“Do not exhaust the subject. It is enough to make one think”. Polish popular-scientific journals on humanities in years 1945–1989: an outline Cover Image

„Nie trzeba wyczerpywać całego tematu. Wystarczy przebudzić myśl”. Polskie czasopisma popularnonaukowe o profilu humanistycznym w latach 1945–1989 – zarys problemu
“Do not exhaust the subject. It is enough to make one think”. Polish popular-scientific journals on humanities in years 1945–1989: an outline

Author(s): Renata M. Zając
Subject(s): Cultural history, Media studies, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: popular science magazines; humanities; history; Poland; 20th century;

Summary/Abstract: Popularization of Polish science and technological achievements was one of the postulates of the Party in the Polish People’s Republic. An important link in this activity was a number of popular-scientific periodicals. The article presents the development of the humanist journals, which constituted the most numerous group among the specialized-content magazines published in Poland in years 1945–1989. In the article, 26 such periodicals are described.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 111-129
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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