Między traumą a reifikacją, czyli o estetyzacji reprezentacji przeszłości i schematach pamięci społecznej
Between Trauma and Reification, or on Aestheticization of Representations of the Past and on Patterns of Social Memory

Summary/Abstract: This paper attempts to answer two questions: first, how aestheticization and mediatization of representations of the past affects the possibility of their transmission between milieus distinguished by incompatible social memories, identifications or value and symbolic systems; second, how aestheticization of narratives of the past can affect the ability of their recipients to distinguish between individuals and collectives. The key concept is the degree of reification of collectives and the impact of such reification on the possibility to communicate representations of traumatic experiences of individuals. The author focuses on some feature films and analyses their ability to promote or inhibit dehumanization of individuals.

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