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SUMMARY:INTERWAR LITERATURE\, POLITICS\, AND EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE
DESCRIPTION:Though so far under-explored\, British authors in the interwar period were frequently fascinated by the reconfiguration of East-central Europe following the war. Inspired by both British intellectual and political support for nationalism\, as well as newfound disillusionment in the 1920s with ideas of democracy and nation-states\, authors ranging from T.S. Eliot to Evelyn Waugh both represented and sought to alter the political decisions behind changes in East-central Europe. This paper will consider depictions of\, and new proposals regarding\, the politics of British involvement in East-central Europe in the interwar period. It will particularly focus on the work of C. K. Munro\, a civil servant who critiqued British paternalism in The Rumour. 
URL:https://juliettebretan.com/event/interwar-literature-politics-and-east-central-europe/
LOCATION:Wolfson Room NB02\, Basement\, IHR\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, London WC1E 7HU
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SUMMARY:MIECZYSŁAW FOGG: 1930S CABARET TO WARTIME RESISTANCE
DESCRIPTION:Take a tour of the legendary Mieczysław Fogg’s life with cultural journalist Juliette Bretan and songs from singer-songwriter Katy Carr\n\n\n\n\n\nPoland’s musical hero Mieczysław Fogg\n1930s cabaret to wartime resistance\nJoin us for a unique event celebrating Mieczysław Fogg\, Poland’s legendary crooner on the 125th anniversary of his birth. Dive into the vibe of 1930s cabaret and discover how his music became a symbol of wartime resistance. With stories from cultural researcher and journalist Juliette Bretan\, a visual journey through his inspiring life and melodies from singer songwriter Katy Carr. His unforgettable voice continues to affect contemporary musicians and listeners. Don’t miss out on this Polish Heritage Event brought to you by Anna Kucewicz and Eva Szegidewicz.
URL:https://juliettebretan.com/event/mieczyslaw-fogg-1930s-cabaret-to-wartime-resistance/
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SUMMARY:T.S. ELIOT'S ANTI-POLISHNESS
DESCRIPTION:T.S. Eliot’s anti-Polishness: British literary responses to Central European geopolitics in the interwar era\n\n\n\nHidden within the nascent and rough-hewn pages of the drafted version of T.S. Eliot’s modernist masterpiece\, The Waste Land\, is a snippet of the Slavic\, ultimately scratched out before the poem reached publication: ‘who are those hooded hordes swarming / over Polish plains’. Eliot altered this to ‘endless plains’ in the final version\, but the lost reference to Poland is a telling omission\, which offers an insight into the poet’s perception of the newly-independent nation\, and wider geopolitics in Central Europe\, during the period immediately after the First World War. Eliot was writing at a time when – as a result of the work of historians like R.W. Seton-Watson – ideas of the region were changing in Britain\, from ignorance to British involvement\, and then disillusionment. \n\n\n\nThis talk explores Eliot’s poem alongside his wider writing – and other British works about the region – to consider how Central European geopolitics had an oft-overlooked yet significant impact on British literature\, involving questions of western stereotypes\, political engagement\, and geopolitical transformation
URL:https://juliettebretan.com/event/t-s-eliots-anti-polishness/
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