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Remembering another country's past: a comparative study into how Third Culture Kids can expand our understanding of German collective memory
González González, Mafalda Inés ; Testa, Alessandro (advisor) ; Kovtiak, Elisabeth (referee)
This bachelor thesis investigated the topics of Third Culture Kids (TCK) and German collective memory. The primary goals of this study were to compare the narrative and discursive similarities and differences between TCK and their local peers (Non-TCK) when discussing German collective memory. A literature review outlined the concepts of TCK and collective memory, specially German collective memory. Through creative qualitative research methods, interviews with four Non-TCK and five TCK were conducted, in which they were asked to select five five photographs out of a set of 60 that represented for them German collective memory. After looking at the content that the participants picked as German collective memory, a thematic and discourse analysis revealed various narratives hidden in the interview. Although it is feasible to claim that all participants had a similar assessment of the responsibility Germans ought to have for their past, TCK expected further engagement of German citizens to be politically active. Discursively, because of the difficult topic of the research, the Non-TCK presented a tension that the TCK were able to better navigate.
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Post-colonial discourse in Spanish-speaking media: Framing of October 12th in Spanish and Mexican newspapers
Segura Mondéjar, Mar ; Němcová Tejkalová, Alice (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
In the aftermath of colonial relations, the vestiges of colonialism persist in contemporary societies, manifesting themselves in spheres such as economics, politics and culture; and perpetuating inequalities between nations. The commemoration of October 12th illustrates this issue. This date marks the arrival of Columbus in America in 1492 and is celebrated as Spain's national day and in former Spanish colonies throughout the Americas. However, the celebration has faced increasing criticism due to its colonial origins. This research employs a qualitative news frame analysis to investigate the framing of October 12th celebrations in Spanish and Mexican newspapers from 2012 to 2022. The analysis reveals a predominantly critical perspective in the portrayal of the celebration, leading to increased polarisation around the event. The presence of colonial discourse, which glorifies the colonial era and exempts the colonisers from past wrong doings, has been identified and is more prominent in Spanish publications. By shedding light on the framing of the October 12th celebrations, this study contributes to understanding the persistence of colonial legacies in the media. The findings underline the need for critical examination and reflection on historical events to foster awareness and promote more...
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From bricks to pixels and memory: An Instagram-ic multimodal analysis of the meanings upheld in the journalistic commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Machado Raupp, Eric ; Lábová, Sandra (advisor) ; Silverio, Robert (referee)
Bibliographic note Raupp, E. M. (2023). From bricks to pixels and memories: An Instagram-ic multimodal analysis of the meanings upheld in the journalistic commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 96 p. Master thesis. Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism, Supervisor prof. Mgr. Sandra Lábová Abstract The fall of the Berlin Wall stands as a momentous and pivotal event in world history, evoking an enduring and evolving collective memory. In this context, journalism plays an essential role in how societies remember. As the years elapsed since the breach of the border, noteworthy transformations have taken place globally, including the communications domain, wherein the integration of social media has become an indispensable aspect. Within this panorama, this research explores the meanings shaping collective memory in journalistic posts on Instagram commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Fall on 9 November 2019. The study employs Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis to examine 11 publications from seven international media outlets. The findings show that geographic location and cultural detachment play a role in how the news organization approaches the theme and identifies five dominant meanings associated with the Berlin Wall, such as its...
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Women of Transition: Collective Memory in Azerbaijan Republic
Hashimova, Husniyya ; Marková, Alena (advisor) ; Coman, Adam (referee)
By the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the social, political and economic transformation had a major impact on Azerbaijani society that was part of the Soviet Union for nearly seventy years. How it is remembered is as important as what happened. This thesis examines the collective memory of Azerbaijani women of transition and de(re) construction of their collective identity. Biographical interviews were conducted with ten women living in four cities of Azerbaijan. The research results indicate that gendered collective memory of the Soviet past and transition encompasses both nostalgic sentiments and trauma. These results conclude that historical consciousness and political awareness of Azerbaijani women is insufficient. Nevertheless, their collective identity has been constructed by their collective memory of the quotidian life. Keywords: collective memory, collective identity, Soviet Union, transition, Azerbaijani women, nostalgia, cultural trauma, oral history
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United cities - different memory: places of memory and their perception in the divided cities of Český Těšín and Cieszyn
Byrtus, Fabian ; Bauer, Paul (advisor) ; Matějka, Ondřej (referee)
The divided cities of Český Těšín and Cieszyn are a place where different nations, ethnicities and religions mingled for centuries. Naturally, different historical narratives also collide here. This thesis focuses on qualitative research of the change in the perception of places of memory, in which the collective memory of individual groups of residents of Český Těšín and Cieszyn crystallizes. The thesis engages with the main hypothesis that the perception of these places changes over time, and one of the crucial impulses to this change was the involvement of the Czech Republic and Poland in the European integration process. The semi-structured interviews with representatives of cultural, social and political life in both cities serve as primary sources. Based on the interviews, the Olza/Olše border river, the Slezanka and the Czechoslovak Border Demarcation monuments commemorating the division of the two cities in 1920, the Jewish necropolises and the German graves in the communal cemeteries, and the Cieszyn tram came to the fore. The influence of the European integration process on the transformation of the perception of the places of memory is most evident in the case of the river Olza/Olše and the Cieszyn tram. Both places of memory became the showcase of building cross-border cooperation...
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The Aesthetics of the Family Album: The Overlapping Snapshots and Documentary Photography
Harciníková, Alena ; Lábová, Sandra (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
The aim of the bachelor's thesis was to document the author's relationship with her mother in a photobook called Máma. The relationship between mother and daughter always has many layers. The practical part in the form of a photo book aims to document it through photographs and notes taken from diaries that the mother has kept for over twenty years. The theoretical part reflects on the photographic elements used in the practical part and places them theoretically in context. It explores the family snapshot and its veracity. It studies the collective memory of the family, asking and answering the question of repetitive narratives in family albums. It also analyses two collections of photographer Marie Tomanová that can be classified as family art photography.
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Jitters
Schrijversová, Tereza ; Spáčilová Blažková, Kateřina (referee) ; Fišerová, Lucia (advisor)
In her bachelor's thesis, the author will focus on working with the photographs of her family archive, which she uses in her artistic practice. This archive depicts the author's past. In her work, the author will subjectively reflect on the possibilities of perceiving pictorial memories as two separate, ephemeral realities for which we cannot confirm or deny their reality. At the same time, she wants to avoid the possible patheticness that working with archives tends to lead to, which is why she will use more media than just a single photograph. The artistic space he will create should serve for subjective contemplation of the pictorial medium whose affinity between reality and a certain interiority denies the exclusivity of only one reality. It accentuates here a kind of leaving a trace whose stratification refers to the psychological development of the personality in its inherent features. The aim of the work will be a multimedia installation using not only the aesthetics of original cinema films.This opens up the possibility of working with the film material itself, as a carrier of visual information, as well as its digital copy. The subsequent combination of these media will bring the viewer closer to the intimate interior of the artist herself. The work will be realized in a gallery environment, but it can also be set in a less formal setting.
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The approach of the Spanish left and right to dealing with dictatorship through memory laws, using the example of the Law on Stolen Children
Goluchová, Kristýna ; Tomalová, Eliška (advisor) ; Menclová, Barbora (referee)
The thesis falls within the scientific field of collective memory and memory laws. It examines the way in which collective memory is used by Spanish political parties during the process of coming to terms with the legacy of dictatorship and the transition to democracy, and in particular how this differs between right-wing and left-wing parties. These approaches are demonstrated through the main memory laws that have been adopted in the Kingdom of Spain, namely the Amnesty Law of 1977, the Historical Memory Law of 2007 and the Democratic Memory Law of 2022. The thesis also includes a case study in which the parliamentary debate on the proposal to adopt a memory law on stolen children is analysed, in which representatives of the right-wing and left-wing Spanish parties expressed their views on the proposal.
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