https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/913 2026-10-02T23:27:21Z 2026-10-02T23:27:21Z Karásek, Jindřich https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3981 2026-10-01T01:00:31Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nelson Ribeiro & Barbie Zelizer (Eds.): Media and Propaganda in an Age of Disinformation Karásek, Jindřich A review of an edited volume arguing that the older concept of propaganda should be restored to the centre of debate on the contemporary information environment, in place of the newer vocabulary of fake news, misinformation and post-truth, which obscures the continuity between present-day influence operations and long-standing strategies of information warfare. The review follows the volume across its three parts: the conceptual and historical framing, including the tendency to externalise propaganda as something only adversaries do; the non-Western cases (China, Russia, Africa, with digital colonialism and platform power); and the chapters closest to psychology, in particular Greene's experimental work on how exposure to misinformation produces false memories consistent with prior beliefs and identity. The review assesses the volume's interdisciplinary reach as its main strength, notes the limited quantitative and experimental psychological evidence, and identifies the absence of a Central and Eastern European perspective as a gap that regional research is well placed to fill. It closes by pointing to the volume's relevance for work on the ethics and security of artificial intelligence, cognitive warfare and resilience-building interventions.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Doležalová, Lucie https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3975 2026-09-25T01:00:25Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Přemysl BAR - Dalibor HAVEL - Lukáš FÜHRER - Lenka ŠMÍDOVÁ MALÁROVÁ. Moc inkoustu. Středověká knižní kultura na Moravě. Brno, Masarykova univerzita v Brně 2024 Doležalová, Lucie Recenze knihy příznivě hodnotící její přínos k bádání - jde o výzmaný počin, byť primárně o katalog k výstavě. Svazek velmi úspěšně představuje nejen různorodost a bohatství středověké písemné kultury na Moravě, ale poukazuje také na náročnou detektivní práci při jejím odkrývání.; A book review favorably evaluating its contribution to research - it is a significant achievement, even though it is primarily an exhibition catalog. The volume successfully presents not only the diversity and richness of medieval written culture in Moravia but also highlights the demanding detective work involved in uncovering it.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivanova, Dessislava https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3937 2026-09-10T01:00:21Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Modernization and Cultural Variation in Kuwaiti Domestic Work: Insights from Hadar and Bedouin Households Ivanova, Dessislava Kuwait's rapid transformation from a modest pearling and trading society into a modern petrostate has restructured its social organization, labor markets, and household dynamics. Grounded in modernization theory - particularly Rostow's stages of development - this study examines how these changes have shaped the demand for migrant domestic labor, focusing on Filipina workers. While domestic work is integral to Kuwaiti households, existing scholarship often treats employers as a homogeneous group. This research addresses that gap by analyzing cultural distinctions between Hadar (urban, merchant-descended) and Bedouin (tribal, nomadic heritage) households. The study employs a combined content and thematic analysis approach to examine how kinship traditions, privacy norms, and socio-economic factors influence domestic worker integration and autonomy. Findings indicate that while domestic workers are indispensable to household functioning, interaction patterns and spatial arrangements differ between Hadar and Bedouin households, reflecting deeper socio-cultural logics. The study contributes to Gulf migration by integrating modernization theory with intra-societal cultural analysis, highlighting internal diversity as a key factor shaping employer-employee relationships.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Nešpor, Zdeněk https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3903 2026-09-04T01:00:25Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obřadní síně na židovských hřbitovech - výraz emancipace i asimilace českých, moravských a slezských židů Nešpor, Zdeněk Autor systematicky zkoumá všech 131 obřadních síní na židovských hřbitovech na území dnešní České republiky, analyzuje jejich zřizávní a vývoj, stejně jako konstrukční, umělecké a sociální charakteristiky.; The author systematically examines all 131 ceremonial halls in Jewish cemeteries contructed within the teritory of the modern-day Czech Republic, analyzing their establishment and development, as well as constructional, artificial and social characteristics.

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