Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945–1991 and Beyond)

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Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945–1991 and Beyond)

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Chair for Cultural Heritage, University of Vienna
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Upper Belvedere, Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27
ZIP
1030
Location
Vienna
Country
Austria
Takes place
Hybrid
From - Until
19.09.2024 - 20.09.2024
Website
https://www.heritagestudiesvienna.com/news-events/workshop-lron-curtains-or-artistic-gates
By
Anna-Marie Kroupová, Cultural Heritage Studies, Universität Wien

This workshop challenges traditional East-West Cold War narratives by examining the cultural interactions between communist Europe and the Global South. We will primarily focus on art, culture, and heritage as sources of new insights into historical narratives. We ask the following questions: How can artistic expression contribute to the rethinking of historical narratives? How have political circumstances shaped artistic and cultural production, and vice versa? What were the underlying power dynamics? And what are the contemporary legacies of such interactions?

Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945–1991 and Beyond)

This workshop challenges traditional East-West Cold War narratives by examining the cultural interactions between communist Europe and the Global South. We will primarily focus on art, culture, and heritage as sources of new insights into historical narratives. We ask the following questions: How can artistic expression contribute to the rethinking of historical narratives? How have political circumstances shaped artistic and cultural production, and vice versa? What were the underlying power dynamics? And what are the contemporary legacies of such interactions? We will examine the role of various artistic media, personal actors, and cultural institutions as conduits for diplomacy and solidarity in the second half of the 20th century and investigate the multifaceted exchanges that shaped these relationships. By discussing a variety of transcultural case studies alongside theoretical frameworks, the workshop shall identify the key actors who have been instrumental in fostering long-lasting camaraderie and cultural exchange with decolonized regions. In doing so, the workshop will ultimately address the significance of cultural diplomacy in shaping historical and contemporary global relations and the corresponding solidarity movements.

Organizers: Anna-Marie Kroupová & Noémie Étienne (University of Vienna)

Programm

Thursday, 19. 9. 2024
9.00 Jakub Gawkowski (Central European University, Vienna): Art Museum as a Cold War Space of Encounter. Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź in Dialogue with Mexico, Cuba and Chile in the long 1960s
10.25 Lunch Break

Representations. Chair: Oksana Sarkisova (Central European University)
13.15 Christine Varga-Harris (Illinois State University): Cultural Outreach and Soviet Representations of Decolonizing Africa through the Lens of Gender, 1956–1964

15.15 Anna-Marie Kroupová (University of Vienna): Art Students from the Decolonized World in Czechoslovakia after 1968

17.05 Early Coffee

Camaraderie. Chair: Christiane Erharter (Belvedere, Vienna)
9.30 Rado Ištok (National Gallery Prague and Charles University, Prague): Modern African Art of the 1960s between Paris, Vienna and Prague

11.30 Maroš Timko (Czech Academy of Sciences): Between Prague and Bogotá. Czechoslovak Cultural Diplomacy and Colombian Communism in the 1960s
14.20 Gaelle Prodhon (National Institute for Art History, Paris): Official and Non-official Photographic Trajectories Between Algeria and the Brother Countries of Eastern Europe. Between Realities and the Imaginary
16.10 | Christopher Williams-Wynn (4A_Lab, Berlin and Florence): Diplomacy of the Cell. The Formal Traces of Solidarity Between Argentina and East Germany, c. 1979

16.50 | Closing Remarks

To register, please contact workshop.ironcurtains@gmail.com, as space is limited. Include your contact information and the specific days/sessions you wish to attend. Attendance is free and on a first-come, first-served basis.

For the livestream of the workshop, please also contact workshop.ironcurtains@gmail.com. The Zoom link will be provided in due time.

For further details and information on upcoming events at the Chair for Cultural Heritage, please visit our website: https://heritagestudiesvienna.com/.

Workshop Partners: Faculty Center for Transdisciplinary Historical and Cultural Studies (University of Vienna); Belvedere, Vienna; FSP Global History (University of Vienna); Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on the Consequences of War; New Cold War Studies Research Group (University of Vienna); Vienna Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies

Contact (announcement)

Anna-Marie Kroupová
anna-marie.kroupova@univie.ac.at

https://www.heritagestudiesvienna.com/news-events/workshop-lron-curtains-or-artistic-gates
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