Shattering the ‘looking-glass world’: the Congress for Cultural Freedom in South Asia, 1951–55
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DOI: 10.1080/14682745.2019.1699067
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper assesses the thought and philosophy of South Asian intellectuals affiliated to the CIA-funded Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF). The CCF’s founders – anti-communist European and American scholars – encouraged allies across several… read more here.
Keywords: glass world; looking glass; shattering looking; congress cultural ... See more keywords
“I Am Afraid Americans Cannot Understand”: The Congress for Cultural Freedom in France and Italy, 1950–1957
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DOI: 10.1162/jcws_a_00927
Abstract: This article examines the nature and significance of the activities carried out in France and Italy by the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an international organization that was secretly funded by the U.S. Central Intelligence… read more here.
Keywords: cultural freedom; freedom; congress cultural; france italy ... See more keywords
Liminal Liberalism? Ivan Kats, the Congress for Cultural Freedom, and the Obor Foundation in Cold War Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1177/00220094221107476
Abstract: The story of the Obor Foundation is important for several reasons. Firstly, it covers the contribution of an up-till-now largely overlooked Western philanthropic enterprise to promote a cohesive national cultural identity for Indonesia in the… read more here.
Keywords: congress cultural; obor; cultural freedom; obor foundation ... See more keywords