Instrumentalizace španělské chřipky jako nositele transformace v britském zpravodajství o pandemii Covidu-19

• Thesis title in Czech: Instrumentalizace španělské chřipky jako nositele transformace v britském zpravodajství o pandemii Covidu-19
• Thesis title in English: Instrumentalisation of the Spanish flu as a transformational force in British media during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Key words: Instrumentalizace historie, španělská chřipka, Covid-19, transformace, nerovnost, kolektivní paměť, média
• English key words: Spanish flu, COVID-19, transformation, inequality, collective memory, history in media, instrumentalisation of history
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2019/2020
• Thesis type: Bachelor's thesis
• Thesis language: čeština
• Department: Department of European Studies (23-KZS)
• Supervisor: prof. JUDr. PhDr. Ivo Šlosarčík, Ph.D., LL.M.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 14.08.2020
• Date of assignment: 14.08.2020
• Date and time of defence: 15.06.2021 08:30
• Venue of defence: Pekařská 16, JPEK113, 113, Malá učebna, 1.patro
• Date of electronic submission: 04.05.2021
• Date of proceeded defence: 15.06.2021
• Opponents: Mgr. Eliška Tomalová, Ph.D.

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Preliminary scope of work

Práce se zabývá širším konceptem instrumentalizace historie na konkrétním případu využití španělské chřipky pro diskuse o transformativním potenciálu Covidu-19 na stranách britských internetových médií, konkrétně online verzí deníků Guardian a Daily Telegraph. Za tímto účelem je využito obsahové analýzy článků publikovaných za prvního lockdownu ve Velké Británii kvalitativní formou. K lepšímu pochopení tématu je práce vložena do teoretického rámce instrumentalizace historie a kolektivní paměti v médiích. Závěrem je zhodnocení míry využití narativu španělské chřipky a vyzdvihnutí a analýza nejčastějších typů transformace, zmiňovaných médii.

Preliminary scope of work in English

This bachelor’s thesis concerns itself with the broader topic of instrumentalisation of history, in this case the Spanish flu, by the media. This topic is studied on the case of articles published by the online sections of The Guardian and The Telegraph about the possible transformational effects of COVID-19 during the first lockdown of the UK, i.e. the spring of 2020. Qualitative content analysis is used by this thesis as its method of research, with a total sample size of 180 articles. Theoretical framework used in this work is that of instrumentalisation of history in the media, as well as collective memory and its usage in the media. Data was collected from online articles, then categorised and finally the trends within it were used to come to conclusions. This analysis found a link between the instrumentalisation of the Spanish flu and transformational topics being mentioned, with inequality and the economy emerging as notably often mentioned themes. The conclusion reached is that history indeed was instrumentalised by the selected newpapers when discussing transformation. The degree to which this occurred requires further comparison with similar research to provide a more complete picture, however.