Borderline On Fire: a Historical Television Series as a Cultural Text or as an Attempt at Reconstructing the “Holy War” in Polish–German Relations of the Years 1917–1939 Cover Image

Pogranicze w ogniu (1992–1993) von Andrzej Konic, eine historische Fernsehserie als Kulturtext oder als Versuch, den „heiligen Krieg“ in der polnisch-deutschen Geschichte der Jahre 1917–1939 zu rekonstruieren
Borderline On Fire: a Historical Television Series as a Cultural Text or as an Attempt at Reconstructing the “Holy War” in Polish–German Relations of the Years 1917–1939

Author(s): Zbigniew Mańke
Subject(s): Cultural history, Media studies, Political history, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne
Keywords: intelligence service; secret agent; “holy war”; Germanness; Polishness; patriotism; nationalism; international politics; superpower;

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to present the television series as a distinctive text which can persuasively and therefore effectively appeal to contemporary viewers, providing them with an insight into the events of a predefined period of Polish and German history, arousing certain emotions and thoughts or, in a general sense, even making them reflect on the history of both nations. With its attractive storyline based on, among other things, the dramaturgy of the presented events, this type of series can be perceived, to some extent, to be part of contemporary historical narration

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 149-167
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: German