Socjologiczna analiza pamięci mieszkańców polskiego Górnego Śląska o służbie mężczyzn w Wehrmachcie
Sociological Analysis of the Memory of the Residents of Polish Upper Silesia about the Service of Men in the Wehrmacht
Author(s): Justyna KijonkaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: social memory; Upper Silesia; World War II;
Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the problem of collective memory and post-memory of the residents of Upper Silesia. Its important elements are the service of men in the Wehrmacht during World War II and the Volksliste. The article describes the problem of painful memory using the example of the Upper Silesian community memory. The memories of the Upper Silesians devoted to the service of their ancestors in the Wehrmacht, as well as the fate of Upper Silesia are also analysed. The article is based on sociological qualitative research and existing data.
Journal: Rocznik Polsko-Niemiecki / Deutsch-Polnisches Jahrbuch
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 73-88
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish