Field Notes from Participant Observation at ProtimluvFest, Ostrava (22–24 October 2025)
Description
This file contains field notes from participant observation conducted during several events of ProtimluvFest in Ostrava (22–24 October 2025). The notes document author readings, panel discussions, and conversations concerning contemporary literature of the Czech and Polish parts of Silesia, including themes of borderland experience, regional identity, minority languages, and literary reception. The dataset includes contextual metadata, observational descriptions of the events and audience responses, and preliminary analytical reflections on cross-border literary dynamics and the Upper Silesian literary field. The field notes are written in Czech and Polish.