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A cappella singing in vocal groups and its use in music education
Vašulínová, Natálie ; Selčanová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Filippi, Lukáš (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with a cappella singing and its use in vocal groups. The theoretical part of this bachelor defines the terms a cappella, vocal groups and vocal music. Briefly describes the history of development of vocal groups and more closely characterizes the groups that engage in a cappella singing: The Real Group, Pentatonix, 4TET and Skety. This list is concluded by the group My, písnička, of which the author of the bachelor thesis is a member. The practical part of the presented bachelor thesis represents project teaching as a proposal for the application of a cappella themes in the music education process. The result is methodical sheets that use songs of the group My, písnička and serve as a manual for working with a capella repertoire for future and existing teachers. The practical part of the bachelor thesis concludes with a questionnaire survey, which completes the overall picture of the students' orientation in the a cappella theme.
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Utilization of the Us versus Them Dichotomy in 2020 Campaign Speeches of Joe Biden and Donald Trump
Pýcha, Jaroslav ; Pípalová, Renata (advisor) ; Lancová, Klára (referee)
This thesis aims to analyze the camping speeches of the two major candidates running for President of the Unites States in the 2020 general election and to inspect the ways in which both the candidates utilize the Us versus Them dichotomy. In doing so, the thesis provides a critique of the texts produced by the candidates and seeks to unveil their ideological motivation. As categorizing entities has a profound effect on the audience and their perception of reality, the goal is not only to unveil what entities the candidates discuss, but also to determine how they classify these entities. In addition, the strategies used by both the candidates to achieve entity evaluation are compared in order to contrast their rhetorical styles. The theoretical part of the thesis overviews concepts related to the construction of group identities and other ways of reproducing ideology in discourse. Furthermore, Hasan's approach to text analysis, which is employed in the analytical part, is introduced. A brief biography of both the candidates and a description of the US presidential election system are included as well. The analytical part is composed of Critical Discourse Analyses of selected topical segments from campaign speeches of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Special focus is dedicated to the strategies the...
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The Contract between "Us" and "Them" on the Aeronet.cz Website
Pýcha, Jaroslav ; Podzimek, Jan (advisor) ; Nečas, Vlastimil (referee)
This thesis focuses on the Aeronet.cz website and the division of society into 'Us' and 'Them' in the context of the website. The thesis is divided into two parts - a theoretical one and a research one. The theoretical part aims to describe the background of the researched website and certain phenomena which are believed to be connected to the website. This part also includes a review of theoretical concepts pertaining to the connection of language and ideology. Furthermore, certain strategies utilized in group identity construction and division of society into differently evaluated segments are described. The research is conducted in the form of a semiotic analysis but incorporates certain elements of critical discourse analysis as well. The analysis has two main goals. The first goal is to describe the composition of 'Us' and 'Them' groups in the context of the portal, the second goal is to investigate which strategies of identity construction are employed to achieve such division. To support the findings, the thesis offers a detailed overview of individual entities and their evaluation. A description of strategies from all levels of the research, which were used to evaluate a certain entity, is also included. The discussion consists of synthesis of all the findings with respect to both...
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Komparace antiuopické vize v dílech 1984 George Orwella a My Jevgenije Zamjatina
SKALÁKOVÁ, Marcela
The Bachelor's work will focus on antiutopian novels Nineteen Eighty-Four by English writer George Orwell and We by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin. At first I will describe the totalitarian society and ideology in general. After that I will move on to short description of genres political novel, utopy and antiutopy. And finally, the two totalitarian societies will be described and compared, which will lead to uncovering of differences and similarities in both novels.
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The Hunger Games Trilogy in Comparison with Classic Dystopian Novels
Míčková, Lucie ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on how the Hunger Games trilogy compares to classic dystopian works. It is divided into three sections. First, the definition and major features of the dystopian genre are presented. Then I discuss how they are demonstrated in three classic dystopias. The third section focuses on the analysis of the Hunger Games trilogy, as I investigate all the things that are similar to the classics and how they are also innovative. Finally, I summarize the conclusion and decide on a legitimate interpretation of The Hunger Games in dystopian genre. Key Words: Dystopia, anti-utopia, The Hunger Games, 1984, We, Brave New World, Collins.
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