Between National History and European Heritage. Some Reflections on the Gdańsk Shipyards and the European Heritage Label Cover Image

Między narodową historią a dziedzictwem europejskim. Kilka uwag o Stoczni Gdańskiej posiadającej Znak Dziedzictwa Europejskiego
Between National History and European Heritage. Some Reflections on the Gdańsk Shipyards and the European Heritage Label

Author(s): Krzysztof Kowalski
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: national history; european heritage

Summary/Abstract: In the context of increasing interest in a common European heritage or European lieux de mémoire, this paper presents some reflections on the Europeanization of national lieux de mémoire, as exemplified by the Gdańsk Shipyards and the „European Heritage Label” initiative. Furthermore, the article investigates the process of institutional invention of European heritage in the context of the gradual expansion of the European Union and a strong need to forge a new representation of the past on the Old Continent. The paper also refers to the concept of heritage, its political use and perspectives in which the concept of a political myth/mythology is applicable.

  • Issue Year: 15/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 321-334
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish