Mikrokosmos samizdatového Táborska
Tábor region samizdat microcosm

Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on describing the samizdat situation in the Tábor region while attempting to portray some of the sociocultural aspects of independent publishing activity on the “periphery”. Local examples of these phenomena (with such series as JITROcel, Anýz, Jiří Novotný and friends’ workshops, magazines such as Studánka, Akát and Obálka, as well as Jiřina Zemanová’s Prostor) are used to reveal the importance of the subculture (in this case the “tramping” or backpacking subculture) as a medium for alternative culture and the social networks and links which create these communities and which influence both distribution and reception among readers. Other characteristics of samizdat in the regions included its apolitical nature and the interconnections with the Prague samizdat centre. In addition to samizdat activity, the backpacking community in the Tábor region also arranged amateur music shows and independent exhibitions in unofficial premises such as private homes and chalets.

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