The Social Making of the Illusion of Hospitality

• Thesis title in Czech: Společenské vytváření iluze pohostinství
• Thesis title in English: The Social Making of the Illusion of Hospitality
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2007/2008
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Programme Anthropological studies (24-KOA)
• Supervisor: Mgr. Yasar Abu Ghosh, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 01.07.2008
• Date of assignment: 15.06.2009
• Date of electronic submission: 16.06.2009
• Date of proceeded defence: 09.09.2009
• Course: Defence of M.A. Thesis (YM4A1004)
• Opponents: PhDr. Mgr. Jan Balon, Ph.D.

Preliminary scope of work

The aim of the thesis is to contribute to an emerging field of anthropology of services and offer an insight into the way the services work in the Post-Communist Czech Republic. The thesis will draw upon a field research conducted over the period of 4 months among workers in one of Prague?s famous luxury restaurants. Participant observation, in-depth interviews and textual analysis of popular service-related sources shall be the primary methods of the research.