Oslavy "Prvního máje" v roce 1948: Interpretativní analýza
| Title in English | Celebrations of the 1st May in 1948: case study |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Theatralia: Revue současného myšlení o divadelní kultuře |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | First May; Communist celebrations, theatricality, 1948, cultural performance; rituals; celebrations of the labour movements; feast |
| Description | The study presents an interpretative analysis of the theatrical aspects of the First May celebrations in the Czechoslovakia in 1948, mass event with crucial importance for the Communist regime, which was then only taking over political power in the country. First step of the analysis is an historical overview of the First may celebrations in the world, followed by a description and characterization of the particular elements of the event using poetic tools borrowed from sociology and sociocultural anthropology, especially the methodology of Jeffrey Alexander. The aim of the analysis is to prove the (un)successfulness of the cultural performance, as far as the interests of the Communist regime are concerned. |