HISTORY ON THE EDGE: THE SOCIALIST AND NEOLIBERAL “NEW MAN”: THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY DISCURSIVE IMAGES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1948 AND 1989)
You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the INZ premises or via the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85093074535?pwd=chFdSCgScVg8fw1djh3bVz8h9gqWtm.1 . In the new season, lectures will take place at 3 p.m. and if you will be joining us in person, you are welcome to a coffee 20 minutes before the lecture begins.
The lecture will be given by Denisa Nečasová, and the title of the lecture is “The Socialist and Neoliberal “New Man”: The Post-Revolutionary Discursive Images in Czechoslovakia (1948 and 1989)”. The lecture will be held in English.
The Socialist and Neoliberal “New Man”: The Post-Revolutionary Discursive Images in Czechoslovakia (1948 and 1989)
This paper examines the contemporary ambitions and conceptual frameworks regarding the transformation of society and the individual in the periods following the 1948 February coup and the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. By employing the concept of the “New Man,” it compares the primary features of these discursive images. Methodologically, the study also draws upon the concept of revolutionary culture. The analysis suggests that although these two pivotal events established divergent political, social, and cultural systems, their underlying structural patterns remained remarkably similar.
Everyone is welcome!