Świadectwa doświadczeń historycznych przed i po obramowaniu
Testimonies of Historical Experiences Prior to and After “Framing”

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the concept of "the frame" and "framing" as used to understand human historical experiences. Following the distinction made by Erving Goffman, it distinguishes "primary frameworks" from their "transformation" - calling the latter "secondary" or "historiographical frameworks". The former refers to basic, rudimentary conditions of understanding the situation and the later to "narrative substances" as understood by Frank Ankersmit. Using some examples from 20th-century history (Poles in the Austro-Hungarian army, fates of the Lemkos, the "Upper Silesian Tragedy" of 1945, and "cursed soldiers" in post-war Poland), it argues that the meaning of historical experiences changes and fluctuates depending on the existence and form of "secondary frameworks".

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