Evoking Polish Memory : State, Self and the Communist Past in Transition
Witeska-Mlynarczyk, Anna
Evoking Polish Memory : State, Self and the Communist Past in Transition - Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2014 - 1 electronic resource (253 p.)
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The book offers an interdisciplinary but very grounded look at the question of memory politics in contemporary Poland. It describes the conflicting ways in which two groups of people – the former anti-communist activists and the former officers of the repressive regime – have actively engaged in representations and claims about the communist past in the contemporary reality of one Polish town. The material is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted during the years 2006-2008. The author focuses on the processes of reconstruction of memories and subjectivities taking place at the intersection of individuals, civic society, state bureaucracy and politics. The book focuses on the beliefs, hopes and fears of people who became the subjects of historical policy during their lifetimes.
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English
978-3-653-03232-1 9783653032321 9783653994896 9783653994902 9783631641637
10.3726/978-3-653-03232-1 doi
Cultural studies
21st century history: from c 2000 -
Philosophy
Sociology & anthropology
Communist Erinnerung Evoking Geschichtlichkeit Kommunismus Memory memory landscape Mlynarczyk Polish politische Gewalt Politische Identität State Transition Witeska
Evoking Polish Memory : State, Self and the Communist Past in Transition - Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2014 - 1 electronic resource (253 p.)
Open Access
The book offers an interdisciplinary but very grounded look at the question of memory politics in contemporary Poland. It describes the conflicting ways in which two groups of people – the former anti-communist activists and the former officers of the repressive regime – have actively engaged in representations and claims about the communist past in the contemporary reality of one Polish town. The material is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted during the years 2006-2008. The author focuses on the processes of reconstruction of memories and subjectivities taking place at the intersection of individuals, civic society, state bureaucracy and politics. The book focuses on the beliefs, hopes and fears of people who became the subjects of historical policy during their lifetimes.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-653-03232-1 9783653032321 9783653994896 9783653994902 9783631641637
10.3726/978-3-653-03232-1 doi
Cultural studies
21st century history: from c 2000 -
Philosophy
Sociology & anthropology
Communist Erinnerung Evoking Geschichtlichkeit Kommunismus Memory memory landscape Mlynarczyk Polish politische Gewalt Politische Identität State Transition Witeska