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On Memory in Essays on Polishness: Between Essentialism and Constructivism

Author(s): Dorota Dąbrowska
Subject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Political Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: memory; constructivism; essentialism; polishness;

Summary/Abstract: The article contains considerations on the diversity of essay texts on Polish issues, resulting from the diverse role of memory in individual concepts of national identity. The purpose of the sketch is to reflect on the relationship in which the texts can be described as traditionalist and modernizing, with essentialist and constructivist orientations. The subject of the analysis contained in the text are primarily two publications: Awangardowy konserwatyzm by Paweł Rojek and Polska: wspólnota fantazmatyczna by Agata Bielik-Robson. These essays allow themselves to be treated as representative examples of complex ideological relationships occurring in the area of ​​reflection on Polishness.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 165-180
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish