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School and Press – Two Pillars of Czech national Identity in Croatia

PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, Andrea, Jana KOČÍ and Martina CICHÁ

Basic information

Original name

School and Press – Two Pillars of Czech national Identity in Croatia

Authors

PREISSOVÁ KREJČÍ, Andrea (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana KOČÍ and Martina CICHÁ (guarantor)

Edition

Sakarya, Turkey, ICLEL 18 Conference Proceeding Book, p. 433-436, 4 pp. 2018

Publisher

Sakarya University

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Country of publisher

Turkey

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19510/18:A0000137

Organization unit

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

ISBN

978-605-66495-3-0

UT WoS

000464906100048

Keywords in English

Czech minority; Croatia; minority school; newspapers; national identity; collective memory

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 28/5/2019 07:21, Mgr. Nikol Maďová

Abstract

V originále

Czechs in Croatia have maintained their national identity for more than two centuries since the arrival of the first colonists to Slavonia. They truly deserve to be considered the best organized Czech minority in the world. There are 31 Czech „Besedas“ (Czech clubs) in Croatia, including the Cultural-Artistic association (dance, vocal, theatre). These organizations cooperate under the Union of Czechs in Croatia which has become the cultural, social as well as administrative centre of Czech minority life. The most significant proof of Czech identity is the Czech language. When it comes to preserving the Czech language within the Czech minority, it is essential that the Czech language remains not only a folklore feature but a means of everyday communication. National identity is a type of collective identity, that lies are collective memory or historical knowledge. Apart from the communication within families, Czech schools and the newspapers published by Jednota help preserve the language as well as the memories of the shared history. The aim of the paper is to show both of these cooperating institutions since their beginning in the 20th century, highlighting their importance for preserving Czech national identity in Croatia