Community-Creating Function of Translation Case of Twenty-First-Century Translations into Upper-Silesian Cover Image

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Community-Creating Function of Translation Case of Twenty-First-Century Translations into Upper-Silesian

Author(s): Karolina Pospiszil - Hofmańska
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Upper-Silesia; community; minority language; subversion; struggle for acceptance; power

Summary/Abstract: Existence of Upper-Silesian ethic minority has been confirmed by two national censuses carried out in the years 2002 and 2011. It is also the largest minority residing in the territory of the Republic of Poland. However, the Polish state does not recognize the existence of Upper Silesians in legal terms. At the same time, for Upper Silesians themselves the struggle for recognition of their culture, language and community is a serious matter. In the present article the author discusses the role of creating and strengthening Upper-Silesian community played by culture, especially by literature and literary translation.

  • Issue Year: 9/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 79-102
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish