorders from a gender perspective: disease, or part of life? Bc. Kristýna Kaválková ABSTRACT This dissertation deals with a problem of "eating disorders", which are defined in medical literature, media and magazines as psychological disease, which relates to pathological way of dealing with food, body and himself/herself. It shows that that this area is not neutral from the gender point of view; eating disorders are usually women's matter. Based on semi-structured interviews within the framework of qualitative research, this work analyses opinions of women, who have experience with this, especially their experience of their physicality and daily life. It is also focused on how women perceive the presentation of eating disorders, which concerns them, in media, medical publications and society and how they interpret their status as those who are recovering from this illness. Women's testimonies point at the fact that their surroundings look at them as persons defined through their illness, as persons, who are exclusively connected with pathology and stigma. This view of surroundings, media and specialists, however, omit the diversity of human identities. It shows that women alone can interpret their experiences in different way. They perceive their eating disorder in the context of dominant discourse...
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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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Life between stories... Changes in the antiquarian bookshops profession after 1989.
Bartůňková, Eliška ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
Život mezi příběhy... Proměny antikvářské profese po roce 1989 Bc. Eliška Bartůňková ABSTRAKT Diplomová práce se zabývá fenoménem antikvariátů v Československu a České republice, od jejich největšího rozkvětu po roce 1989 až do současnosti, s přesahem k předrevoluční zkušenosti narátorů, ať již s prací v antikvariátech či jako návštěvníků a zákazníků antikvariátů či knižních burz. Primárně orálně-historický výzkum se zaměřuje na problematiku každodennosti v antikvariátu, specifika práce se starými knihami a jejich proměnu v různých časových obdobích s důrazem na vybrané mezníky. KLÍČOVÁ SLOVA každodennost, orální historie, antikvariát, knižní kultura, podnikání ABSTRACT The thesis examines the phenomenon of antiquarian bookshops in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, from the biggest boom after 1989 to the present day, with a focus on the narrators' pre-revolutionary experience of working in antiquarian bookshops and narrators as visitors and customers of antiquarian bookshops or book fairs. The oral history research focuses on everyday life in the antiquarian bookstore, on the specifics of working with old books and their transformation in different time periods. KEY WORDS everyday life, oral history, antiquarian, book culture, business
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Czechoslovak philatelists in the changes of time
Ondráček, Martin ; Houda, Přemysl (advisor) ; Wohlmuth, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis entitled Czechoslovak philatelists in the changes of time aims to bring readers closer to the everyday life of contemporary and former philatelists using the method of oral history - their path to philately, the pitfalls of collecting postage stamps before 1989 and now, economic and social aspects of collecting postage stals, its impact on the family budget and the differences in the concept of the Western and Eastern views on philately as such. The aim of the work will be achieved through interviews with philatelists. Another important source will be the analysis of archival sources and professional philatelic publications.
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The Story of Křemže in the 20th Century
VAČKÁŘ, Matěj
This diploma thesis deals with the history of the small town Křemže in the 20th century. In the introduction part, two chapters are dedicated to methods which are used throughout the work, microhistory and oral history. Then the history of the previous 20th century is presented in the work, but the key part of the work is dedicated to the period of the First World War, the First Republic, the Second World War, 1945-48, everyday life until 1989 and the subsequent nineties of the 20th century. The great history of the 20th century, such as the First and Second World Wars, is interpreted in the work, but everyday life is the key point for the entire 20th century. For Křemže, this history is not anything special, in fact, it only described the national history, but this is also one of the reasons for choosing this topic for the thesis. In the First Republic chapters, there are described joyful moments such as the construction of new buildings but great hardship and poverty as well. During the Second World War, the everyday life of the population who tried to live their lives is shown. However, the work also presents the resistance activity of some inhabitants, as well as the subsequent repression. In the next part, the work deals with everyday life during the era of communist Czechoslovakia and in conclusion there are presented the biggest changes that came to Křemže in the 1990s.
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The Story of Czech Immigrants in USA and their Legacy from the End of the 19th Century to Present: The Identity and Everyday Life of a Small Town in Minnesota
ZAVADILOVÁ, Eva
The aim of this thesis is to describe the fates, sorrows and joys of Czech peasants (and their descendants) who decided to emigrate to the USA between the second half of the 19th century and the First World War, where they left a legacy that persists to these days. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the general history and knowledge of the emigration of Czechs to the USA, its causes and course. Using collected letters, pamphlets and archival records, it then attempts to reconstruct the journeys of emigrants from Bohemia to their new home across the ocean. The work then describes the various problems that the compatriots had to deal with immediately after landing in the United States, on their way to find available land or to build their homes. The thesis also depicts the efforts to create expatriate communities and societies along with the traditions that Czech immigrants brought with them. The second part focuses on a specific town in Minnesota, but also mentions nearby settlements and towns whose names attest to the Czech origins of their founders. The work focuses on the history of New Prague and its surroundings, associations and traditions that are connected to Czech cultural heritage and still play an important role in maintaining the Czech-American identity of the local population. With the help of the informations from local residents, the thesis seeks to capture and then analyse their perception of their Czech origins and their efforts to maintain awareness of Czech culture and language. Finally, the thesis will focus on specific events and festivals in and around New Prague that serve as evidence of the continuing awareness of Czech culture among Americans.
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