Stages of the consumer history of a city on the example of Wrocław Cover Image

Stationen der Konsumgeschichte einer Stadt am Beispiel Breslau
Stages of the consumer history of a city on the example of Wrocław

Author(s): Łukasz Bieniasz
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Social history, Socio-Economic Research, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: everyday culture; consumer history; theater; leisure; Wroclaw; Breslau; history; Silesia;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to provide an overview of moments in the history of the city of Wrocław that can be treated as caesuras in the study of the history of consumption and, moreover, to point to the cap- ital of Lower Silesia as an ideal example for tracing these processes. This is influenced by the rich geopolitical, migratory history of this city, which has an impact on the contemporary functioning, perception and logic of the city. Research in this area, not only in the context of Wrocław, is only at an early stage. However, they make it possible to learn not only about the processes of consump- tion, but also about leisure time behaviour, broadly defined culinary culture, tourism and theater. The history of consumption is the easiest way to study everyday culture.

  • Issue Year: 148/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 27-38
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: German