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Conflicts of the local rock scene with official cultural politics before 1989
VOŘÍŠKOVÁ, Anna
This graduation thesis deals with conflicts of regional rock scene with official cultural politics before 1989. The text consists of two large sections, whereas the first one discusses a broader background of the topic and the second one focuses on the problems of rock scene in České Budějovice. Social and political situation during communist regime is reminded at the beginning of dissertation. Following part brings information about development of rock music in the world and Czechoslovakia as well. Some conflicts of rock musicians with the official cultural politics are mentioned here as well, both in nationwide and regional context. The next chapters are based on interviews with witnesses and their recollections of rock scene in České Budějovice before 1989. The last third of the text pays attention to particular problems of this scene. There are mentioned not just minor difficulties, but also bans on music groups, brutal police attack against participants of underground music concert in Rudolfov in 1974 and unfair law suit with Jiří Gans (local jazz and rock music devotee).

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