"Canada and Communist Czechoslovakia: The Legacies of H. Gordon Skilling and Josef Skvorecky."
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 2, 2012 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
Structure:
General Introduction and Welcome
Josef Cermak: On the importance of Skilling and Skvorecky and the “Canadian connection” to communist Czechoslovakia (10-15 minutes)
Sam Solecki: On his books on/with Josef Skvorecky and Skvorecky’s many contributions; Professor Solecki will structure his comments around a series of humorous anecdotes that illustrate Skvorecky’s views of life, art, nationalism, and politics (15-20 minutes)
Franklyn Griffiths: On the challenge of Skilling and Griffiths to the “monolithic” and totalitarian model to studying communism in political science from the 1960s onward (10 minutes)
Barbara Falk: On the legacies of Skilling’s work on samizdat and dissent in Czechoslovakia for studying the politics and history of the region and for how we study movements of resistance in authoritarian regimes today (10 minutes)
Vilem Precan: On the importance of Skilling and Skvorecky’s work and activism inside Czechoslovakia. Precan will also announce a number of upcoming events, for example the May 27-29 conference honoring Skilling’s life and work in Prague, as well as a major exhibition (10 minutes)
David Skilling: Will present a power point slide show with scanned photographs that visually illustrate the lives and legacies of both men (10 minutes)
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