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This text deals with possible ways of conceptualizing the phenomenon of urban wilderness. Urban wilderness refers to a wasteland in a contemporary city which has lost its original use and function, and which is slowly acquiring the character of nature. One possible explanation for the prevailing negative perception and representation of these places is that their existence is blurring the distinction between nature and culture. This distinction is said to be an important structuring element in the Western system of thinking. It is also thought that urban wilderness disturbs the order of the modern city and its tendency to structure and separate the functions of space. In this text, i am concerned with two possible ways of refl ecting this ambivalent character of urban wilderness. My paper is based on theoretical work describing urban wilderness as dystopia, a symbol of the end of modernity, or as heterotopia, an opposition to the order of the modern city. In the last part of the text, i refl ect the main points in the critique of this conceptualization.

The aim of this paper is to reflect on the ethical dilemma of researchers who encounter illegal activity during their research, or of researchers who are particularly interested in this kind of activity. The inspiration comes from research that we are currently conducting on dumpster diving as a source of creativ- ity. We interview people in the Pilsen Region who pur- sue this activity, or who used to do so. Although dump- ster diving is becoming more popular, it is not legal. Waste remains tangible property and therefore always belongs to someone. For this reason, its appropriation is not in agreement with the law. According to the codes of ethics of various anthropological associations, the researcher should always be mindful of respecting the privacy and safety of the people the researcher is scientifically interested in. This could be a significant problem in cases where the anthropologist witnesses an illegal activity. Since the law is formally superior to an ethical code, the researcher should notify the police, es- pecially if the activity in question is subject to the duty to report a crime. The question is how to cope with this “ethically important moment in research” (Guillemin and Gillam 2004, 262).

Over 135 ethnic groups live in Burma. Eth- nic groups demand some level of self-governance from the central Burmese state. Ethnic identification is strong in Burma, and so is criticism of the authori- tarian political regime. On the other hand, there is an ethnic group called Rohingya which seems to be unac- ceptable, even for people from other ethnic minorities. An analysis of interviews with civil society members shows that exclusion of Rohingya is due to the accep- tance of their negative characteristics as presented by the government. However, this does not constitute any strong Burmese nationalist feeling on the part of re- spondents.

Modern digital technologies and devices challenge our attitudes toward engaging with au- diovisual creativity and production in archaeology. There is a broad range of topics, situations and contexts in which filmmaking knowledge and skills are useful, in both academic archaeology and her- itage (e. g., research projects, conferences, inter- views, personal memories). This brief introduc- tion to theoretical and methodological issues re- lated to the whole process, from the initial idea and intent through pre-production (topic, script, locations), production (available hardware and ba- sic principles for shooting), post-production (avail- able editing software and video formats) and shar- ing (e. g., festivals, conferences, web, education), aims to support not only (amateur) archaeologi- cal filmmaking but interdisciplinary collaboration as well.

The article briefly describes the history and present of nuclear education at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. The origins of nuclear education at the former University of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering are associated with the acquisition of nuclear technology in Škoda. It recalls the important role of the founder of the branch of prof. Josef Bečvář and other personalities of Czechoslovak and Czech nuclear energy. V článku je stručně popsána historie a současnost jaderného vzdělávání na Západočeské univerzitě v Plzni. Počátky jaderného vzdělávání na bývalé Vysoké škole strojní a elektrotechnické jsou spojené s osvojováním jaderné technologie ve Škodovce. Připomíná významnou roli zakladatele oboru prof. Josefa Bečváře a další osobnosti československé a české jaderné energetiky