Rejudaizacja polonistycznego krajobrazu – model „dojkajt”
Rejudaization of the Polish Studies Landscape: A Doikeyt Model

Summary/Abstract: Taking as its starting point the radical transformation of the Polish cultural and historical landscape that has resulted from Poland’s post-1989 Jewish revival, this article presents a proposal for a substantial reconfiguration of ethno-nationally, philologically based University programs in Polish Studies. Proposed is a reimagination of Polish Studies – and by extension other Slavic Studies programs- as inherently multilingual, culturally pluralistic spaces of encounter; and attendant changes to degree requirements that reflect this post-national shift in perspective. Making reference to the concept of doikeyt or “hereness”, a cultural and political attitude promoted within the pre–World War II Jewish world, particularly within Bundist and Yiddishist discourse, that saw Jewish culture and languages as native to Eastern Europe—as belonging in Poland and in Russia—the author asks whether Jewish languages (Yiddish and Hebrew), and by extension other minority languages and cultures, should have an equal place within the curriculum and course requirements that contribute today to a degree or a major in Polish Studies.

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