Irish Travellers, kotlarze, włóczędzy, „szkodniki” – historyczne źródła wykluczenia
Irish Travellers, tinkers, vagrants, “pests” – historical sources of exclusion
Author(s): Antonina PawłowskaSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Higher Education , Methodology and research technology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: Irish Travelers; Irish historiography; social exclusion; historical method; Folklore Collection; Irish Folklore Commission;
Summary/Abstract: The goal of the article is to analyse the issues of scientific research on the history of Irish Travellers, with emphasis put on theories on this group’s origin that circulate within academic circles. The historiographic considerations on the subject and methodology applied by scholars in the 20th century are being confronted with their social and political significance. Source analysis, combined with comparative studies allowed a description of the relation between Ireland’s actions and the results of academic studies, as well as the characterization of methodological issues arising when attempting to study such an issue. The above mentioned process resulted in the periodization of scientific theories on this topic. In addition, the article serves as an overview of the findings circulating in – Anglosaxon academia, and an attempt to popularise the topic in Polish academic circles.
Journal: Uniwersyteckie Czasopismo Socjologiczne
- Issue Year: 27/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 19-26
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Polish