The CEU Review of Books Podcast Series explores the questions that affect us all through in-depth talks with researchers, policy makers, journalists, academics and others. This time Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska, Karina Hoření, and Michal Korhel discuss with the podcast host, Andrea Talabér (Managing Editor), objects that had been left behind following expulsions and resettlements in the border regions of Czechia, Poland, and Slovakia. These remnants include a diverse array of objects, from everyday items like bowls and pictures, to larger structures such as villas and orchards left behind in the landscape. By examining these abandoned objects, we gain insight into the historical and cultural impacts of these forced population movements. These objects serve as tangible reminders of the lives that were disrupted and the communities that were uprooted, but also on the new cultures that emerged as an outcome of the encounters between them and the new inhabitants. Thus, they shed light on the complexities and lasting effects of these significant historical events in the region.
Link to the podcast (in English) you can find here.