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Living History
Bradáčová, Iveta ; Edith, Jeřábková (referee) ; Kvíčala, Petr (advisor)
In my thesis I deal with the topic Living history. The term “living history” is a technical term used by sociologists, it names a group of people who stylized themselves in the past. The theme of living history is very interesting to me in the terms of time blending the past with the present - at the same place at the same time happens something that commemorates the event that took place many years ago. However, these could not be an exact reenactment of copies and reconstructions of ancient events. It is always about the present moment and the personal experience of participants. Therefore we can not say that they play only the fighters because they really live it, and they mean it serious. People who attend these gatherings, basically revive non-existent or dead people. They stopped themselves in the time and they relive again in sentimental and romantic way the ancient event. For my thesis I have chosen the Battle of Lipan, that did take place in the Gothic period in the year 1434. I did not choose the real battle of Lipan, but photos of his reenactment of 2014. On the Internet (rajce.net) I have found an album with photos of this event from 31.5.2014. Photos were taken probably by someone who was a member of this community because they seems to be personal ones. For example some of them were taken during a dinner with other participants. For this reason, I did not use my own photos because like a spectator I would not get so close to them. After viewing photos of the reenactment of the battle and after the visit of Marold´s panorama I was excited for the painting of the battle itself. I did many of paintings on the wall and on the papers, but later after some time I have lost the interest in repainting the picture of the battle by the photographs. I realized that in fact I paint meaningless characters in costumes and that I focus myself more on anatomical accuracy of their bodies instead of focusing on their expressions. After discovering this I knew, that I cannot continue in painting this way and that I need to change my approach. So I did return to a more detailed check of the photos and I have researched what I'm really most interested in on the photos. Already during painting, I gradually realized that I enjoy very much the ,,warriors" faces painting and catching the psychology that is hidden in their faces. While I examined the photos, I have noticed that the persons on the pictures have sympathetic expressions resembling expressions of people from the old Gothic paintings. These people are usually dressed in a simple, contemporary clothes, that is produced themselves, they eat a modest meal and they looks like a martyrs. Leaving the painting by photograph was very liberating for me, because I finally began to paint something what was not visible on the photos, but what I feel that it is hidden there. I realized that for me most interesting on my work are the today people with their lives, their actions and long-suffering expressions, they made present real dead warriors who fell in the battle of Lipan in 1434. It is the past captured in the faces of those present. And I find it incredibly interesting. After this realization, I am convinced that the best way to get closer to my fascination, I can just draw a face with present eyes and distinctive expression. There is no more need for me of painting the whole scenes from the battle.
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Musical aspects of the Living History phenomenon in the Czech historical fencing through the perspective of ethnomusicology
Novák, Josef ; Jurková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Seidlová, Veronika (referee)
The aim of this musical anthropology thesis focuses on "medieval music" as practiced by fans of historical fencing in the form of living history on the example of two Czech bands - Subulcus and Medieval Open Band as part of project Prácheňská manství. In my thesis I focus not only on sound and musical instruments, but also on the behavior of actors and their conceptualization of the Middle Ages, according to the concepts of music as culture of Allan Merriam, resp. of music as social life of Thomas Turino. I combine here the basic ideas of ethnomusicology with the ideas of musical memory in connection with the contemporary concepts of social memory and, last but not least, with the concepts of "golden age", nostalgia, staged authenticity and invented traditions. The point of this work is to bring about the origin and form of music that the actors understand as medieval, although not always comes the repertoire from the Middle Ages.
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Fenomenom of the Living History in Bohemia
Hartvich, Ondřej ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Krupková, Jaroslava (referee)
This thesis explores in the Czech Republic little explored phenomenon of living history. The motivation for this topic is the author's long-standing interest in this issue and his active participation in similar activities. The thesis aims to characterize the concept of living history and specify this kind of leisure time activity participated by a part of the population in the Czech Republic. It also examines the question of whether living history is a subculture. Therefore, it also describes the concept of subculture through according literature. It also seeks to map or outline and present some living history associations as a sample of the phenomenon based on research. Field research, participant observation, conducted interviews among the members, spectator and active participation in the events and presentations organized by them, and web analytics are used for this. The first chapter deals with the clarification of the concept of experimental archaeology and living history, since the difference between them is essential. Therefore, it describes the contents of experimental archaeology as one of the methods of archaeology and living history as a central theme of the research and the thesis. In the next part, LARP and historical fencing are introduced to illustrate the genesis of the...
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Historical reenactment as a cultural phenomenon
Svoboda, Ondřej ; Lokšík, Martin (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
The goal of this bachelor's thesis is to present the author's journalistic documentary Historical reenactment as a cultural phenomenon. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on defining the journalistic document as a genre, methods used during its making and a short introduction into the history of the perceived phenomenon. The practical and main part of the thesis is the documentary itself. Many of us have at least once bumped unto people dressed in historical costumes on the subway, on the bus or in the streets. If we discount fans of fantasy books and movies going to their meetings, it might have probably been a historical reenactor. A person, who dedicates their free time to reconstruct historical events and we usually meet them at city fairs. Most of their events, however, are closed to the public. Even though their original purpose was to break stereotypes and enjoy medieval times in the way it really felt. Every piece of costume, every weapon or tent are hours upon hours of work, searching in archives and sewing. The motivations of these people are the topic of this film. It also encounters their stances and hobby with experimental archaeologists, who are thanks to their jobs very close to the matter.
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Living History on The Czech Television: Holiday in the Olden Days
Halva, Tomáš ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Růžička, Daniel (referee)
The living history TV shows (in some cases also referred to as historical reality TV shows) are one of the contemporary trends in the creation of the reality TV genre. The purpose of such programs is to display a certain historical period in a fun and light-hearted form on television. Since they are programs included in the reality TV genre, their aim is also to capture the authentic reactions of those who perform in such programs. With this narrative style, the audience can see how the 21st-century man adapts to the period and how he behaves when confronted with certain historical moments. This kind of program is very popular in foreign media. Two shows created by Czech Television appeared on Czech TV screens. This is a series of Holidays in the Old Times - contains Holidays in the Protectorate and Holidays in the Era of Steam.
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Musical aspects of the Living History phenomenon in the Czech historical fencing through the perspective of ethnomusicology
Novák, Josef ; Jurková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Seidlová, Veronika (referee)
The aim of this musical anthropology thesis focuses on "medieval music" as practiced by fans of historical fencing in the form of living history on the example of two Czech bands - Subulcus and Medieval Open Band as part of project Prácheňská manství. In my thesis I focus not only on sound and musical instruments, but also on the behavior of actors and their conceptualization of the Middle Ages, according to the concepts of music as culture of Allan Merriam, resp. of music as social life of Thomas Turino. I combine here the basic ideas of ethnomusicology with the ideas of musical memory in connection with the contemporary concepts of social memory and, last but not least, with the concepts of "golden age", nostalgia, staged authenticity and invented traditions. The point of this work is to bring about the origin and form of music that the actors understand as medieval, although not always comes the repertoire from the Middle Ages.
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Euroindians: Models life
Telenská, Jana ; Šalanda, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Bittnerová, Dana (referee)
My work has focused on the Czech Euroindians history of their origin, what it means to be "Euroindian" and how they themselves understand their way of life models. The aim was to find the identity of the Czech Euroindian in modern Czech society. The work deals with the spiritual culture and the implementation of some of the most characteristic of Indian's ceremonies, habits when camping (spring, summer, autumn, winter) as the teepee construction and compliance with the label inside the teepee, cooking, playing the most typical Indian's games, music and singing and other joint events (Pow wow General Assembly, etc.) and their connection with modern life in Czech society. My work is theoretical and empirical. I base it on the method of qualitative research. I use literary sources, Internet resources, personal communication and e-mails with Czech Euroindians and unstructured interviews with Czech Euroindians. Valuable sources of information were also in journals Buffalo wind, Wampum Neskenonu magazine and the Tramp. I also used the method of participant observation in my own field research, which consisted of two two-week stays at summer Euroindians camps near the village Chýlice by Toužim in year 2004 and 2005 and I continued working on my work Metamorphosis Lakota ceremonies from the past to the...
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