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Student protests in 1968: Comparison of Czechoslovakia and West Germany
Šutová, Marijana ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Cuhra, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis is based on comparison of the student protest movement of 1968 in Czechoslovakia and West Germany. The main aim of the thesis is to compare the same and different elements of two student movements with emphasis on students' demands, the way and means of their revolts and the different ideological approaches of the two movements which led to their mutual misunderstanding. The author describes movements in both countries preceding historical events which lead to the protests. The thesis also deals with student protests in other countries in the context of events in West Germany and Czechoslovakia. It then compares the course, demands and the way of student protests in both countries. The main difference between student movements in Czechoslovakia and West Germany was the way of revolt. While Czechoslovak students chose the official way to change the establishment, the protest movement in Germany was rather anti-systemic. Students in both states also came out of different conditions while students in the CSSR protested against a material shortage, resistance in Germany was based on criticism of material surplus. In both countries, however, the same phenomenon of generational conflict occurred. Both movements responded to the international events and protest movements in other countries....
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The Role of the Media in the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley
Pánková, Tereza ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Handl, Vladimír (referee)
The Bachelor thesis The Role of the Media in the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley focuses mainly on the events of 1964, when Berkeley became the center of American political activism. In 1964, the university administration prohibited all political activity on the campus. The goal of the Free Speech Movement was to change this decision. The students were able to persuade the administration and their freedoms were restored. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part introduces the characteristics of the whole conflict, concentrates on the sources of the conflict as well as its phases and summarizes the impact and aftermath of the movement. The second part deals with the treatment of the movement by media and is divided into three chapters. The first focuses on tendency of the media to accuse the protestors of radicalism. The students participating in the movement were often called communists or beatniks. The second chapter is devoted to Mario Savio, the leader of the movement and the effect media had on his role. The media turned Mario Savio into a national celebrity, while other leading figures were completely ignored by the journalists. The last chapter concerns with the Daily Californian, Berkeley student newspaper, which had a big impact on the movement. Thanks...
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Whose side are you on? Radical Left in postwar Finland - on the phenomenon of Marxism-Leninism outside the Eastern Bloc
Skálová, Barbora ; Švec, Luboš (advisor) ; Masař, Tomáš (referee) ; LARMOLA, Heikki Markku (referee)
Barbora Skálová Whose side are you on? Radical Left in postwar Finland - on the phenomenon of Marxism-Leninism outside the Eastern Bloc Abstract The dissertation aims to explore the phenomenon of a radical left movement - Taistoists - which at the turn of the 60s and 70s for a short period of time dominated the student and cultural circles in Finland. The dissertation strives to shed light on the reasons for the uprise of the - in European context unique - pro-Soviet, Marxist-Leninist and "anti-anti- establishment" youth movement, and on its influence on home and foreign policy of Finland in terms of so-called Finlandization. The work also puts the movement into the Czechoslovakian context, mainly in relation to the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion. The dissertation discusses the theoretical anticapitalistic background of the movement and compares it to the theoretical background and political practice of coeval New Left movements in Europe and the USA. The experience of the members of the movement has been elaborated in the oral history part based on personal interviews. The oral history chapter aims to offer an explanation and a broader perspective of the taistolaiset phenomenon presented by direct witnesses and participants of the movement.
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Student Opposition Movement under Franco's Dictatorship in 1956-1975
Cajkář, Jakub ; Menclová, Barbora (advisor) ; Šindelář, Jakub (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the anti-Franco student movement in Spain during Franco's dictatorship between the years 1956 and 1975. The research concentrates mainly on the position of the student movement and its protest activities. This thesis aims to analyze the activities of the student movement, its development, achievements, and potential impact on the decision-making of the Francoist government. The paper answers the question of whether the student movement caused any concessions made by the Francoist government. Firstly, the paper deal with conditions at universities before the year 1956. At these times, universities were formed by restrictive measures and by attempts for the catholicization of the education system. In this section, author focuses on the role of the regime at universities. This chapter concentrates also on the formation and development of student movement until the crucial year 1956 which became a landmark in organizing continuous protests. The pivotal section of the research follows which chronologically examines activities of the student opposition movement in the years 1956 and 1975. In this part, the thesis analyzes successes of the student movement, its imperfections, and focuses on its most significant years. Later, at the beginning of the seventies student...
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Strahov Affairs in the Context of Student Movement in the 60's and their Resonance in Czechoslovak Contemporary Press
Svatošová, Lucie ; Končelík, Jakub (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
The diploma thesis Strahov Affairs in the Context of Student Movements and their Resonance in Czechoslovak Contemporary Press deals with the spontaneous demonstration of students staying at the college campus of the Czech Technical University in Prague. A demonstration for return of the genuine light and warmth to their halls was held on 31th October, 1967 and became a beginning of the changes in a youth organization that the students have been striving for a long time. The Strahov Affairs are also a milestone of the Prague Spring, which took place in the first half of 1968. The aim of the thesis is to find out how the Czechoslovak press has reported on the events at Strahov, and on the related activities of the young student generation. Two newspapers, Rude pravo (Red Law) and Mlada fronta (Young Front), and two student magazines, Student (Student) and Universita Karlova (Charles University) are subjected to a qualitative content analysis. In the selected press titles, articles were searched not only for domestic but also for foreign students, as there was a significant unrest between the young generation all over the world at that time. One of the partial aims of the thesis is to survey whether there is some parallel between the Czechoslovak student movement and student actions in the European...
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Student protests in 1968: Comparison of Czechoslovakia and West Germany
Šutová, Marijana ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Cuhra, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis is based on comparison of the student protest movement of 1968 in Czechoslovakia and West Germany. The main aim of the thesis is to compare the same and different elements of two student movements with emphasis on students' demands, the way and means of their revolts and the different ideological approaches of the two movements which led to their mutual misunderstanding. The author describes movements in both countries preceding historical events which lead to the protests. The thesis also deals with student protests in other countries in the context of events in West Germany and Czechoslovakia. It then compares the course, demands and the way of student protests in both countries. The main difference between student movements in Czechoslovakia and West Germany was the way of revolt. While Czechoslovak students chose the official way to change the establishment, the protest movement in Germany was rather anti-systemic. Students in both states also came out of different conditions while students in the CSSR protested against a material shortage, resistance in Germany was based on criticism of material surplus. In both countries, however, the same phenomenon of generational conflict occurred. Both movements responded to the international events and protest movements in other countries....
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"The Times They Are A-Changin'": The Impact of the 1960s Counterculture on American Society
Ščípová, Michaela ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Kýrová, Lucie (referee)
The 1960s counterculture had a huge impact on American society and questioned many of the American values in order to replace them with their own ideas. Even thought the first trace of youth's revolt against the older generation appeared in the 1950s, it was in the 1960s when the young generation fully rose up and started to fight for their goals. The 1960s counterculture can be divided into two parts, the New Left and the hippies, which both comprised of many different groups and organizations, among them for example the Black Panthers, the Weatherman, Students for a Democratic Society or Vietnam Veterans Against the War. These organizations engaged in many different issues like a civil rights movement or an antiwar movement. The tool for spreading countercultural values was an art - until nowadays countercultural impact is still visible especially in music. Even thought the countercultural movement gradually became radical and in the end of the 1960s split up, its impact on American society is undeniable in some issues such as drug use, perception of sexuality or questioning authorities.
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Festival of Defiance? "Majáles" in 50s and 60s of 20th century in Czechoslovakia.
Šťástka, Jan ; Himl, Pavel (advisor) ; Roubal, Petr (referee)
In this thesis based on research of historical sources I try to reconstruct the Prague festival of majales in 50s and 60s of 20th century and understand if they were truly meant as an act of defiance against the communist "régime" as some historians say. My point of view is base around the theory of Michail Bachtin and carnival as form of culturally creative force which act as form of social order negotiation. Worlds of play and laughter exist as a parallel to the official mundane world with their own different rules and they can be used as a form of social negotiation even in totalitarian or strongly conservative "régimes". Majales is a form of carnival that grants the transition into the world of play. Students in Czechoslovakia could use this possibility to negotiate about many otherwise taboo topics. Even if the worlds of play and mundane seem to be separated they influence each other in many ways and even the rules of mundane world can be changed through play and carnival. Students are also protected by their liminal status between being a child and an adult. Which grants them more rights than children but less duties than adults.
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Christian Student Movements in the 20th Century
Rosický, Aleš ; Moree, Pieter (advisor) ; Filipi, Pavel (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with the origin, development and focus of student Christian movements, especially in the 20th century, but by description of the origins of movements, it intervenes to the 19th century as well as by chapter about the situation in the Czech Republic to the 21st century. It focuses in particular on IFES movement and its part in the Czech Republic - UKH. The thesis describes origin and orientation of YMCA, SVM, WSCF, Campus Crusade and movements which developed from these organizations in the Czech Republic as well. Even though the majority of contents of the thesis concern about historical facts and points of view of individual authors on specific movements, the thesis is also dealing with the question, why individual movements were established and what circumstances led to this. The author of this text also attempts to understand the situation of connection or splitting of particular movements. The thesis is generally trying to understand particular international movements within the context of contemporary background in the church environment. The author is also trying to look under the scope of those movements and find out what way they were participating in mission and evangelism and what activities they offered to students as well.
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