In den Jahren 1971 bis 1989 und 1993 sind in Görlitz unter entscheidender Mitwirkung von Görlitzer Numismatikern viele Medaillen hergestellt worden. Die Ausarbeitung erfasst 46 verschiedene Medaillen, von denen insgesamt ca. 22050 Stück in 341 Varianten geprägt worden sind. Auskunft wird gegeben zu den Herstellungsarbeiten, zu den verprägten Metallmengen, zu den verschiedenen Bestellern, zu den Anlässen und zu den Verteilungskriterien für die Medaillen. Auch auf die geschichtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Gegebenheiten wird Bezug genommen. Im Katalogteil wird jede Medaille mit allen Varianten präzis aufgelistet. Für jede Variante werden die hergestellten Stückzahlen genannt. Jede Medaille ist abgebildet, teilweise dazu auch Varianten. Auf Fehler in Entwürfen und in Prägungen wird hingewiesen. Die Ausarbeitung basiert auf zeitgenössischen persönlichen Aufzeichnungen des Verfassers, der selbst in hohem Maße an den Herstellungsarbeiten beteiligt gewesen ist. Die Ausarbeitung dient der Information der Sammler und soll den Wissensstand für die Nachwelt bewahren.

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In den Jahren 1971 bis 1989 und 1993 sind in Görlitz unter entscheidender Mitwirkung von Görlitzer Numismatikern viele Medaillen hergestellt worden. Die Ausarbeitung erfasst 46 verschiedene Medaillen, von denen insgesamt ca. 22050 Stück in 341 Varianten geprägt worden sind. Auskunft wird gegeben zu den Herstellungsarbeiten, zu den verprägten Metallmengen, zu den verschiedenen Bestellern, zu den Anlässen und zu den Verteilungskriterien für die Medaillen. Auch auf die geschichtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Gegebenheiten wird Bezug genommen. Im Katalogteil wird jede Medaille mit allen Varianten präzis aufgelistet. Für jede Variante werden die hergestellten Stückzahlen genannt. Jede Medaille ist abgebildet, teilweise dazu auch Varianten. Auf Fehler in Entwürfen und in Prägungen wird hingewiesen. Die Ausarbeitung basiert auf zeitgenössischen persönlichen Aufzeichnungen des Verfassers, der selbst in hohem Maße an den Herstellungsarbeiten beteiligt gewesen ist. Die Ausarbeitung dient der Information der Sammler und soll den Wissensstand für die Nachwelt bewahren.

This diploma thesis deals with Czech portrait medals in the past and present. The aim was to map Czech medal portrait work from its origins in the Renaissance to the present. At the beginning, the work is focused on the precious metals from which the medals are made, gold and silver. The history of gold and silver is included in the theory. The concepts of numismatics or commemorative medals made of gold and silver as investment preservation of real value are clarified. We were interested in the overall artistic process of producing portrait medal into the final product. The historical development of medals in the Czech lands followed. In each period, important artists, medalists, and their work are mentioned. All chapters contain pictorial materials. The practical part is devoted to all existing mintages of Karel Gott, which is a unique medal investment. Along with him, contemporary medal artists are characterized in more detail. In the end, the first findings about the portrait medal are summarized. The work brings an overall view of portrait medal work. Medal making represents a specific area of fine and sculptural art. It is an artistic artifact that reflects our history. KEYWORDS medal, gold, silver, portrait medal, commemorative medal, numismatics, art mintage, collecting

The extent to which Jewish and Christian lifestyle actions were portrayed in 62 children's books of accepted literary worth was studied. The researcher read the Newbery award book and one Newbery honor book for each year in search of actions that Jewish and Christians active in their faiths deemed important. The sample consisted of the Newbery award book and one Newbery honor book for each year from 1960 to 1990. A content analysis of 13 action categories found that the five most common actions were (1) compassionate/ charitable deeds, (2) telling others about God, (3) prayer, (4) worship attendance and (5) reading the Bible. No significant change in the frequency of the 13 actions was found over time. However, the researcher found that Jewish and Christian lifestyles were portrayed only nominally in the Newbery books. The sample distribution shows that 65 percent of the sampled books contained fewer than the mean of 4.9 actions per 100 pages. Only six books contained strong Jewish or Christian characters - that is, main characters whose faith in God was portrayed as playing an important role in everyday life. Jewish characters of any kind (prominent or obscure) were found in only three books. Of the eight books that contained more than 10 actions per 100 pages, only one was about people in a contemporary setting: The Great Gillv Hopkins (1979). Actions were recorded regardless of which character committed them. In four books, characters' actions seemed inconsistent with the rest of the character's portrayed lifestyle. Some books contained a large number of actions contrary to Judeo-Christian lifestyles, with portrayals of hate and cruelty far outweighing portrayals of Jewish or Christian lifestyle actions. The most extreme of these wereThe Tombs of Atuan (1972) and The Witches of Worm (1973). Other studies have asserted that multicultural literature should be preferred because children need positive exposure to all cultures. This study concludes that portrayal of the cultures of committed Jews and Christians has not been common of the Newbery books since at least 1960. / Department of Journalism

The purpose of this study was to conduct a critical content analysis of the African American characters found in Newbery Medal award winning books recognized between the years of 1991 and 2011. The John Newbery Medal is a highly regarded award in the United States for children's literature and esteemed worldwide. Children's and adolescents' books receive this coveted award for the quality of their writing. Though these books are recognized for their quality writing, there is no guideline in the award criteria that evaluated the race and identity of the characters. Hence, there are two overarching research questions that guided this study. The first question asked: To what extent are the African American characters in each award winning book represented? Foci in answering this question were the frequency of African American characters and the development of their ethnic identities. The second question asked: How are the African American characters' intergroup attitudes and interactions represented? Foci in answering this question examined the frequency of intergroup interactions and the characters' attitudes within the context of each book. The theoretical framework that undergirded this study is critical literacy, which encourages adults and youth to examine issues of diversity and social justice through their reading. Eighteen books met the criteria for the study, which provided 98 African American characters for investigation through content analysis. The qualitative methodology used frequency counts, anecdotal notes and questionnaires to analyze the characters. Findings revealed two key themes: the characterization of ethnic identity as a reflection of society and African American characters as models of agency. Further themes became evident in this study as well: the evolution of cultural authenticity, strong African American female characters, importance of the African American family and the acknowledgement of African American involvement in history. These findings are significant because they provided evidence of the potential of these Newbery award winning books to be the catalyst for critical classroom conversations on identity and agency. Findings also provided increasingly strong examples of ethnic role models within these notable titles.

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I examine the mobility and circulation of peace medals featured in nineteenth-century portraiture of Native Americans through the lens of object-oriented ontology. This research strives to establish a different perspective for considering nineteenth-century portraiture of Native Americans by situating the works through the framework of materiality and circulation. By applying this approach to a series of portraits of Native Americans with peace medals, my research seeks to define issues of movement and power within the transient, fluctuating space of the nineteenth-century American frontier. To accomplish this, I trace the production and distribution of peace medals within paintings widely viewed at the time, as well as the movement of groups and individuals involved with transporting and receiving the medals. Tracking these objects and their mechanisms of movement within the visual culture of the nineteenth century, indicating not only the thing itself but also its processes of production and movement, reveals a dimension of specificity to pictorial narratives, even as the exhibited artworks promoted generalized ideals regarding Indian policy through their circulation. I follow the peace medals’ logistics of production and transit to underscore issues of value and currency on the American frontier, highlighting the ways in which peace medals and the artwork depicting them participated in narratives of Native displacement.

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