Joyful Tanks Meet Gay Poet. Commemorating Liberation by 'America' in the Age of Global War on Terror

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/RIAS/article/view/4978/3316" target="_blank" >http://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/RIAS/article/view/4978/3316</a>

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Joyful Tanks Meet Gay Poet. Commemorating Liberation by 'America' in the Age of Global War on Terror

Original language description

This paper explores cultural memory in U.S.-Czech relations as one of the critical factors influencing the bilateral relationship. It argues that it is possible and indeed desirable to move beyond the dominant post-1989 memory discourse of "America" in Czech context. After an introduction that links cultural memory to international relations, it will explore two different commemorative events relevant for U.S.-Czech ties. The first is the official Liberation Festival celebrating 70 years since the U.S. Army entered West Bohemia at the end of WWII. The event is heavy on military symbolism, celebrating U.S. military strength as well as U.S. role as a savior of weaker European countries. The second event is the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg being crowned the King of May during the Majales of 1965, a major student celebration in Prague at that time. This commemorative event highlighted aspects of U.S.-Czech cultural memory that are based on shared values of personal freedom as well as a critical stance towards the governing regime. By comparing and analyzing the two case studies, the conclusion offers new perspectives on potential commemorative activities related to U.S.-Czech ties.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AD - Political sciences

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GA14-21581S" target="_blank" >GA14-21581S: The Role of Collective Memory in Post-Cold War Transatlantic Relations</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Review of International American Studies

ISSN

1991-2773

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

32

Pages from-to

87-118

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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