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Top hat for everyone: The image of Britain in the newspaper discourses of Czechoslovak exile and its Third Republic afterlife
Kłusek, Johana ; Smetana, Vít (advisor) ; Brenner, Christiane (referee) ; Cornwall, Mark (referee)
The thesis focuses on the image of Britain in newspaper discourses of Czechoslovak exile during the Second World War and describes how it affected the post-war development of the country. It argues that the exiles saw Britain as the appelative Other, into which they projected their visions and fears. Anglophilia, born out of lived experience as well as objective needs of the discourse's producers, brought both benefits and detriments. It meant discursive liberation from Germans as the old referential Others and finding a safe discursive space in the severely brutalized world. Yet the hope that Czechoslovakia could adopt both "conservative" and "socially progressive" qualities of Britain proved naïve in the face of the post-war geopolitical reality. Communists appropriated the image of Britain to fit their own needs after the war. While Britain of former exiles, now democratic socialists, was still portrayed as superior to Czechoslovakia, communist Britain was depicted as an equal partner with virtues as well as flaws. The "equalization" of Britain contributed to the preservation of illusion that Communists were devoted to the principles of democracy.
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Proměny jihočeského pohraničí a jeho obyvatelstva po druhé světové válce v dobových pramenech a paměti obyvatel Kaplicka
MUSILOVÁ, Tereza
This thesis focuses on the post-war development of the border region marked by a violent change in its demographic structure - the displacement of the German-speaking population and the subsequent settlement of Czechs and Slovaks from the inland or abroad. The subject of the research is the transformation of the South Bohemian border region, specifically the region centred around the town of Kaplice (precisely the former district of Kaplice), which took place after the Second World War. Based on secondary literature, but especially contemporary sources and the living memory of the local inhabitants, this thesis deals with and further analyses the course of settlement and the transformation of the local society and the coexistence of different groups. It aims to analyse which national groups settled in this region and how they perceived the transformation of the borderland themselves. Based on nine stories, the thesis compares the experiences of Czech and German old settlers with the ones of newcomers. The final part of this thesis outlines possibilities of using these stories in the teaching of modern history in subjects such as Civics and Social science.
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The struggle for Czech education in Vimperk in 1918-1948
LUKESCH, Vít
The thesis deals with the development of Czech education in Vimperk in the context of social and political events, focusing mainly on the period 1918-1948. At the same time, the thesis points out the complexity of the coexistence of the Czech and German population not only in everyday life, but especially in terms of education. The first part of the thesis briefly escribes the history of the town of Vimperk, in the second part is mapped the development of education in Vimperk until 1918. The third, fourth and fifth parts are focused on the main subject of this thesis, which is the development of Czech education in the context of historical events of the period 1918-1948, with an emphasis on events related to the Second World War.
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History of Primary school in Sousedovice
PICHOVÁ, Kateřina
The theses deals with history and development of Primary school in Sousedovice since it was founded till the end of the school in 1979. Thesis describes development of school in each historical stage and describes the development od school in comparison with general history. Describes briefly history of village Sousedovice and then describes rich history of school.
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Interpretation of WWII in Novels of Authors in Exile after February 1948 - Oblak a valčík of Ferdinand Peroutka and Dvorní šašci of Viktor Fischl
JEDLIČKA, Tomáš
This bachelor thesis deals with the interpretation of two novels, one written by Ferdinand Peroutka, Oblak a valčík, and the other by Viktor Fischl, Dvorní šašci. The core theoretical framework of this thesis is based on the methodological basis provided by Paul Ricoeurs's books Time and Narrative and Oneself as Another, and Hayden White's Tropics of Discourse and Metahistory. The interpretation mainly focuses on the representation of characters of victims of the Second World War, and Holocaust respectively. The last chapter itself contextualises the novel and puts it into the particular context of Czech exile literature, and relates particular authorial strategies found in these novels to the sociopolitical thinking of their respective authors.
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Odsun - vyhnání českých Němců z Kaplicka pohledem pamětníků
MUSILOVÁ, Tereza
This thesis follows up the topic of removal - expulsion of Czech Germans living in Czech borderland after the Second World War and it surveys the process of forced displacement in Kaplice and its surroundings in South Bohemia not only with provided data, but mainly with concrete stories. The Theoretical part focuses on the coexistence of Czechs and Germans in Czech territory and describes given historic circumstances which led to its bitter end. It endeavours to outline the process of removal and its consequences for Czechoslovakia. In the Practical part, the concrete stories of contemporary witnesses of the forced displacement complement the information about the process and consequences related to South Bohemian borderland. The main aim of this thesis is to ascertain what the contemporary witnesses think of this affair today.
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The reflection of everyday life of a prisoners of war in archaeological sources from post-World War 2 "POW" camps
PANCÍŘ, Tomáš
During the author previous study, the non-destructive research of the second world war camp took a place near the city of Nová Bystřice. The whole area of the camp and especially the relics are highly damaged here, and still are the main subject of the author interest. The damage was that high so the author decided to use an destructive method of archaeological research - the excavation one of the sanitary objects located in the area of the camp. These monuments, often disturbed, continue to be the subject of this work. The aim of this work is to make an insight into the everyday life of the prisoner of war from the point of view of archaeology and to clarify and identify patterns of activities inside military camps based on archaeological prospection. The work will provide an overview of the current state of cognition of the Second World War archaeology in the world, then present the author's research of the waste object from the camp near Nová Bystřice. Samples from the investigated objects will be subjected to analyzes (archaeobotanical, archaeozoological). The aim of this work is to supplement the current state of knowledge and to bring a new light to the issue of camp relicts based on new methods.
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Lieutenant Colonel of General Staff of Czechoslovak Army František Hrubiš (1897-1967)
Urban, Karel ; Koura, Petr (advisor) ; Zdichynec, Jan (referee)
This work deals with the personality of František Hrubiš (1897-1967), his whole life and setting it in the context of the time. It focuses mainly on his military career and his contribution to many important moments in our history, such as participation in the Czechoslovak legions, later career in the Czechoslovak army during the First Republic, World War II, post-war life and his participation in the trial with Rudolf Slánský. To complete the overall picture of personality, this work deals with a brief history of the family and the environment in which he grew up. The work is based on the testimony of the witness, data found in the documentation of the Military Historical Institute in Prague, documentation from the Archive of the Security Forces and collections of documents of a personal nature stored in the National Archives of Prague, as well as personal family photographs and correspondence. The conclusion is a summary of the information and findings obtained, not only from the documents, but also from the testimony of František Hrubiš's daughter, Jarmila Filipová. Key Words František Hrubiš, Czechoslovak Legion, First World War, Berezovka, Czechoslovak Army, Second World War, Buchenwald, Slánský trial, Francis Edwin Keary
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