Virtual Roundtable on Václav Havel’s Legacy

This December, ten years will have passed since the death of the Czech writer, dissident, and statesman Václav Havel. Please join us for a Zoom-mediated roundtable discussion to mark this occasion by honoring Havel’s enduring legacy. Havelian concepts to be discussed include “truth” (pravda), “power” (moc), “civil society” (občanská společnost), “appeal” (apel/výzva), “indifference” (lhostejnost), “focus/center” (ohnisko), “theater” (divadlo), “prison” (vězení), and “responsibility” (odpovědnost).

Aspen Brinton, Virginia Commonwealth University
David S. Danaher, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Barbara Day, independent scholar based in Prague
Barbara J. Falk, Canadian Forces College
Delia Popescu, Le Moyne College
Jiří Přibáň, Cardiff University
Kieran Williams, Drake University