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Heterochronia lub czasowe pęknięcia
Heterochrony or Temporary Fractures

Author(s): Mariia Varlygina
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: time studies; heterochrony; heterotopia; chronotope; Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The article refers to contemporary concepts of temporal diversity and combines suchconcepts as heterochrony, heterotopia, and chronotopia to describe changes in thecourse of social time. As examples of temporal shifts, the author mentions a varietyof phenomena that occurred after Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022,based on how Ukrainians read these phenomena. The author presents martial lawand occupied territories as types of heterotopia and mentions the changes in officialUkrainian calendar as a transformation of the Ukrainian chronotope by highlighting therole of its material carriers such as household objects, architecture, infrastructure, andthe natural environment in establishing or disintegrating time frames.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 174-194
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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