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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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