Kisantal, Tamás - Menyhért Anna, eds. Művészet és hatalom: a Kádár-korszak művészete

Művészet és Hatalom. A Kádár-korszak Művészete [Art and Power. Art during the Kádár-Epoch] is a selection of papers presented at a conference under the same title on October 1 and 2 in 2004 at the Petőfi Literary Museum in Budapest in association with the József Attila Kör [Attila József Circle]. Although the book was published a few years ago, in 2005, its importance lies in the cultural studies approach used that presents a process of memory reconstruction in contemporary Hungary. The editors of the volume, Tamás Kisantal and Anna Menyhért, organized the essays about the Kádárist era in three main categories, starting with “Irodalompolitika és irodalmi élet a Kádár-korszakban” [“The Politics of Literature and Literary Life during the Kádár-Epoch”], then “A művészi megszolalásmód és a politika—Kepzőművészet, szinház és film a Kádár-korban” [“The Modes of Artistic Expression and Politics—Fine Art, Theater and Film During the Kádár-era”], and finally “Mátyás királytól a rockzenéig—A korszak tömegkultúrája” [“From Mathias Rex to Rock Music—The Epoch’s Mass Culture”], all of which orient readers to specific topics.