The Convergence of Culture and Politics in 20th Century Eastern Europe

This course takes as its starting point the recognition that art/culture and politics seem to have been always already entangled in East Central Europe in various ways and for various reasons. We will zoom on in three different historical periods (the interwar decades, the postwar period, the and post-socialist / contemporary era) to explore the changing modalities of this convergence. Our discussions will occasionally leave the domain of the fine arts and venture out in the broader field of culture, eg., sport and lifestyle trends.