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Historical military reenactment through the lens of oral history: first texts and concepts

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Abstract

Workshop on the theoretical-methodological reflection of the first series of published peer-reviewed oral-historical studies on military historical re-enactment within the framework of the project GAČR 22-07058S, History and culture of contemporary Czech military re-enactment in an interdisciplinary perspective. The primary topics were debates on the theoretical contexts of oral history and Reenactment Studies after the affective turn.

The texts in question were:

- Jiří Hlaváček, "Hraní na socialistické vojáčky? Reenactment Československé lidové armády v aktérské perspektivě současné mladé generace," Český lid 4/2023.

- Přemysl Vacek, "Czech Historical Reenactment of the Early Middle Ages: Initial Research Problems and Concepts," Národopisná revue 5/2023.

- Petr Wohlmuth, "The Triad of Resistance, Defeat and Reconciliation: The Production of Historical Meaning in the Performances of Czech Military Reenactment on the Example of Estonian SS," Národopisná revue 5/2023.