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Ageing and Hardcore-Punk Identity: Analysis of the Fanzine Hluboká Orba and the Changing Themes of Its Author Filip Fuchs
No full textTato práce se zaměřuje na analýzu proměny punkové identity Filipa Fuchse ve vztahu ke stárnutí, životním změnám a širším společenským a subkulturním souvislostem, jak jsou prezentovány v jeho textech publikovaných ve fanzinu Hluboká Orba (1993-2014). Hlavním teoretickým rámcem je koncept stárnoucího punku, který spojuje dvě klíčové roviny: vývoj punkové identity v čase a strukturální konflikt mezi hodnotami subkultury a normami většinové společnosti. Tento rámec je postaven na práci Stephena Duncomba (2008) a publikaci Punk, Ageing and Time (Way & Grimes, 2024). Bakalářská práce ukazuje, že i přes změny, které přináší stárnutí - jako jsou pracovní povinnosti, rodičovství nebo zdravotní problémy - Fuchsova punková identita zůstává autentická a konzistentní, opírající se o hodnoty jako DIY etika, kolektivismus a odpor vůči autoritám a komercializaci. Analýza Fuchsových textů odhaluje napětí mezi ideály alternativní kultury a realitou dospělého života, což není prezentováno jako selhání, ale jako prostor pro kritickou reflexi a reinterpretaci punkové identity. Zároveň je tento proces stárnutí chápán jako pokračující a dynamický, ve kterém Fuchs redefinuje punkovou identitu ve středním věku, aniž by rezignoval na své základní hodnoty. Výsledky práce ukazují, že stárnutí v punku nepředstavuje konec...This thesis focuses on analyzing the transformation of Filip Fuchs's punk identity in relation to ageing, life changes, and broader social and subcultural contexts, as expressed in his texts published in the Czech punk fanzine Hluboká Orba (1993-2014). The main theoretical framework is the concept of "ageing punk," which combines two key dimensions: the temporal evolution of punk identity and the structural conflict between subcultural values and the norms of mainstream society. This framework draws primarily on the work of Stephen Duncombe (2008) and the edited volume Punk, Ageing and Time (Way & Grimes, 2024). The thesis shows that despite the changes brought by ageing-such as work obligations, parenthood, or health- related issues, Fuchs's punk identity remains authentic and consistent, grounded in values such as DIY ethics, collectivism, and resistance to authority and commercialization. The analysis of Fuchs's writing reveals a persistent tension between the ideals of alternative culture and the realities of adult life. This tension is not framed as a failure, but rather as a space for critical reflection and reinterpretation of punk identity. At the same time, the ageing process is presented as ongoing and dynamic, during which Fuchs redefines punk in middle age without abandoning its core...Department of Media StudiesKatedra mediálních studiíFaculty of Social SciencesFakulta sociálních vě
1970's Queer Cinematography Through the Lens of Camp
No full text1 Abstract This bachelor's thesis explores the manifestations and the significance of camp in 1970's queer cinematography. The author examines the forms in which camp appears in the selected films with queer themes from the 1970s and what purposes it serves. The goal of this thesis is to determine the ways in which camp is significant to the selected films. The theoretical part presents a brief history of queer cinematography, the cultural context of the 1970s, and the definition of the camp phenomenon. In the analytical part, the author conducts a semiotic analysis of three selected films from the 1970s which in various ways feature the topic of queerness and which also contain the attributes of the camp aesthetic
1970's Queer Cinematography Through the Lens of Camp
No full text1 Abstrakt Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá manifestacemi a signifikancí fenoménu camp v queer kinematografii 70. let 20. století. Autorka v práci zkoumá, v jakých podobách a za jakými účely je fenomén camp využit vybranými filmy s queer tematikou ze 70. let. Cílem práce je zjistit, jakým způsobem je fenomén camp pro vybrané filmy významný. Teoretická část představuje stručnou historii queer kinematografie, kulturní kontext 70. let a definici fenoménu camp. V analytické části autorka provádí sémiotickou analýzu tří vybraných filmových děl ze 70. let, v nichž různě figuruje queer tématika a která se zároveň vyznačují atributy estetiky campu.1 Abstract This bachelor's thesis explores the manifestations and the significance of camp in 1970's queer cinematography. The author examines the forms in which camp appears in the selected films with queer themes from the 1970s and what purposes it serves. The goal of this thesis is to determine the ways in which camp is significant to the selected films. The theoretical part presents a brief history of queer cinematography, the cultural context of the 1970s, and the definition of the camp phenomenon. In the analytical part, the author conducts a semiotic analysis of three selected films from the 1970s which in various ways feature the topic of queerness and which also contain the attributes of the camp aesthetic.Department of Media StudiesKatedra mediálních studiíFakulta sociálních vědFaculty of Social Science
Popularity decline of the Clubhouse application in the Czech Republic and its reasons
No full textThis thesis examines the reasons for the rapid decline in popularity of the Clubhouse platform and the needs of emerging social networks to be competitive in the long term. The aim of the thesis is to use qualitative research to find out what reasons and circumstances led former users of the Clubhouse platform to use it and then abandon it, whether and under what conditions a renewal of its popularity is possible, and what respondents believe an emerging platform needs to fulfill in order to retain user attention. The theoretical part is devoted to the introduction of the Clubhouse platform, analysis of the most currently used social platforms, historical development of social networks and their influence on society. Data collection was conducted by the author through in-depth interviews with former users of the Clubhouse platform who had been actively using it for at least two months. The data collected was analysed using thematic analysis. The research results show that the rise of the Clubhouse platform was closely linked to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic and the artificially created FOMO. The abandonment of the platform by users was mainly due to the departure of inspirational speakers and its lack of attractiveness in the long run. The research revealed, among other things, that...Diplomová práce se zabývá důvody rapidního poklesu popularity platformy Clubhouse a potřebami nově vznikajících sociálních sítí k jejich dlouhodobé konkurenceschopnosti. Cílem práce je pomocí kvalitativního výzkumu zjistit, jaké důvody a okolnosti vedly bývalé uživatele platformy Clubhouse k jejímu používání a následnému opuštění, zda a za jakých podmínek je možná obnova její popularity a co dle respondentů musí nově vznikající platforma splňovat, aby si udržela uživatelskou pozornost. Teoretická část se věnuje představení platformy Clubhouse, analýze aktuálně nejvyužívanějších sociálních platforem, historickému vývoji sociálních sítí a jejich vlivu na společnost. Sběr dat provedla autorka hloubkovými rozhovory s bývalými uživateli platformy Clubhouse, kteří ji aktivně využívali alespoň po dobu dvou měsíců. Získaná data byla analyzována pomocí tematické analýzy. Zvýsledků výzkumu vyplývá, že byl rozmach platformy Clubhouse úzce spjat s okolnostmi pandemie Covid-19 a uměle vytvořeným FOMO. Opuštění platformy uživateli bylo zapříčiněno zejména odchodem inspirativních řečníků a z dlouhodobého hlediska její nedostatečnou atraktivitou. Výzkum mimo jiné odhalil, že nově vznikající sociální síť by měla být předem připravena na svůj případný velký rozmach, díky čemuž by předešla odobnému scénáři, se kterým...Katedra mediálních studiíDepartment of Media StudiesFaculty of Social SciencesFakulta sociálních vě
Popularity decline of the Clubhouse application in the Czech Republic and its reasons
No full textThis thesis examines the reasons for the rapid decline in popularity of the Clubhouse platform and the needs of emerging social networks to be competitive in the long term. The aim of the thesis is to use qualitative research to find out what reasons and circumstances led former users of the Clubhouse platform to use it and then abandon it, whether and under what conditions a renewal of its popularity is possible, and what respondents believe an emerging platform needs to fulfill in order to retain user attention. The theoretical part is devoted to the introduction of the Clubhouse platform, analysis of the most currently used social platforms, historical development of social networks and their influence on society. Data collection was conducted by the author through in-depth interviews with former users of the Clubhouse platform who had been actively using it for at least two months. The data collected was analysed using thematic analysis. The research results show that the rise of the Clubhouse platform was closely linked to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic and the artificially created FOMO. The abandonment of the platform by users was mainly due to the departure of inspirational speakers and its lack of attractiveness in the long run. The research revealed, among other things, that..
Printed DIY media in information age: how Web 2.0 influenced culture of fanzines
No full textThe 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..
Development and Validation of HPLC Methods for Transport and Metabolic Studies
Get PDFCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Control Candidate Ing. Miloš Hroch Consultant Doc. PharmDr. Milan Nobilis, CSc. Title of Thesis Development and validation of HPLC methods for transport and metabolic studies The presented PhD thesis deals with the development and validation of chromatographic methods in bioanalysis of drugs and their metabolites. The work provides a theoretical introduction to the field of bioanalysis, using methods of liquid chromatography. Attention was paid to recent trends in the area, particularly with respect to the new types of stationary phases. In the experimental part of the thesis, reader is introduced to a development and validation of several bio-analytical methods using high performance liquid chromatography. The first method concerns with a determination of 5-fluorouracil and its metabolites by HPLC with gradient elution and UV/VIS detection on a column Luna PFP (2). Discussed are mainly specifics for the assay of this group of polar and poorly detectable compounds. The developed and validated method is being used for TDM of patients with rectal cancer. Another discussed method deals with a determination of methotrexate polyglutamates in erythrocytes using isocratic elution on a hybrid..
Společenská angažovanost umělců: případová studie hudebních alb zpěvačky Katarzie a raperů Vec a Tono S.
No full textDiploma thesis named Social engagement of artists: a case study of music albums by singer Katarzia and rappers Vec and Tono S. is a case study about social engagement of artists, concretely its representation in album Antigona from slovak singer Katarzia and in album Ultrazvuk by two slovak rappers Vec and Tono S. Thesis concentrates on social status of men and women, on a murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and situation in the society after it, and on the representation of those two topics in the eyes of artists of music albums and in the eyes of journalists in czech and slovak online magazines, who discuss and write about those music albums. Written documents, such as song lyrics, interviews, articles and reviews are analysed qualitatively, by the methods of a grounded theory. Topics, whom appear during the research, are afterwards labelled, being put into mutual contexts and illustrated by presenting concrete examples from materials. Final findings are afterwards reviewed, and its character revised with the help of two research questions, that are: "How do artists of music albums and journalists discussing those albums represent murder of a journalist and social situation in the society after it in song lyrics, interviews, articles and reviews?" and "How do artists of music albums and journalists...Diplomová práca Spoločenská angažovanosť umelcov: prípadová štúdia hudobných albumov speváčky Katarzia a raperov Vec a Tono S. je prípadovou štúdiou spoločenskej angažovanosti umelcov, konkrétne v albume Antigona od slovenskej speváčky Katarzia a albume Ultrazvuk od slovenských raperov Vec a Tono S. Práca sa zameriava na postavenie mužov a žien v spoločnosti a vraždu novinára Jána Kuciaka a spoločenskú situáciu po nej a obraz týchto problematík očami umelcov v textoch albumov a očami autorov českých a slovenských online mediálnych textov, ktoré o albumoch pojednávajú. Textové materiály skladieb albumov a rozhovorov, článkov a recenzií sú spracované kvalitatívnym výskumom postupmi zakotvenej teórie. Témy, ktoré počas výskumu vybraných textov skladieb, rozhovorov, článkov a recenzií vyvstávajú, sú následne pomenované, dané do vzájomných súvislostí a ilustrované poukázaním na konkrétnych príkladoch. Výsledné zistenia sú následne zhodnotené, a ich charakter skontrolovaný v súvislosti s dvoma výskumnými otázkami, ktoré znejú: "Ako je autormi hudobných albumov a mediálnych textov o týchto albumoch prezentovaná vražda novinára a spoločenská situácia po nej v textoch piesní, rozhovoroch, článkoch a recenziách?", a "Ako je autormi hudobných albumov a mediálnych textov o týchto albumoch prezentované...Katedra mediálních studiíDepartment of Media StudiesFaculty of Social SciencesFakulta sociálních vě
Critical Media in Post-Socialist Space of Central Europe
No full textThe thesis focuses on the nature, practices and position of critical media in Central Europe, specifically on the periodicals Deník Alarm, Kapitál, Krytyka Polityczna and Mérce. These media, as defined by Christian Fuchs, produce critical content pointing out the flaws and problems of the current social and media systems, thus strengthening their democratic condition. The aim of this paper is to provide insight into the editorial offices of critical media through qualitative research. I am using the methods of ethnographic observation and in-depth semi-structured interviews to learn about and then also describe the functioning, positions and identities of critical media outlets, as well as how the editors feel within the journalistic communities of the countries in question. The hypothesis of this thesis is that the critical media of the Visegrad Four may have a unique character due to their geographical position and the socialist past of this area. I will try to capture the similarities or, conversely, the differences of the media, while taking into account what their social function is and whether they fit the theory of critical media at all. The thesis fills a gap in research on alternative media of the post-socialist bloc and brings the concept of critical media to the Central European region,..
Crisis Communication of a Music Festival
No full textThe thesis "Crisis Communication of a Music Festival" addresses the crisis communication of the Pohoda music festival organisers during the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, in relation to the postponing of the originally planned live format of the event to the following year and the organization of the online festival Pohoda in the Air as an alternative. The primary aim of the research is to evaluate the efficiency and success of the Pohoda festival organisers' crisis communication, to examine its weaknesses and strengths, and to compare it with a model of ideal crisis communication that emerges from existing theoretical frameworks. The ambition of the thesis is to also offer practical recommendations for crisis communication of the festival based on research. The theoretical part of the thesis first looks at the conceptualisation of crisis and crisis communication and the theoretical grounding of the field, drawing primarily on structured models and practical application theories. It then introduces the field of music festivals and live culture. The thesis includes a concise history outline of Slovak music festivals in general and a brief history of the Pohoda festival, followed by a contextualization of the case. Based on the theoretical frameworks explored, a model of ideal crisis..
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