Project
Czech – Norwegian Memorabilia: university bilateral cooperation
Period of realization: 2019-2021
Project focuss:Czech – Norwegian war relations, forced labor in Norway during WWII, Czechs in Norway2019-2021
Project activity:
- Semester couses about Czech – Norwegian war relations (2020-2021)
- Webpage about Czechs forced labor in Norway WWW.NORACI.CZ (2020)
- Online database of Czechs in Norway during WWII (2020)
- Bilingual Edition of historical materials (2021)
- Peer-learning activities, Roundtables in Czech Republic and Norway (2019-2020)
- On-line database of Czech forced labour in Norway at NORACI.CZ
- Exhibition about Czechs in Norway during WWII
Project team members:
- Vendula V. Hingarová, Charles University project coordinator
- Michal Kovář, researcher
- Zdenko Maršálek, researcher, supervisor
- Hans Otto FrelandNorwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim coordinator, researcher
- Gunnar D. Hatlehol, researcher, supervisor
- Gabriela Králová, research asisstent
Project summary
The project Czech-Norwegian Memorabilia develops bilateral cooperation between the Department of Germanic Studies, Charles University, and Department of History, University of Trondheim, in the field of Norwegian and Czech history in the first half of 20th century. The main topics of the project are the Czech forced workers in Norway during WWII, the Czechoslovak exile in Norway in the years after 1948 and endeavor of the Czech Lappologist and historian of Scandinavia Václav Marek. The project offers an opportunity to share research and archival material among Norwegian and Czech experts in the war history. It enables innovative usage of teaching methods and possible growing of new experts. The project outcomes are new curricula, archival materials’ edition, an electronic database of memorabilia, a travelling exhibition and three roundtables.
Project supported by EEA Grants – Institutional cooperation project, EHP-CZ-ICP-1-001
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