Author(s): Tibor KOSZTOLÁNCZY

Title: ”CULTURE CONSISTS OF POSTHUMOUS CORRECTIONS”. THE LESSONS OF ”THE GREAT LITERARY WAR” FOR THE PRESENT

Source: Sz. Simon, P. Baka, A. Litovkina (eds.): 15th International Conference of J. Selye University. Language and Literacy Sections. Conference Proceedings

ISBN: 978-80-8122-497-3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36007/4973.2024.145

Publisher: J. Selye University, Komárno, Slovakia

PY, pages: 2024, 145-152

Published on-line: 2024

Language: en

Abstract: Some 120 years ago, at the dawn of the modern era, Hungarian culture underwent the same profound changes as today. New ideas, modern economy, and social assimilation transformed the inclusive environment. Nowadays, the new endeavours bring fundamental changes to the country and alter the national culture as well. The old dilemmas are still relevant today: Is it possible to control the evolution of high culture through cultural policy? Or does everything happen rather irrespective of media-driven ideological debates? Do ideologies really go beyond the surface? Digital databases offer the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the dispute. The hitherto hidden factors can clarify the old questions, and help us understand the trends of the 21st century. I will not always draw direct parallels between the past and the present in this paper, but I believe the cases I will analyze speak for themselves and provide valuable insights.

Keywords: liberal-conservative dispute, cultural policy, digitization, data-bases

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