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Printed DIY media in information age: how Web 2.0 influenced culture of fanzines
Hroch, Miloš ; Turek, Pavel (advisor) ; Švelch, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis aims to explore changes in the production of music fanzines brought about by the advent of new media. Fanzines are defined as nonofficial magazines published independently in compliance with the code of DIY ethics. The theoretical part of this work focuses on the history of fanzine production as well as on concepts of alternative media, which is necessary in order to examine the current state of the aforementioned alternative media sphere. Furthermore, the theoretical part describes fans' behaviour, as they are the most prominent representatives of active audiences. This behaviour is a key to understanding the motivation behind fanzine production as well as the nature of media communication in the cyberspace, where boundaries between producers and consumers of media messages disappear. The main part of this work analyses interviews with ten figures from the Czech community of both pre-internet authors and those of post-internet era, the latter being used to internet communication. Described discursive patterns reveal the existence of two separate worlds: traditional fanzine community and online environment, coexisting in mutual awareness. Yet the former strives to guard its boundaries, protecting its products from the internet, albeit oftentimes entering the virtual space in search for...
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The History and Transformation of Czech Magazines Focused on the Fantastic Genres on the Example of the Magazine Pevnost
Koláčková, Gaja ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Slanec, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis aims to introduce the history and transformation of the Czech magazines oriented on the genre Fantastika (also known as SF magazines), using the example of the magazine Pevnost, which is considered to be the flagship of the contemporary Czech fantastic arts journalism. The thesis focuses on a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the magazine Pevnost between 2011-2015, based on which it's possible to uncover more general characteristics and tendencies of contemporary Czech market of SF magazines. Theoretical basis of the thesis defines popular fantastic arts (also known as Fantastika), introduces major theoretical concepts of this term and defines its various genres. It also provides a basic definition and history of the fandom in Czechoslovak, as well as in Czech environment. Fandom is considered to be the basis for the emergence of so called fanzines - amateur or semi-professional SF magazines. On the basis of this, the thesis introduces the evolution of the Czechoslovak and Czech fanzines, as well as professional SF magazines. Practical part of the thesis analyzes the changes of the content and graphic layout of the magazine, as well as the changes of the layout of the magazine's cover during the mentioned era. The practical part of the thesis is ended with the analysis of the...
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