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The core of this thesis is capturing the concept of liminality in the past works of Salman Rushdie, specifically in novels The Satanic Verses, The Ground Beneath Her Feet and Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights. Selected characters and motifs of these novels reflect autobiographical elements, thus the aim of the thesis is to describe the transformation of the concept of liminality in chronological progression, where these novels represent three periods in which the author's perception of home and migration differ substantially from one another. The phenomenon of liminality is described within the frame of postcolonial literary theory and attention is therefore paid to the notion of "other" in relation to home and its cultural specificities, as well as in relation to the migrant's new homeland. The analysis of these works and their abstraction into three representative periods form a frame of reference for comparison with possible future works of the author.

Title: Project of crisis preparedness for an epidemic in the home for elderly. Objectives: The aim of this bachelor thesis was to find out how the social services workers had been prepared for the COVID-19 epidemic based on their own experience. Methods: The questionare was created for this research. The respondents had the choice of several options in the multiple-choice questions ,which was given by the type of research question. For several questions respondents had the opportunity to extend the question with their own answer. The scale from 1 to 10 was used for answering to two questions and the scale from 1 to 5 was used for one question. Results: The result of this bachelor thesis is findings that at the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic social workers had not been prepared for this situation. The next waves of COVID-19 epidemic have highlighted the areas of the contingency plan that the social workers need to focus on in order to be better prepared for epidemic like COVID-19. Keywords: Crisis, crisis preparedness, intergrated rescue system, crisis situation, social services, COVID-19, epidemic, nursing home.

The text explains the phenomenon of hope from a phenomenological point of view, i tis an explanation of hope and its understanding in the context of human live. We know hope from a Christian perspective, such as salvation salvation, forgiveness, hope for eternal life. In the postmodern age, human existence has changed and hope needs to be thought through in new contexts. The question arises as to what is really hope. Althought it does not seem important, understanding hope and distinguising it is a condition of well-being of the individual and society. Hope must not be an illusion or a mere daily hope of fulfilling our wishes. Hope is above all action, it is not surrender and resignation. True, transcendent hope is born in deep crisis, pain, abandonment, it comes to us in patience, in the act of acceptance, reconciliation. Hope is an awareness of the future in spite of reality. Hope is perseverance, humility and mystery. Hope is joy, it is a force that comes to us from an unidentifiable place, but it spreads everywhere. Hope also relates to the existence of the whole world, to the responsibility for maintaining the conditions of life on Earth, to the dignified and fully lived life of individuals. Hope as a practical consequence in upbringing and education. The phenomenon of hope is analyzed here...

The aim of this diploma thesis is to describe the importance and significance of the home phenomenon in terms of the education of the human individual. The work captures the development of views on this issue from the perspective of ancient, Czech and world philosophers. The philosophy of the home will be further discussed from the point of view of Patočka and Lévinas. The work will also try to offer some answers to some current questions of society, which relate to the home and its loss. The issue of education and care for the soul are also discussed.

This diploma thesis examines the possibilities of using techniques and methods of drama education in the work of a first-level primary school teacher, specifically in teaching a patriotic topic. It is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. It the theoretical part, it characterizes the younger school age child and their specifics, focusing on physical, emotional and social development, as well as development of cognitive processes. In the following chapters, it defines the concepts of instruction and education. Furthermore, the theoretical section introduces the notion of dramatic education. It describes how education and dramatic education were viewed throughout history. It discusses more closely the methods, techniques, principles and goals of drama education. It details the different forms of drama education in school, as well as the educational content of Drama Education as an educational field. It addresses the personality of a teacher and their professional qualifications. One of the theoretical chapters presents information on the historical events of the given region - the patriotic educational topic and a description of gathering information and collecting data. The practical part consists of a plan of five teaching blocks in which the students, through the use of techniques and...

This diploma thesis deals with the mediation of the topic of home and its forms to children in kindergarten by the method of working with a book. The aim of this work is to select suitable books that offer different forms of home, whether in traditional or alternative form, and to create methodological material for them that would help children understand that each home is different. Based on this methodological material, verify the lessons by three selected teachers and assess according to the reflection whether this material is suitable as a methodology for the topic. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the various forms of home and shows the location of this topic in the Framework Educational Program for Preschool Education. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with the characteristics of preschool children, mainly in terms of social and emotional development, literature for preschool children and methods of working with the book, which are also used in the practical part. The practical part offers methodological material that can be used to mediate the topic of home in kindergartens. 6 lessons have been proposed, which represent different forms of home that a preschool child may encounter today. The lessons also include alternative forms of home, such as a model of alternating...

The aim of my thesis is to analyze an integration process of women with international protection. The emphasis is placed on women and their migratory experiences. I believe that the role of gender in migration and integration studies is still neglected even though women often experience very specific situations as a result of the gender roles assigned to them by patriarchal societies. I monitor the integration of women with international protection within the context of services provided by the State Integration Program. I am interested in how specific services impact research participants and their daily lives in a new environment. The trajectory of the integration process is examined from the decision to migrate, through leaving the home country, acculturative stress, first contact with Czech society, to present and future visions. One of the tools of the State Integration Program is the assistance provided in the area of housing. I pay particular attention to housing, as I consider the loss of home, the search and reformation of a new one to be key aspects affecting the integration process. The qualitative research interviews resulted in the finding that the State Integration Program does not take into account the individual needs of migrant women with traumatic experiences, mothers, wives and...

This bachelor's thesis focuses on the issue of homelessness among the young people. The rates of people in the age 18-26 who are endangered by social exclusion are steadily rising in the Czech Republic. The most vulnerable are those from dysfunctional homes as well as those lacking their families entirely. Those individuals tend to be raised in institutional care usually lacking in role models and have little to no financial and social resources at their disposal. Social exclusion always originates from variety of different problems that need to be taken care of before they become too severe. That is why I decided to identify the characteristics of this group of people and specify the appropriate methods of cooperation. I define the various ways of prevention and support. In addition to that, I describe persisting barriers in the current system of social services. Last but not least, I aim to present information about the process of social inclusion, together with its successes and shortcomings young people may encounter during the procedure. The main body of work is based on expert interviews I conducted with professionals working in organizations engaged with the homeless people. The collected data were analyzed through the method of thematic analysis which helped to uncover all the important...

The scope of this work will be a comparative analysis of selected texts of John Steinbeck and William Saroyan, two important American writers of the 20th century with focusing on the characteristics of main characters. Theoretical basis of the work will be based on a brief introduction of both authors and their work as well as on their approach to the literary-historical context. In this regard the work reminds the issue of naturalism, the question of determination and the mening of the American dream. The interpretation itself will focus on types of individual characters and their role in stories in relation with the theoretical background of the work.

More than one hundred thousand people die every year in the Czech Republic. Almost three quarters of them die in hospitals. However, a large percentage of people would like to die at home. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to map the differences of nursing care provided to the dying at home and in a retirement home. In connection with this goal, we have identified four research questions. The first one focused on the particularities nurses in nursing homes see nursing care for the dying. This was followed by a second question that dealt with the particularities of nursing care at home. The third and fourth questions concerned nursing problems dying at the home and retirement home. The empirical part of the work was elaborated using the methods of qualitative research; the data collection was carried out using the technique of a semi-structured interview. The basis for the interview was a total of 41 questions, which in some cases were supplemented by supplementary questions. The obtained results were then processed using the pencil-paper method. The research group consisted of five general nurses working in a retirement home and six nurses working in home care. On the basis of the findings, it can be said that the results of this work show some differences in the provision of care to the dying between the home for the elderly and the home environment. However, these differences do not relate to activities resulting from the nursing process, but to the basic, especially the emotional-intimate function of the family, different conditions for dying and cooperation with the family. On the other hand, it should be noted that nursing problems and dying needs are expressed in both facilities in the same way. The results of the work can serve as a basis for a presentation at a professional nursing training seminar.

The diplom a thesis deals with home and its concepts in philosophical works. The aim was to grasp and describe home as a philosophical category, using the ideas and theories that we found in the Czech philosophical texts that came out during the 20th and 21st centuries. Through these available information, we have attempted to unify and create a more coherent, interconnected theory, in which we divided home intoseveral basic chapters that are absolutely decisive and decisive for the concept and understanding of home, both past and present.

The monographic thesis mainly solves poetry and prose of Josef Mach, the Czech writer, journalist and clerk. It watches literary progress of his poetics according to the era context, influenc of places, historical and social events and inspirations of other artists who surrounded him. The work look into the texts and lyrics by a diachronic and synchronic way. The section about his original works is followed by a chapter about translations of several novels, because he acted even on this literary field. Then the general outline of the reception of Mach's personality and works since the time of his life until today. The whole thesis is introduced by Mach's biography to which it returns in many topics because his works have an empiric character and it is closely connected to the life. The object of the thesis is to sum information about all these topics and give it as a base for future expert research.

Studium různých forem přináležení a vztahování se k místům a více či méně místně vázaným společenstvím má v sociologii dlouhou tradici. Text představuje dílčí závěry z výzkumu bydlení samostatně žijících osob. Domov je pro účely této studie pojímán jako etnografický kontext a také jako jeden z mnohovrstevnatých konceptů praxe, který strukturuje jednání lidí. V návaznosti na kritickou geografii domova Blunt a Dowling chápeme město jako jednu z významných vrstev domova. V textu identifikujeme tři způsoby budování a prožívání domova samostatně žijících, a to „domov jako volbu“, „domov jako projekt“ a „domov prožitý“. Dále ukazujeme, že město je z hlediska prožitku ambivalentním prostorem, který poskytuje specifické požitky, současně však může aktivizovat negativní prožívání samostatného bydlení či single statusu.

Cílem studie je navázat na současný stav bádání o vztahu bezdomovectví a představy domova v České republice. Na základě svého více než tříletého etnografického výzkumu bezdomovců v lokalitě středně velkého města (zahrnující aktivní zúčastněné pozorování a polostrukturované rozhovory s bezdomovci) a dílčích aspektů sociální struktury/organizace bezdomovecké skupiny popisuji (a) aktérskou definici domova; (b) nutné prvky emické definice domova; (c) opuštěnou budovu (emicky nazývanou Hilton), z níž někteří obyvatelé deklarovali, že ji považují za domov, a (d) vybrané mechanismy sociální organizace bezdomovecké skupiny. Základními pozicemi sociální struktury jsou submisivní solitéři, agresivní solitéři, submisivní skupinky a dominantní skupinky. Aktérská definice zahrnuje sociální vazby, pocit bezpečí, fyzické dispozice obydlí a jeho vybavenost. Sociální organizace odkazuje k utváření sociálních vazeb (sdílení, darování, půjčování), sociální hierarchizaci (trestání za neoplácení daru a nesplácení půjček, sklon k použití násilí) a morální ekonomii (od sdílení k okrádání). Specifická konfigurace těchto aspektů vytváří potenciál pro vnímání určitého místa coby domova. Tento interpretační rámec vysvětluje, proč někteří bezdomovci mají domov, a zároveň poodkrývá praxe, které se spolupodílí na produkci jeho absence.

V předložené studii byla zkoumána teritoriální identita příslušníků vietnamského etnika, kteří patří do druhé generace. Pocit příslušnosti k určitému místu, lze považovat za důležitou komponentu identity etnické.

Cílem této studie je analýza pojetí domova u českých Židů (ve významu Židů žijících v českých zemích), v moderní době ideologickopoliticky strukturované menšiny asimilantů (česko- a německožidovských) a národních Židů – sionistů, přeživších šoa, jejichž biografická svědectví se dočkala uveřejnění. Tato data jsou zpracována metodou obsahové kvalitativní analýzy a metodou komparace. Jejich interpretace je uvedena představením jediného celostního etnologického výkladu časově proměnlivého pojetí domova.

Tento text sleduje dvojí cíl. Na jedné straně v souladu se současnou kulturně-antropologickou kritikou obecně přijaté představy zakořeněnosti ukazuje, že společenství, ke kterým nás naše kulturní identity vážou, jsou sice zprostředkována místy, ale ta nemusí mít nutně charakter lokálních kultur. Neboli poukazuje na to, že kulturní identity formují naše vztahy k sobě samým a druhým tím, že zvýznamňují naši příslušnost k určitým společenstvím, která však nemusí být nutně společenstvími žité přítomnosti každodennosti. Na straně druhé se zabývá kritikou zakořeněnosti, podle níž jsou pro naši současnost charakterističtí lidé, kteří se identifikují s deteritorializovanými podobami domova. Tuto kritiku prohlubuje tezí, podle níž nemusí mít místa formující kulturní identity nutně podobu (ani deteritorializovaného) domova. Nedomyšleným důsledkem zdůrazňování důležitosti identifikace s deteritorializovanými podobami domova je totiž reprodukce normativní představy, podle níž je původním, normálním a přirozeným místem formování kulturních identit místo mající charakter domova.

This Master's diploma thesis elaborates on the history of Odry region, particularly the period after World War II, when it underwent a significant transformation. The goal od the thesis is to do a thorough micro-historical research of the postwar history of the region with respect to the transformation of the formerly German areas into the reclaimed lands of the Czech nation. It is divided into several chapters. In the first chapter I evaluate the source base to the topic; I investigate various literature related to the transfer of the Germans and the frontier settlement (its regional provenance being taken into account), archival sources and narratives - memories of displaced Germans from the presently analyzed region and several examples of the recorded oral-history interviews. In other six chapters I elucidate the situation of the Odry region in particular periods: in 1938, during World War II, and in the era of the liberation, followed by the transfer of the German population and the process of a new habitation. The last chapter then discusses the postwar Odry region as a home both lost and obtained. The paper provides insight into the postwar transformation of the Odry region in the period after the World War II perusing primarily the memories of those who were directly involved. Key words the...

This thesis is focused on the representation and characterization of female characters in the novel The Deerslayer from The Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy from James Fenimore Cooper in contrast to the concept of female characters in the book from Louisa May Alcott Little Women. There is analyzed images of female fictional heroines living in the American wilderness in the years 1740-1805, and these findings are compared with the representation of women in the 19th century domestic novel Little Women. The way of creating female characters is analyzed in relation to the other characters, the space in which they live, the storyline and contemporary values. This analysis should in a literary historical aspect reveal how much the role of a woman becomes a mere fulfillment of a simplified scheme and how it also has many meanings of full-fledged components in literary work. The author of this thesis also focuses on the influence of the environment on the formation of female characters and tracks their role not only in American novels but also in the society. Key words woman, gender, novel, cult of True Womenhood, James Fenimore Cooper, Louise May Alcott, topoi of the forest, home, american wildernes

The thesis discusses the seniors living in their own homes. Specifically, it is the elderly who use social care services. Thanks to these services, some may remain in home care. The text of the thesis is divided into two parts. Theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part, the author describes concepts such as old age, quality of life, home, living in old age, social services and other essential concepts. The practical part contains the research, which was compiled from interviews with seniors. The aim of this thesis is to find contentment in the life of seniors living in their own homes who use social care services.

The main theme of this dissertation is the phenomenon of home. The dissertation is intended to be thought-provoking about the issues of home. The aim of this paper is to clarify the phenomenon of home in relevance to present day and to find the answers to home-relevant questions and relating to the housing of man on this Earth. The dissertation itself is arranged into five chapters. The first chapter is dedicated to the ancient Greek roots of the term "home" and briefly describes how the subject is viewed by linguistic scientists and how it is defined by selected social sciences. The second and the third chapters are at the core of this dissertation and describe in detail the phenomenon of home in the conception of two significant phenomenological thinkers, Czech philosopher Jan Patočka and German philosopher Martin Heidegger. The fourth chapter describes the issues of home through a reception of poetry by famous Czech poets. The fifth chapter ponders over the question of the phenomenon of home with regard to the present day. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

This thesis deals with the functioning of the family in connection with the physiological and psychosocial development of children. It also describes the reasons why children are taken away from the family and the options of residential care. The first option is institutional care in orphanages and therefore we mention several organisations that offer projects to help these children in particular to have an easier entry to life after the completion of institutional care. The empirical part of this study analyses the background, the habits and also the preparation of young adults to leave the orphanage in two institutions: Primary school and Orphanage Přestavlky and Orphanage Klánovice. It includes personal life stories of several children not only from the two orphanages but also from children brought up in foster care. The main goal of this thesis was to find out whether the children brought up in orphanages have different vision of the future in comparison with children raised in foster care. The results of our open- ended interview survey are presented in the final part of this paper.

The work focuses on understanding the concept of the sacredness and the importance of rituals in contemporary family. It shows how the sacredness is understood by pupils at primary school compared to high school students and what the role of sacredness in their current and future lives is. The author handles the theoretical part on the basis of literature and a practical part is based on questionnaires distributed to students of primary and secondary schools. The aim is to handle the sacred topic from different perspectives and compare different approaches and opinions of students at this topic. The result is a detailed overview of the topics in the curriculum within it is possible to teach the sacred topics in those classes. The author will respect the principles of professional work and regularly consult with the supervisor.

Creation of Home among Vietnamese living in Czech Republic Abstract The aim of this paper is to determine through an analysis of interviews how the migrants create such an environment to feel like at home in it. The paper is divided into five chapters. In the first part is review of selected concepts of migration and concepts of home. The second part describes the methodology and also are there introduced research participants. The third part describes how the Vietnamese came to the Czech Republic and how many are currently living in the Czech Republic. The last part contents the analysis of the interviews. The analysis showed that the family is, in host society, able to create a home through maintenance of religious customs, customs of eating and through material artifacts. Keywords: Vietnamese, migration, transnationalism, home, material artifacts

(in English) The bachelor work observes selected short stories taken from the book called Cròniques de la veritat oculta written by Catalan author Pere Calders. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the poetics which is typical for this writer. It investigates topics which are often repeated, symbols and space where the plot takes place. It compares the short stories of Calders with other works of writers within the same literary genre who use similar storytelling methods. The emphasis is put mainly on the comparison with the output of Franz Kafka.

This diploma thesis deals with the genre of intercultural children's literature and the literature for young adults on the example of the analysis of current German works. The used method is a combination of structural analysis of compositional, language and thematic component of the works, content analysis and the theory of reader-response criticism. Based on the analysis of four works, the genre of intercultural literature is defined in the relation with the themes of home, homeland and cultural identity. Home is defined not only as a physical space to live but also in the spiritual sense of the word represented by the family relationships, which mean safety and security to the figures. Homeland is perceived as an extended paralell to home. It is a space which is close to the figures and they can easily understand the relations here. Home and homeland both influence the concept of identity, environment being the most important aspect of it. The figures are in conflict of their roles being assigned to them by their environment and the way they define themselves. If the figures have to choose between their home and homeland, they choose their home in the spiritual sense - their family. If the family fails to fulfil its role, they search for the comfort in their homeland.

Cílem této stati je popsat dimenze kulturního vymístění, které můžeme pozorovat na případu rodiny českých Romů, která odešla v roce 2000 do Anglie a po několika měsících se vrátila zpět do České republiky. Pokusím se zodpovědět otázku, jak se kvalitativně proměnila situace Romů, kteří z České republiky odešli (a znovu se do ní vrátili), a to z hlediska vymístění jejich kulturní identity. Stať si neklade za cíl přinést zobecnitelnou odpověď na tuto otázku, odpovědí je spíše v osobní a společenské historii zakotvená analýza konkrétních činů konkrétních lidí. Průvodcem na cestě poznání nám bude rodina Balunova. Po představení rodiny se zaměřím na vybrané významné vrstvy zkušenosti jednotlivých členů rodiny, které mají dohromady vytvořit konzistentní obraz kulturního vymístění. V textu se střídají popisné etnografické pasáže s analytickými interpretacemi ve snaze zachovat věrnost rytmu života, tak jak jsem ho ve vyprávění Balunových zaznamenala, stejně jako přinést sociologicky inovativní pohled na zkoumané skutečnosti. Nezbytným doplňkem etnografické sociologie je také několik sebereflexivních autorských poznámek.

This bachelor's thesis is focused on exploring of home conceptualization by Czech native speakers of different ages (preschool children, students, adults). It aims to supplement information identified in the context of international comparative EUROJOS research - Linguistic and cultural picture of the world of Slavs and their neighbors. It's methodologically based on cognitive linguistics and etnolinguistics. It verifies the conceptualization of home based on my questionnaire which was inspired by ongoing research within the EUROJOS project. This survey will be modified; representatives of different age groups are assigned to it. Preschool children are included to this project too and their conceptualization is verified through drawings. In this bachelor's thesis the current results of my own empirical survey are compared with theoretical solutions.

Diploma thesis "The building at 18, rue Bonaparte: The place of memory and its meaning for the Czechs living in Paris" deals with the theme of everyday life of the Czechs in Paris which is connected with a place that presents a piece of Czech country inside of the historical Paris. This work tries to show the perception of this place on the basis of material, functional and symbolic meaning of this building. As well it treats the overhangs to the migration studies, memory studies and problems of identity. Constituent of the text is also theoretical embodiment of the concept of a place not only in the ethnology but also in others social and humanity sciences - mainly with the regard to the Pierre Nora's theory "places of memory" and Marc Augé's theory "anthropological places". Apart from the symbolical capital of the building at 18, rue Bonaparte which is important place of memory there is presented in the text also history of another places in France which is a part of collective memory of the compatriots up to now. The main goal of this work is to present how important role can play one concrete physical place with strong functional and symbolic meaning for the Czechs living outside of their homeland and how this place can contribute to the process of integration to the hosting society.

This text deals with the Financial crises from the perspective of everyday lived experience. It presents the analysis of narrative accounts of lay people who were active on the Czech housing market during or after the Crises. Theoretically rooted in the in the framework of narrative analysis, the text widens the mainstream economical perceptions of Crises bringing the concepts of emotions, ethos and symbolic boundaries into account. On the behalf of the narratives of Crises, the narratives of the process of social construction of home proved to be significant for the narrator's identity construction and presentation. Text presents three main findings a) Crises is trope, which is used as such in the narratives b) moral evaluation, which might be coined as the bourgeois morality ethos prove their significance in the narratives c) housing choices being based both on "rational" and "irrational" factors i. e. emotions, moral evaluations. The main interpretation of the narrative accounts suggests the crucial importance of the narratives of social construction of home for the expression of being independent, capable, responsible and thus successful person. The ability to express the capability of securing what is culturally regarded as "good and ideal housing" to the family, represents ones ability to...

Studium různých forem přináležení a vztahování se k místům a více či méně místně vázaným společenstvím má v sociologii dlouhou tradici. Text představuje dílčí závěry z výzkumu bydlení samostatně žijících osob. Domov je pro účely této studie pojímán jako etnografický kontext a také jako jeden z mnohovrstevnatých konceptů praxe, který strukturuje jednání lidí. V návaznosti na kritickou geografii domova Blunt a Dowling chápeme město jako jednu z významných vrstev domova. V textu identifikujeme tři způsoby budování a prožívání domova samostatně žijících, a to „domov jako volbu“, „domov jako projekt“ a „domov prožitý“. Dále ukazujeme, že město je z hlediska prožitku ambivalentním prostorem, který poskytuje specifické požitky, současně však může aktivizovat negativní prožívání samostatného bydlení či single statusu. The studies of the different forms of belonging and place attachment to more or less locally bound communities have a long tradition in sociology. This paper represents the findings from the qualitative research on solo-living people and aims to understand the role of the urbanity in their everyday life, practices and narratives. Home is, for the purposes of this study, conceived as the ethnographic context and also as one of the multiscalar concepts of practice that structures our everydayness. Following the critical geography home formulated by Blunt and Dowling, we understand the city as one of the major scales on which the home can be experienced, articulated and lived. We identify three ways of home attachment of solo-living people: home as a choice, home as a project and the home as an experience. Furthermore, we show the ambivalent role of the urban experiences that are connected both with enjoyment and pleasures, at the same time, however, it can activate the negative experiencing of the solo-living or single partnership status.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to familiarize with offer of welfare services for homeless people in Benešov City on the basis of theoretical knowledge and information about phenomenon of homelessness. Also to show the influence of social services offer on the life of homeless person, to call attention to other connections and importance of a form of social service help in a role of low-cost daily centre, doss-houses and field services for people without shelter. For research part of the thesis was chosen a qualitative research for its possibilities to examine some specific broadly defined phenomenon and to bring sufficient amount of information about it. Case study method was used. Results of the research part are summarized in the end. The effect of use of social services offer for homeless people in Benešov city on the quality of their lives is exposed. Discovered conclusions point out to importance of help and support which is offered through social services.

In my thesis, I made a qualitative analysis of narrative biographic inteviews and participant observation of the inhabitants of Prague housing estate Stodůlky, in order to find out the way they conceptualize their locality as a place or a space. I explore how the narrators put themselves in the framework of their lived locality and how they divide this locality. Drawing on a similar theorethical distinctions of place and space introduced by Eric Hirsch and Maruška Svašek, I examined if the narrators conceptualisations make evidence of a socially negotiated local identity and if it is the case, how the housing estate Stodůlky emerges as "home". Hirsch's distinction means that time and space appears only through the perceptions of place. In accord with Svašek I dealt with three different forms of identity - territorialized, deterritorialized a reterritorialized identity. These three forms treats identity in rather symbolic way.

Exile has always played a significant role in the history of the Romanian nation. On that account the Romanian literature written in exile after 1945 presents an important part of the history of Romanian literature as a whole. Due to its linguistic and cultural affinity France became one of the main host countries for Romanian exile writers. The introductive chapter is dedicated to description, classification and history of this phenomenon in Romanian context; furthermore, it deals with the position and reception of exile literature in Romania. According to their departure date in exile two generations of authors are presented: Mircea Eliade, Virgil Ierunca, Monica Lovinescu who left Romania in 1940s and Paul Goma, Bujor Nedelcovici, Dumitru Ţepeneag who decided to leave in France in 1970s and 1980s. The chosen works help us to get to know to the writers' creation and lives during the process of integration and, simultaneously, we get familiar with the communist Romania that became the main topics of the exile writers who are chosen as representatives of their exile generation. Through them the basic survey of this phenomenon in Romanian literature was drawn up.