Europast

Europast
Podcast Description
In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past.EUROPAST is an EU-funded network focused on producing valuable research on public history and building capacities in academic institutions (Grant Agreement No. 101079466). EUROPAST brings together four international academic partners: Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam (Germany), the Centre for European Studies at Lund University (Sweden), and the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (Luxembourg).
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as public memory, participatory history, and the ethical implications of historical representation, with episodes exploring topics like the power of participation in documenting Ukraine's struggles, and the complexities of curating exhibitions around sensitive historical narratives.

In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe’s most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past.
EUROPAST is an EU-funded network focused on producing valuable research on public history and building capacities in academic institutions (Grant Agreement No. 101079466). EUROPAST brings together four international academic partners: Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam (Germany), the Centre for European Studies at Lund University (Sweden), and the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (Luxembourg).
[English below]
Svečiuose: prof. Dovilė Budrytė, Džiugas Siaurusaitis
Epizodo vedėja: prof. Violeta Davoliūtė
Pirmajame lietuviškame EUROPAST tinklalaidės epizode projekto vadovė prof. Violeta Davoliūtė kalbina du žinomus Lietuvos žmones – Džiugą Siaurusaitį, aktorių, laidų vedėją, filmų įgarsintoją, ir prof. Dovilę Budrytę, Džordžijos Gvineto koledžo politologę, EUROPAST komandos narę. Dovilę ir Džiugą sieja buvimas bendraklasiais Salomėjos Nėries vidurinėje mokykloje besibaigiant sovietmečiui, tačiau skiria pačios Salomėjos Nėries, garsios lietuvių poetės, kolaboravusios su sovietiniu režimu, asmenybės vertinimas, požiūris į jos atminimo įamžinimą.
Ar Salomėja Nėris ir elitinė jos vardo mokykla sovietmečiu simbolizavo laisvę autoritariniame režime, ar atvirkščiai – patį sovietinį režimą, prisitaikymą, neteisingumą? Kiek galima suprasti ir tapatintis su asmeninius ir valstybės politinius lūžius išgyvenusia poete? Kaip vertinti Salomėjos Nėries gimnazijos pavadinimo pakeitimą? Ar šalia mokyklos tebesantis paminklas Salomėjai Nėriai turėtų likti ar būti nukeltas? O galbūt yra vidurio kelio sprendimas?
Kviečiame klausytis šios gyvos ir aktualios diskusijos bei dalintis savo nuomone!
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EUROPAST tinklalaidė nagrinėja karščiausias Europos visuomeninės istorijos problemas. Joje tyrinėjame kompleksiškas ir ginčytinas viešosios atminties erdves, atminties aktyvizmą ir gerąsias visuomenės įtraukimo į dialogą apie praeitį praktikas.
Ši tinklalaidžių serija yra EUROPAST projekto, finansuojamo Europos Sąjungos lėšomis (sutartis Nr. 101079466), dalis. Daugiau:www.europast.vu.lt
Muzika: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.
Episode 11: Preserve or Destroy? The Dilemma of Commemorating Salomėja Nėris
Guest: Prof. Dovilė Budrytė, Džiugas Siaurusaitis
Host: Prof. Violeta Davoliūtė
In the first Lithuanian episode of the EUROPAST podcast, project leader Prof. Violeta Davoliūtė interviews Džiugas Siaurusaitis, an actor, TV presenter, and voice actor, and Prof. Dovilė Budrytė, a political scientist at Georgia Gwinnett College and a member of the EUROPAST team. Dovilė and Džiugas were classmates at the prestigious Salomėja Nėris High School in Vilnius at the end of the Soviet era, but they differ in their assessment of Salomėja Nėris (1904-1945) herself, the famous Lithuanian poet who collaborated with the Soviet regime, and their views on whether and how she should be commemorated.
Did Salomėja Nėris and the school named after her symbolise freedom under Soviet rule, or, on the contrary, did it symbolise accomodation to the Soviet regime itself? To what extent is it possible to understand and identify with the poet who experienced personal and political breaking points? How should we view the recent renaming of the Salomėja Nėris Gymnasium? Should the monument to Salomėja Nėris next to the school remain or be removed? Is there any middle ground on this issue?
We invite you to listen to this lively and topical discussion and share your opinion!
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In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe’s most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past.
The podcast series is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union under the WIDERA programme (EUROPAST project, Grant Agreement No. 101079466). More:www.europast.vu.lt
Music: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.

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