What is an economic crime? Who is an economic criminal? How do we speak of the phenomenon and what does they way we speak mean? The immediate result of the study is that there is a stereotype image of the economic criminal that is produced within peoples speech. This image contains characteristics that bring the subject, the economic criminal, far away from the traditional crime subject, and brings it closer to a non-criminal subject. This motion render possible that economic criminals can talk of themselves as “not bad people”, “normal” and “like everyone else”. The analysis has made clear that economic crime and economic criminals are conceptualizations that are under negotiation, there is no determined definition of these ideas. A transformed society has also an impact on economic criminals and economic crime. Perhaps the debate about the definition of the economic criminal and economic crime is symptomatic for the postmodern society we share?

Les formes d'aparellament i els episodis de contagi entre la pràctica artística i l'audiovisual i el multimèdia en el context de canvi de la societat cultural dels darrers trenta anys són els objectius d'aquesta tesi. La seva gènesi es troba en la formalització hipermèdia (textos, imatges, sons i vídeos) d'aquesta i en la voluntat d'articular, organitzar i regular el marc referencial i metodològic, així com el corpus epistemològic, de manera ramificada.Sota una ordenació sincrònica i interactiva dels procediments d'interrogar-se pel què (detecció), de veure on i què ha suposat (anàlisi) i de conèixer com i de quina manera (descripció), s'extreu una valoració del conjunt complex de les aportacions fetes per l'art a la comunicació.Les etzibades, sense estrèpits, en l'estructura rígida de la comunicació encoratjades per l'art; les conseqüències de l'exercici d'un sentit crític envers la mediació i d'una conscienciació de l'ecologia dels mitjans; les influències en la renovació de la percepció d'espai i de temps mediàtic, formen part del plec de conclusions. La contribució de l'art a l'aparició de noves tipologies de l'expressió audiovisual i multimèdia; la inferència d'elements provinents de l'art en la configuració d'una sensibilitat post en la comunicació actual són descrits en aquesta tesi no lineal (versió original hipermèdia) que ara teniu a l'abast en forma lineal (versió textual en PDF). / Las formas de aparejamiento y los episodios de contagio entre la práctica artística y el audiovisual y el multimedia en el contexto de cambio de la sociedad cultural de los últimos treinta años son los objetivos de esta tesis. Su génesis se encuentra en la formalización hipermedia (textos, imágenes, sonidos y vídeos) de la misma y en la volundad de articular, organizar y regular el marco referencial y metodológico, así como el corpus epistemológico, de manera ramificada.Bajo una ordenación sincrónica e interactiva de los procedimientos de interrogarse por el qué (detección), de ver dónde y qué ha supuesto (análisis) y de conocer cómo y de qué manera (descripción), se extrae una valoración del conjunto complejo de las aportaciones realizadas por el arte a la comunicación.Los golpes, sin estrépitos, en la estructura rígida de la comunicación, alentados por el arte; las consecuencias del ejercicio de un sentido crítico para con la mediación y de una concienciación de la ecología de los medios; las influencias en la renovación de la percepción de espacio y de tiempo mediático, forman parte del conjunto de conclusiones. La contribución del arte a la aparición de nuevas tipologías de la expresión audiovisual y multimedia; la inferencia de elementos procedentes del arte en la configuración de una sensibilidad post en la comunicación actual son descritos en esta tesis no lineal (versión original hipermedia) que ahora tienen a su alcance en forma lineal (versión textual en PDF). / "From artistic practice to audiovisual and multimedia communication"The mating of forms and episodes of contagion between artistic practice and audiovisual and multimedia in the context of change in the society of culture over the last thirty years are the subject of this dissertation. Its genesis lies in the hypermedia formalization (texts, images, sounds, and videos) of the latter and in the desire to give structure, organization and rules to the referential and methodological framework, as well as the epistemological corpus, in a ramified fashion.Under a synchronic, interactive ordering of procedures of asking about what (detection), seeing where and what it has involved (analysis), and learning how and in what way (description), we extract an assessment of the complex set of contributions made by art to communication.The blows, noiseless, to the rigid structures of communication, encouraged by art; the consequences of the exercise of a critical sense toward mediation and of an increased awareness of the ecology of the media; the influences on the renewal of the perception of media space and time make up part of the set of conclusions. Art's contribution to the appearance of new typologies of audiovisual and multimedia expression; the effect of elements originating in art on the shape of a post sensibility in present-day communication are described in this non-linear dissertation (original hypermedia version), now available in linear form (PDF text version).

This work is about the way we understand the concept of meaning of life. We particularly dwell upon existential analysis of American psychologist Irvin Yalom. We focus on his work as opposition to pessimism and nihilistic moods in nowadays society. In the other part of this work we have described basic concepts connected with the topic meaning of life and philosophical context with emphasis on Fridrich Nietszche's and Albert Camus's work and psychology of Viktor Frankl. The main goal of this work is to find if there is a way out in Yalom's existential analysis in confrontation with postmodern nihilism and feeling of meaningless of human life. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The work offers an analysis of the MXM gallery, located in Prague. It was one of the first private galleries to appear after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. In the post-communism atmosphere of the 1990s it experienced a great "boom" and quickly grew to become a significant institution and one of the most important private galleries in the city. The introductory chapter offers an overview and comparison with other private galleries that originated in the Czech Republic just after the revolution, followed by a brief historical background of the establishment and functioning of the MXM gallery. Attention is paid to the important personalities who shaped the artistic program and the theoretical background of the gallery, both being critically important. Asignificant part of the presented work is devoted to selected artists, who are mainly represented through their individual exhibitions. Since MXM activities extend beyond its own exhibition area, on Kampa, this text also investigates MXM activities at other locations in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. The gallery devoted substantial energy to establishing foreign contacts, which allowed it to present the works ofvarious authors from many countries. The last chapter describes the sale of art work and the art collectors associated with MXM. The...

in English My thesis follows up a potential influence of transhumanism on reflexive planning of people according to a Czech transhumanist community in regard of Person-In-Enviroment theory and postmodern changes in the society. A conceptual part contains chapters about transhumanism, areas that transhumanism focuses on, H+ technologies, potential, community and reflexive planning. In a framework of a qualitative research, my data were gathered using semi-structured interviews on topics reflexivity of an human actor, decision making, work with information, power, existential dimension of life and sorrow and anxiety related to life changes and loses. According to the obtained tata the biggest potential for reflexive planning can be found in examining possibilities of using artificial inteligence, collective consciousness and virtual hedonism, all that with regart to necessity of fight for human rights and democracy and economical breakthrough, wich could result in removal of social inequality.

Tidigare studier har visat att skuldsättning har ökat till resultat av avregleringar och ökad tillgängligheten av olika typer av krediter och lån. Dessutom fanns det få forskning om unga vuxnas syn på skuldsättning och skuldsättning för konsumtion. Därför har författarna valt att studera det på grund av ökat intresse för ämnet. Syftet med studien är att öka förståelse, beskriva och analysera unga vuxnas syn på skuldsättning. Studien fokuserar också på att öka förståelse för unga vuxnas syn på konsumtion som leder till skuldsättning. Studiens målgrupp att rikta sig in är personer mellan 18-25 år i båda kön. Studien är en kvalitativ forskning som använder intervju som metod. Det är 12 respondenter som intervjuades genom telefon, skriftligt form och i verkligheten. Studiens forskningsresultat visar att unga vuxna har en negativ syn på skuldsättning men när det gäller studielån eller bostadslån är det inte inkluderad som skuldsättning. Dessutom saknar unga vuxna en korrekt förståelse för skuldsättning. / Previous studies have shown that indebtedness has increased as a result of deregulation and increased availability of different types of credits and loans. In addition, there was little research on young adults' views on indebtedness and indebtedness for consumption. Therefore, the authors have chosen to study it due to increased interest in the subject. The purpose of the study is to increase understanding, describe and analyze young adults' views on indebtedness. The study also focuses on increasing understanding of young adults' views on consumption that lead to indebtedness. The study's target group people between 18-25 years in both sexes. The study is qualitative research that uses interviews as a method. There are 12 respondents who were interviewed by telephone, in writing and in real life. The study's research results show that young adults have a negative view of indebtedness, but when it comes to student loans or housing loans, it is not included as indebtedness. In addition, young adults lack a proper understanding of indebtedness. Keywords:

We will discuss here the issue of manipulation in the digital era of photojournalism. At first we will describe the relation between photography and its referent inculding its ability to represent the reality. Depicting the contrast between analogue and digital photography we will point out the independent position of digital photography from its referent, which is creating better possibilities for manipulation and decreasing the credibility of photography. Then we will analyze the text The Dusk of Photojournalism? that is reflecting these perspective and offering the solution increasing the position of the relation between photography and its referent. By contrast we will analyze the text called Photojournalism is dead, long live photojournalism. Why digitization can increase the credibility of journalistic photography? which considers this perspective as obsolete and offers us the new perspective of the relation between photography and its viewers, that could increase the credibility of photography in photojournalism. According to these two major perspectives we will point out whether it is possible to consider this option of photography - viewers relation as a relevant alternative. Based on these conclusions we will point out the major point of credibility of journalistic photography and imply...

The diploma th sis is conc rn d with uncov ring th full sp ctrum of humanity through th prism of mysticism and humanistic psychoth rapy. The author s parat s th cont nt into thr s ctions. In th firrst h roots his thoughts in th mysticism of Doroth Söll and h r book The Sil nt Cry: Mysticism and R sistanc , which l nds th th sis th qualiti s of mystical spirituality in th mundan and v ryday lif . From th book th author focus s on th mystical path of "The s lf and th lib ration from th s lf" that invit s th conc pt of go, consum rism and th r lationship toward th inn r cor of th human. The s cond s ction xplor s th th rap utic contribution of humanistic th rapists Virginia Satir and Carl Ransom Rog rs. The auth r introduc s th ir th rap utic mod ls in thr chapt rs: The D v lopm nt of th Mov m nt, The Human Imag and The The rap utic Proc ss and Goal. The th sis is thus imbu d with conc pts aiding fulfirlm nt of a Human Lif : a human r lationship, congur nc and th importanc of s lf- knowl dg ; congru nc b ing th k y t rm inviting spiritual mom nts into th quasion. The third s ction outlin s a shar d spac for mysticism and humanistic psychoth rapy. The author introduc s th ‚mystical human' in cont mporary postmod rn atmosph r , conn cting th discov ri s from th firrst two s ctions of th th sis. The...

Polystylism and Collage in Czech Music in the Second Half of the 20th Century by Robert Škarda Key words: czech music, collage, polystylism, postmodernism, quotation, style contraposition, team composition The topic of my thesis Polystylism and Collage in Czech Music in the Second Half of the 20th Century is the area of Czech composers' works based mainly on style contraposition, stylization of historical or jazz music and usage of quotations. My work is based on assumption of historicity of musical terminology. I consider the notions polystylism and collage as period musical terms and I attempt to reconstruct their meaning. Time definition of the thesis is delimited by the years 1960 and 2000. Lower time limit is selected regarding to nature of the topic - the 60s are the period when works and reflections belonging to the context of the notions polystylism and collage first appeared. The first part of my thesis focuses on the general mapping of the topic polystylism and collage. I summarized relevant musicology literature and I dealed with historical and teoretical relations of polystylism and collage to related terms (first of all postmodernism, montage and style), I was concerned with the context of European and American music and with question of polystylism and collage in Czech popular music....

This MA thesis is primarily concerned with the poetics of the first two poetry collections by the Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov. The said collections, Lapidarium and The Cherry Tree of One People were published for the first time in the 1990s. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the author's debut, Lapidarium; mainly, we are attempting to capture the collection's characteristic traits and draw attention to the conspicious features connecting this oeuvre with the book Tao Te Ching. In the second part we continue by the analysis of The Cherry Tree of One People. We are focusing on the change of the author's poetics and furthermore, we concetrate on the national/supranatural aspects of the texts. In the concluding part, we anchor Gospodinov's work in the wider context of the 1990s and provide a comparison of contemporary Czech and Bulgarian poetry.