The life and legacy of Alexander Dub膷ek (1921-1992): A roundtable discussion

30 November 2021, 5:00 pm鈥�7:00 pm

A roundtable discussion co-organised by the SSEES Study of Central Europe, the Embassy of Slovakia in London, and British, Czech & Slovak Association.

This event is free.

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Open to: All
Availability: Yes
Cost: Free
Organiser: SSEES

ssees-events@ucl.ac.uk

27 November 2021 marks one hundred years since the birth of Alexander Dub膷ek, icon of Czechoslovakia鈥檚 political reform movements in 1968 and 1989 and one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Slovak politics. To commemorate this anniversary, a roundtable discussion on Dub膷ek鈥檚 legacy will take place on Tuesday, 30 November, both in person at 果冻影院 School of Slavonic and East European Studies and online via Zoom. Participants include Dub膷ek鈥檚 son Pavol and UK-based experts in the history and historical sources of his era. A reception hosted by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in London will follow the event. The occasion is co-organised by the Study of Central Europe seminar series at 果冻影院 SSEES, the Slovak Embassy, and the British Czech and Slovak Association.

This event will be chaired by Dr听Peter Zusi (SSEES 果冻影院).

This will be a hybrid event. We have a limited number of in-person tickets available.听

Image credit:听The听Ministry of Foreign Affairs听of the听Slovak听Republic. Photographer:听Vladimir Benko

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About the Speakers

MUDr. Pavol Dub膷ek

MUDr. Pavol Dub膷ek is the son of Alexander Dub膷ek - the most prominent figure in modern Slovak history and icon of the Prague Spring (1968). Pavol Dub膷ek studied medicine at the Comenius University in Bratislava. During communism he was not allowed to practice as a doctor. Today he works as a traumatologist in Bratislava. He is the president of the Alexander Dub膷ek Association and still cherishes the message and ideals of his father.

Dr Wojciech Janik

Dr Wojciech Janik听is 果冻影院 SSEES Library's Area Liaison Coordinator and Area Liaison Librarian for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Eurasia.

He is responsible for overseeing academic liaison and coordinates the work of the team of Area Liaison Librarians, providing support for teaching and research at the School.

Dr Thomas Lorman

Dr Thomas Lorman听is a historian of Central Europe. Since 2010 he has taught at 果冻影院鈥檚 School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has published widely on Hungarian and Slovak history and also serves as editor of the journal Central Europe. His last two books are The Making of the Slovak People鈥檚 Party. Religion, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century Europe and A History of the Hungarian Constitution: Law, Government and Political Culture in Central Europe, which he co-edited with Ferenc H枚rcher.

Dr Celia Donert

Dr Celia Donert听is Associate Professor of Central European History at the University of Cambridge. She previously taught at the University of Liverpool, and has held fellowships in Berlin, Bratislava, Paris, Potsdam, and Prague. Her first book was The Rights of the Roma: The Struggle for Citizenship in Postwar Czechoslovakia (Cambridge, 2017) which won the Czechoslovak Studies Association Book Prize. She is co-editor of Contemporary European History and a new book series published by Cambridge University Press, entitled European Histories of the Present. Her current project is a history of women鈥檚 rights in twentieth-century Central Europe.

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