Agents of Change: Folk Cultures in the Long 20th Century

Join us for a deep dive into how folk cultures have influenced modernity from 1918 to 1945 in the workshop hosted by the GAČR project, "Beyond the Village: Folk Cultures as Agents of Modernity."

What to Expect:
Explore pressing questions regarding folk art and its interactions with contemporary politics and ideologies. Engage with experts including Marta Filipová, Julia Secklehner, and Valéria Bláha, along with speakers from around the globe. Topics will cover:

• The roles of specific actors from extreme right to alternative subcultures in the context of folk cultures.
• How folk art serves as both a tool for empowerment and oppression.
• The commercialization of folk art and its ties to tourism and souvenir culture.
• Historical presentation, exhibition, and collection of folk art.
• Institutionalization of folk creativity and its ecological implications.

Program Overview:

• Registration & Morning Coffee ☕: 08:30–09:00
• Opening Remarks 🎤: 09:00–09:15
• Ciculations and Collections: Institutionalising the Folk
  • Maria Chiara Scuderi: The "European Others" in British Craft-Practice Education
  • Aldona Tołysz: Support for Polish Ethnographic Museums
  • Inês Jorge: Basketry, Class, and the Politics of Folklore
• Coffee Break ☕
• (Pre-)Socialist Experiences of Folk and Craft Cultures
  • Ewa Klekot: Folk Art and Cultural Politics in Poland
  • Jasna Galjer: Mapping Folk Culture in the 20th Century
  • Enikő Róka: Folk Art and Cultural Debate in 1970s Hungary
• Lunch Break 🍽️
• Between "Authenticity" and Commodification
  • Alida Jekabson: Cold War Ethical Consumption
  • Panagiota Andrianopoulou: Folklorisation of Carnival Masks
  • Sol Izquierdo de la Viña: European Women Artists and Folk Arts in Latin America
• Keynote by Nicolette Makovicky: Always Dying, but Never Dead: Folk Art and its Revival

More Sessions:

• Learning with Craft
• Constructions of Folk Heritage
• Makers in Focus

Location: Veveří 470/28, 602 00 Brno, Česko 🌍
Tickets: Get Your Tickets Here! 🎟️