This lecture is part of the 'Understanding Resistance in Europe’s East' Public lecture series.
Date: Thursday 13 March 2025
Time: 18.00 to 19.30
Location: J.M. Synge lecture theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Balázs Apor (TCD), will discuss the role of underground music in expressing dissenting views of communist rule in late-socialist Hungary. He will also discuss the legacies of musical opposition and the revival of sonic resistance in the age of “illiberal democracy”. Balázs Apor is associate professor in European studies at Trinity College Dublin. His research interests include the study of Sovietization and Communist propaganda, and the history of leader cults in twentieth-century Eastern Europe.
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“Understanding Resistance in Europe’s East” public lecture series
The lecture series aims to explore forms and patterns of resistance, opposition, non-compliance or protest in Eastern Europe’s past and present. The lectures will discuss manifestations of resistance in the region’s history, the long-term legacies of dissent, innovative forms of protest, and the role of culture in shaping critical views of politics and society. The series will highlight the multifaceted nature of resistance by showcasing the diversity of acts of opposition across time and space in Europe’s most complex and symbolically loaded region. The events are organised jointly by the Trinity Centre for Resistance Studies and the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, together with the Eastern European Society and DU History. All lectures in the series are free and accessible to the general public.
The series is part-funded by the TCD Faculty Events Fund (FAHSS).
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For further information about this lecture series please email Dr Balázs Apor <aporb@tcd.ie>