Robert William Seton-Watson and the Development, Position, and Importance of the "Slovak" Art
| Autoři | |
|---|---|
| Rok publikování | 2026 |
| Druh | Další prezentace na konferencích |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| Popis | The paper focuses on the British historian and political activist Robert William Seton-Watson (1879-1951) and his relationship with artistic production in today's Slovakia and the southeastern region of Czechia, known as Moravian Slovakia. Seton-Watson played a crucial role in promoting the establishment of successor states within the context of Austria-Hungary's dissolution, Among the arguments he presented in his books, articles, and public lectures in support of this policy, he consistently emphasised the importance of the visual arts. Subsequently, Seton-Watson established direct contacts not only with important personalities from Central European political or academic circles but also with representatives of cultural and artistic life (e.g., Joža Uprka, Dušan Jurkovič, and others), as he became a disseminator and supporter of Moravian and Slovak artists in their homeland as well as abroad. By analysing Seton-Watson's texts and relevant archival sources, our main questions, among others, will be: How was "folk" and "professional" art from Slovakia and Moravia presented to the public abroad, especially regarding its dichotomous position, which encapsulates arguments about the authenticity of this artistic production on the one hand and potential commercial success on the other? And how Seton-Watson used folk art and folk-inspired contemporary art in his politica argumentation? |
| Související projekty: |