Title: Emigration as augmented war experience : an (auto)biographical account of Ted Kramolc
Variant title:
- L'émigration comme expérience de guerre augmentée : un compte-rendu (auto)biographique de Ted Kramolc
Contributor
Čuk, Andrej (Translator)
Source document: The Central European journal of Canadian studies. 2022, vol. 17, iss. [1], pp. 71-86
Extent
71-86
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ISSN1213-7715 (print)2336-4556 (online)
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/digilib.78044
Type: Article
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Abstract(s)
The biographical reconstruction of Canadian-Slovenian visual artist, writer, interior designer and art mentor Ted Kramolc (1922–2013) as presented in the following article focuses in particular on his life before he reached Canada. This reconstruction is based on the notion that his decision to emigrate should be viewed as an extended experience of the Second World War. The author has based this article on her own belief that in order to understand the social consequences of war, it is necessary to fortify historiographic sensibilities regarding personal experiences, interpersonal relationships and the variety of meanings ascribed to war. At the same time, the author seeks to broaden the point of observation to both the time preceding the war and the time following it. Empirically, the article is supported both by the available archive material as well as an analysis of as-yet-unpublished autobiographical sources. Insights from Kramolc's literary oeuvre, which to a large extent derive from lucid reflections on his own life experiences, also feature in the article.
La reconstruction biographique de l'artiste visuel, écrivain, designer d'intérieur et mentor en art canado-slovène Ted Kramolc (1922-2013) présentée dans cet article se concentre sur la vie de l'auteur avant son arrivée au Canada. Elle est basée sur l'idée que sa décision d'émigrer doit être considérée comme une expérience prolongée de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cet article part de la conviction selon laquelle, pour comprendre les conséquences sociales de la guerre, il est nécessaire d'examiner les aspects historiographiques concernant les expériences personnelles, les relations interpersonnelles et la variété des significations attribuées à la guerre. En même temps, l'auteur cherche à élargir le champ d'observation à la fois aux années d'avant-guerre et d'après-guerre. Empiriquement, l'article s'appuie à la fois sur les archives disponibles et sur une analyse de sources autobiographiques encore inédites. Des aperçus de l'oeuvre littéraire de Kramolc, qui découlent dans une large mesure de réflexions lucides sur ses propres expériences de vie, figurent également dans cet article.
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