Bc. Dominik Želinský

Master's thesis

How Not to Prepare Majales: A Sociological Analysis of Czechoslovak Student Unrest in May 1956

How Not to Prepare Majales: A Sociological Analysis of Czechoslovak Student Unrest in May 1956
Abstract:
Diplomová práca je analýzou študentských Majáles, ktoré sa udiali v Bratislava a Prahe v Máji 1956. Tradičný karneval, zakázaný od roku 1948, bol oživený v roku 1956, keď ho študenti premenili na demonštráciu nespokojnosti s komunistickým režimom. Práca, postavená na teoretickom rámci inšpirovanom Shilsovou analýzou vzťahov medzi centrálnym a periférnym hodnotovým systémom a teóriou performancie Jeffrey …more
Abstract:
The thesis presents a sociological analysis of student Majales in Bratislava and Prague in May 1956. These traditional student carnivals, banned since 1948, were turned into playful demonstrations of dissatisfaction with the Communist regime, which, in the end, led to further abolishment of the celebrations until mid-1960s. The thesis, based on theoretical framework inspired by Edward Shils’s writings …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 5. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 14. 6. 2016
  • Supervisor: Dr. Werner Binder
  • Reader: Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Social Studies

Master programme / field:
Sociology / Sociology

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