Wokół Kazimierza Nowaka. Od podróży po koloniach do postkolonizowania Polski
About Kazimierz Nowak. From the trip to the colonies to post-colonial Polish
Author(s): Natalia GrądzkaSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Photography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Summary/Abstract: The author outlines a story of Kazimierz Nowak, Polish traveler who crossed over Africa on a bicycle in 1930s. The article aims to describe the role of the photography and the bicycle in his journey. It also tries to describe Kazimierz Nowak as a flâneur and as a tourist. Furthermore, the text outlines the history of Polish colonial pretensions and the activity of Liga Morska i Kolonialna, the official Polish institution who fought unsuccessfully for the Polish colonies through the thirties.
Journal: Panoptikum
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 08 (15)
- Page Range: 221-234
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish