Metodologické rámce pre skúmanie normalizácie v slovenskom činohernom divadle
Methodological Frameworks for the Study of the Era of Normalization in Slovak Drama Theatre

Summary/Abstract: The paper Methodological Frameworks for the Study of the Era of Normalization in Slovak Drama Theatre challenges prevailing black-and-white interpretations of the 1968–1989 period in theatre history, which are typically grounded in a regime–artist dichotomy and its derivatives, and proposes methodological frameworks that enable more nuanced and differentiated perspectives. Drawing on German, Anglophone, and Czech historiographical approaches, the study argues for moving beyond static binary models and instead conceptualizing the period as a set of complex entanglements and ongoing negotiation processes between the nomenklatura and theatre practitioners. It calls for uncovering complex interdependencies in which, for example, neither the widespread use of Aesopian language nor the return of the duo Lasica and Satinský is interpreted as indicator of increased artistic freedom. Accordingly, neither the hyper-presence of a nomenklatura playwright will seem natural. By outlining approaches capable of examining diverse forms of agency, the paper seeks to doubt established historiographical narratives and to encourage a rewriting of theatre history that allows for a more differentiated understanding of the past.

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