Global History Colloquium – Czech Mates? Art Students from the Decolonized World in Czechoslovakia after 1968

Thursday, 22.05.2025 (11.30-13.00), Seminar room 2, Institute for Contemporary History (Unicampus Hof 1)

Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025 (11:30–13:00)
Venue: Institute for Contemporary History, Seminar Room 2
Speaker: Anna-Marie Kroupová

This presentation examines the Cold War art scene beyond the US-Soviet rivalry, focusing on the cultural diplomacy and mobility between Czechoslovakia and the Global South. It investigates the lived experiences and artistic production of art students from the Global South who studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts between 1968 and 1989. Adopting a transcultural perspective, the presentation incorporates oral histories and analyzes socialist art academies as contact zones, shedding light on the role of artistic exchange during the Cold War.

Anna-Marie Kroupová is a prae doc university assistant at the Chair for Cultural Heritage and a research associate at the Belvedere, Vienna. Her research focuses on transcultural exchange and the political dimensions of art in Central Europe.

Organiser:
FSP Global History
Location:
Seminar room 2, Institute for Contemporary History