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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/sobek/FI14103468/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Interviews with Michael Žantovský, Martin Palouš, Helena Klímová, Jan Zelenka, Petr Oslzlý and František Skála. They discuss The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation, Václav Havel's legacy, and the annual Disturbing the Peace Award. Many also speak about the impact made when notable American artists and writers came to Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s, and the ways in which William and Wendy Luers shaped diplomatic and cultural relations. The interviews took place during the summer of 2020.
- Biographical:
- Michael Zantovsky is a Czech diplomat, politician, author, journalist, lyricist and psychologist. In January 1990 he became spokesman, press secretary, and advisor to President Vaclav Havel. He was later the Czech ambassador to Washington, Tel Aviv, and London. He is the author of' Havel's biography "Havel, A Life".
- Biographical:
- Martin Palouš is Senior Fellow at Florida International University's School of' International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and Director of' SIPA's Vaclav Havel Center for Human Rights and Diplomacy. He served as the Ambassador of' the Czech Republic to the United States and United Nations. He is the President of' the VHLF Board of' Directors.
- Biographical:
- Helena Klímová is a psychotherapist, journalist, signatory of Charter 77, and wife of Czech writer Ivan Klima.
- Biographical:
- Jan Zelenka is a translator, he worked as an editor of Czech translations of American and English literature at the Odeon Publishers from 1973-1993.
- Biographical:
- Petr Oslzlý is a dramaturge, scriptwriter, actor, theatre director, teacher, former advisor to President Havel, and rector of the Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno.
- Biographical:
- František Skála is a visual artist, illustrator, and musician. In 1991, he won the Jindrich Chalupecky Award. He represented the Czech Republic at the Venice Biennial in 1993 where he presented drawings and objects made from items found during his journey walking all the way from Prague to Venice.
- General Note:
- Closed captions were generated automatically, so the quality of the captions may vary.
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