Naslov
Cultural Opposition in Socialist Yugoslavia: a Case Study of Croatian Writers, 1952-1971

Autori
Dino Staničić

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Social, Gender and Political History / - , 2022, 13-13

Skup
Doctoral Conference:Social, Gender and Political History

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 04.06.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
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Ključne riječi
Socialist Yugoslavia, Cultural Opposition, Literature, Writers

Sažetak
In socialist Yugoslavia following the Tito-Stalin break, new ideas emerged in the ideological, political, and cultural spheres. Despite some setbacks, after 1952, the cultural field was relatively open when compared to other socialist countries. In Croatia after 1966, a combination of cultural, political, and economic demands formed what is often described as a national movement (The Croatian Spring). Before Tito abruptly ended it in late 1971, this continuous reshaping created a specific ideological atmosphere in which individuals and groups probed the limits of the Yugoslav cultural and political freedom. The case of the later dissident Milovan Đilas in 1954 was an early sign of how far would the Communist Party allow this process to unfold. However, other, more subtle types of critique continued throughout this period. I will approach them using the concept of cultural opposition, as it provides a wider research perspective and takes into account not only open political resistance but various forms of cultural criticism as well. In this paper, I will present such cases in the field of literature. The aim is to examine the writings and activities of those Croatian writers who promoted reformist 'liberal' ideas and often a firm Croatian national stance. I believe it is possible to outline a thread of continuity in their acts of cultural 'disobedience' several years before the Croatian Spring unfolded. This should take us a step further in our understanding of cultural and intellectual freedom in socialist Yugoslavia after the Tito-Stalin break.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest

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