Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Bayreuth. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-315) and index.

This diploma thesis Feminist philosophy influenced by Simone de Beauvoir is focused on exploring the difference between men and women and their unequal social position, which is complemented by perspective on the domain in ancient society. In the analytical part is focused on a significant part of the feminist author Simone de Beauvoir. The theoretical section is oriented at the distinction of the key terms, such as the concept of gender, sex or gender stereotypes, and then to the definition of basic phases of feminism. Subsequently, this work reflected the concept of feminist theology, politics and ethics, which is the issue is also very substantial. The views of life and work of the author S. de Beauvoir, is pointed out especially unusual access and future proof notes which have contributed to the emergence of feminist philosophy.

The present master's thesis discusses the traditional textile technique of embroidery in the context of contemporary art and analyses the way in which this craft technique has evolved from its invention to this day. The historical development points at the inevitable link between this artistic technique and women's history in Western societies, where embroidery strove to maintain stereotypes on femininity. In the twentieth century, embroidery as well as other textile techniques take on a new, subversive quality which enables the beginning of a social dialogue through art. It becomes a part of the public space in the form of banners in demonstrations or craftivist interventions in city streets. It tries to free itself from stereotypes and become an accessible technique for which the artistic process is as important as the finished piece. The work of contemporary artists reveals the shifting position of textile art, which cannot be considered as a simple offshoot of artistic craftsmanship for it has turned into in an autonomous and widely used medium of expression in current artistic production.

Das Projekt re.act.feminism, von den Berliner Kuratorinnen Bettina Knaup und Beatrice E. Stammer initiiert, konzipiert und realisiert, hat über fünf Jahre in ausgreifender Weise erkundet, wie ein Anfang zu einem thematisch fokussierten Zugang zur Geschichte von Performance-Kunst gesetzt werden kann. Der thematische Fokus wie die Adressierung basieren auf einem aktuellen, neu konturierten Interesse an der Geschichte feministischer Positionen in der Kunst seit den 1960er Jahren. Die Kopplung der Formate Ausstellung, Sammlung, kontextualisierende, diskursive Veranstaltungen sowie Online-Präsentation erlaubte es, eine Reihe von Zugangsmöglichkeiten für unterschiedliche Nutzer_innenkreise durchzuspielen. Die Setzungen der Projektes sollen im Folgenden vorgestellt und diskutiert werden, wobei Fragen nach dem ‚Archiv Werden‘, nach dem Sammeln von (medialen) Artefakten und Spuren vergangener Aufführungen und dem Zugang zu ihnen in verschiedenen Präsentationsformen im Zentrum stehen werden.

The present dissertation Female students of the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague in the academic year 1920/21 and 1938/39 is concerned with the comparison of the profile of female listeners from the various of perspectives. The discussed topics are among others: the increasing number of female listeners and their social, geographical and religious profile as well as their age, nationality and later in their life achieved success. The dissertation also reconsideres the development of female education in 19th and early 20th century, namely until the end of the First Republic. It also characterizes the development of women's feminist movement which since the 19th century sought primarily on women's right to education and career opportunities in areas that were previously defined only by men. One of the chapters is devoted to the issue of the penetration of women into the scientific area. An important part of work shows the approach in the organization of girls' High-school education in Bohemia in the second half of the 19th century and in the interwar period. The detailed analysis of studies at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University during the 20's and 30's of the 20th century has been done. The results of empirical research have been supplemented with data illustrating the overall...

This diploma thesis concerns the issue of economic autonomy of women in marriage in light of the legal institute of community property. The thesis touches upon the relationship between reproductive and productive labour in today's society and its impact on economic autonomy of women. Using the method of feminist in-depth interview, the author analyses the phenomena of allowance system, which is related to the women's exit from the labour market. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to the economic autonomy of women through uncovering of mechanisms of the emergence, sustaining and rationalisation of the allowance system. The thesis' contribution stems from its analysis of the functioning of allowance system, which is specific for the control men have over family finances. As such, the allowance system deviates from the imperative of solidarity between spouses, which is legally embedded in the institute of community property. The conclusion of the thesis is that the perception of family as a solidary institution which functions on the basis of altruism is an example of ignorance of power hierarchy within families. As a result of this conclusion it is necessary to solve economic autonomy of women on the level of the society as a whole, not on the family level, by making reproductive and productive...

Diplomová práce se zabývá problematikou užívání ženské hormonální antikoncepce z perspektivy mužů jakožto jejich partnerů. V teoretické části podává ucelený obraz o expertním i veřejném diskurzu a základních argumentech souvisejících s problematikou v odborné literatuře. Analytická část je konstruovaná prostřednictvím polostrukturovaných rozhovorů s vybranými respondenty, kteří svými odpověďmi vykreslují podobu této problematiky z mužské perspektivy. Jejich výpovědi jsou průběžně analyzované genderovou optikou. Diplomová práce volně navazuje na předchozí práce, zabývající se sociálními aspekty užívání hormonální antikoncepce z pohledu žen. ABSTRACT This diploma thesis deals with the problematics concerning the female usage of hormonal contraception from the perspective of their male partners. In the theoretical part, the thesis describes the basic assertions, expert as well as public discourse linked with the problematics represented in professional literature. The analytical part is built on semi-constructed interviews with selected respondents. The interviews are drafted to illustrate the male conception of the problematics. Their answers from the interviews are analysed one by one through the views on gender. The thesis loosely follows previous theses describing social aspects of the usage of...

Master thesis The Czech Women's view on representation of women in advertisement focuses on the way advertisement reproduces gender stereotypes and sexism in the society. The analysis examines the view of female audience on this matters. The role of advertisement, gender roles and gender stereotypes, sexism and feminism are introduced in the beginning of this thesis. Main traits of sexism in advertisement are described. Possible impact of stereotyped and sexist advertisement on its viewers is demonstrated by introducing results of field related analyses. Based on interviews' analysis with selected group of women it was discovered that women view the representation of women in advertisement to be heavily stereotyped. Women in advertisement are reduced to the following categories: physically attractive and carefree, homemaker, naive and dull, and last but not least sex object. Even though female responders are able to identify some negative impacts of this stereotyped representation of women on both women's and men's lives, their concerns are undermined by their attitude towards advetisement which they do not consider to be capable of changing public attitudes and values. Female responders are convinced that gender discrimination against women is still present in the Czech Republic and advertisement...

The thesis' aim is to explore the changes of the anarchofeminist zine Bloody Mary and how it was influenced by the Internet, as well as by the specific blogging platform and computer graphics software used in the zine's production. The chief sources of data used in my research are the specific issues of the zine, articles and archived documents published on the blog. Moreover, I have undertaken several interviews with the zine's authors and readers, giving me insight into the zine's production. The theoretical section of the thesis focuses on the function of zines as alternative media, as well as describing zines within the larger context of the key feminist views on the media industry and the history of independent feminist publications. The following section describes the formation of the Riot Grrrl movement, which has led the proliferation of zines within feminist discourse, as well as serving as a chief inspiration to Bloody Mary's authors. The next chapter describes the context of Czech anarchist activism and names some of the key groups such as the "Feminist Group of the 8th March" or the "Anarcho-feminist Group", which Bloody Mary's authors belonged to. The empirical section of the thesis focuses on the changes within Bloody Mary as a publication. The developments and transformation of the...

This thesis deals with the issue of feminism and gender equality in society and, more specifically in education. Gender equality (as well as other types of equality) is an important part of a democratic society. The way feminism and gender equality are approached and discussed in school reflects and at the same time shapes how it is perceived in society. The goal of this thesis is to present the issue of gender equality and feminism, and analyse the situation specific to these topics in Czech schools. The aim of the thesis is to find out teachers' attitude towards these topics and the way they work with them in their lessons. The theoretical part of this thesis offers basic terms and their interpretations, focuses on the history of feminism its origin and progress in the world and in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia respectively). It maps the development of feminism and gender equality in the Czech Republic since 1989 until the present day and shows the attitude of the Czech society towards these issues. It presents gender equality and feminism in context of education. This part of the thesis was conducted with the use of literature- based research methodology. The empirical part of this thesis analyses the interviews conducted with working teachers of subject called "Basics of Social Sciences" both...