“POP(ular) culture vs. Propaganda”

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION:
Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Culture and Education is a non-profit organization, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Our mission is to promote, assist and support the development of culture, science, education, innovation and the entrepreneurial qualities of the Bulgarian citizens. The Foundation promotes freedom of cultural expression, encourages and organizes creative initiatives in all fields of art, culture, media and education in an independent and creative nature.

Website of the organisation: foundation.ece.wordpress.com

ABOUT THE PLANNED PROJECT:
The official cultural policies applied by the communist regime in Central and Eastern Europe imposed a rigid framework of cultural dogmas. The regime wanted to transform the political values into cultural values, by means of propaganda. Propaganda was used as the social, cultural and artistic promotion of the communist ideology and as a tool to manipulate the masses. Beneath the surface a resistant culture (underground culture) was raising among the dissident movements and the wide public. These cultural movements were mostly influenced by the Western side of the Iron Curtain and were viewed as dangerous and potentially subversive in communist Eastern Europe. The Western popular culture promoted by music, visual arts and cinema was used to convey unspoken truths about the regime, to transmit a message, as an underground communication between different layers of society.

The multimedia project “POP(ular) culture vs. Propaganda” will explore Western culture as an instrument of resistance against the communist ideology in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Germany and Estonia in the wave of the revolutions of 1989-91.

Role of the partner organisation in the project:
The partner organizations will be involved in all activities of the project and they will implement similar actions in their regions. During a preparatory meeting all activities will be discussed and delegated accordingly.

We are looking for organizations with a cultural focus, that are working with Europe for Citizens program. Preferably, from the following countries: Czech Republic, Romania, Estonia, Germany. Organizations from other countries will not be considered.



INSTITUTION Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Culture and Education
TYPE OF INSTITUTION Non-profit association
CONTACT NAME Mariya Rachinska
CONTACT E-MAIL foundation.ece@gmail.com
COUNTRY Bulgaria
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME Europe for Citizens / European remembrance
PROJECT TOPIC “POP(ular) culture vs. Propaganda”
WORKING LANGUAGE EN, other
EXPIRATION DATE 31.01.2019.
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