Cultural Aspects of the Dispute Regarding Forms of Commemoration of KL Plaszow in Krakow Cover Image

Kulturowe aspekty sporu wokół form upamiętnienia KL Plaszow w Krakowie
Cultural Aspects of the Dispute Regarding Forms of Commemoration of KL Plaszow in Krakow

Author(s): Sylwia Porąbka
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, History of the Holocaust, Politics of History/Memory, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: conflict; memorial site; memory; social conflict;

Summary/Abstract: The “Museum – Memorial site KL Plaszow” has been the subject of dispute between the authorities of Krakow and residents of the district since 2013. The conflict concerns the management of land on which the former concentration camp once stretched. Parties to the dispute have different concepts on how to commemorate the site. Differences in their views relate to: a/ forms and scope of area fencing, b/ nature protection, c/ permitted activities and specification of functions of individual parts of the former camp, d/ the positioning of the participants of the conflict, e/ creation of historical narration, f/ economic dimension of the Museum – Memorial site KL Plaszow. The article focuses on analyzing narration among individual parties and presenting the dispute in terms of R. Dahrendorf and L. A. Coser’s social conflict.

  • Issue Year: 17/2020
  • Issue No: 67
  • Page Range: 169-184
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish