tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post5056310337422031704..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Czech Literature- samizdatMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-21207888720298036062016-09-03T22:01:16.905-05:002016-09-03T22:01:16.905-05:00Not only were authors important, so were filmmaker...Not only were authors important, so were filmmakers. While films that oppose the communism regime do not have a specific name, they are equally as important. As Brooke taught us, many of the same risks applied to filmmakers. But, instead of stopping production altogether, the directors and writers simply made their opposition more subtle. I appreciated being able to learn about these subtleties this week. Many examples of opposition could easily have been condemned by the communist regime, but because they were so cleverly shrouded by other details, the regime was unable to do anything about it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462301238917627735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-33618426151884893902016-09-03T19:13:39.575-05:002016-09-03T19:13:39.575-05:00I like Joseph's point here. While hearing othe...I like Joseph's point here. While hearing other group's presentations this week, I recall thinking how unfortunate it was that so many writers were forced to either reform their writing style/topic or completely change it altogether. I really respected those writers who challenged the Communist oppressors & still wrote even under these conditions. I really enjoyed Joseph's group elaborating on samizdat and the writers who were extremely effective in rebelling against the norm of Communist glorification in their writing. I do feel like being forced to flee the country was an unfortunate alternative to having freedom of speech. I believe many authors sought to have more rights so several of them fled to the US.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823440184984598080noreply@blogger.com