Book Talk: Recovering Face & the Politics of Joking

The Czech Embassy hosted a book talk with author and esteemed cultural anthropologist Dr. Jana Kopelent-Rehak on September 16.  In discussing her books, Recovering Face and The Politics of Joking, Dr. Kopelent-Rehak spoke about the stories of men and women who survived Czechoslovakian concentration camps under the Communist regime. She then presented on how humor has provided a space for coping and the restoration of human dignity.