Havel: The Arts and Dissidence: From Playwright to President

Course Description

Summary

Until Vaclav Havel was 53 years old he was a repressed playwright, and dissident. He had spent his adulthood doing menial jobs being imprisoned , isolated and always closely watched. On New Year’s Day 1990, less than a year after his final prison term, he became the first democratically elected President of Czechosolvakia. This class chronicles his remarkable journey.

Film and History taught by someone who was there.

A mix of media will include films and essays about and by Mr. Havel