The journal AUC Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis, subtitled “Příspěvky k dějinám Univerzity Karlovy” (Papers on the History of Charles University), is a periodical devoted not only to the history of the Prague university but also to the history of education and student movement in the Czech lands. The journal, published since 1960 as part of the Acta Universitatis Carolinae series, also publishes essays presenting original historical sources (all texts are accompanied by summaries in foreign languages, mainly in English and German). It regularly publishes reviews and annotations of works on the history of education and annals of research activities.
The journal is archived in Portico.
AUC HISTORIA UNIVERSITATIS CAROLINAE PRAGENSIS, Vol 53 No 2 (2013), 81–153
Zwischen den Stühlen. Zum Angliederungsprozess der Deutschen Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Prag an die Deutsche Karls-Universität 1938–1945
[Between the Chairs. On the Process of Incorporation of the German Academy of Music and Theatre Arts in Prague into the German Charles University, 1938–1945]
Franziska Stoff
published online: 11. 05. 2015
abstract
Discussions about a change in the status of the German Music Academy in Prague started soon after the signing of the Munich Treaty. Of the two proposals – either a move to the Sudetenland or incorporation into the Prague University – the latter won more support. It was vigorously backed especially by Professor Gustav Becking. The article follows the background of the whole process, which was treated even on the ministerial level, and traces the subsequent developments of the Academy, which had a non-standard position within the German Charles University and was subjected to war-time ideologisation. The author also follows the lives of the main protagonists of this process.
keywords: Die Deutsche Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Prag / German Academy of Theatre Arts in Prague; Deutsche Karls-Universität in Prag / German Charles University in Prague; Fidelio F. Finke; Gustav Becking
