Monica GHEŢ
Forms of Controlled Culture in Romania. Ways of Resistance. 1945-1948
Instituția:
Faculty of Letters, "Babeş-Bolyai" University, Cluj
Abstract:
When we speak about totalitarian systems we implicitly refer to the subordination of culture and the use of arts for propagandistic aims. Romania which lacked a real urban civilisation was also exposed to political and ideological aggression.
The study analyses the "game" of subordination, submission and resitance in different spheres of cultural life, such as: the press, (daily newspapers and cultural periodicals), book-publishing and even language. Different types of resistance and counterstrokes are presented which led to retaliations (removing the 'guilty' from culture, imprisonment or exile).
