Weaponizing the Past
Collective Memory and Jews, Poles, and Communists in Twenty-First Century Poland
1st Edition
Published on 11. August 2023
232 pages
978-1-80539-352-8 (ISBN)
Description
In Poland, contemporary political actors have constructed a narrative of Polish history since 1989 in which Polish and Jewish involvement with communism has created a national concept of "we." Weaponizing the Past explores the resulting implications of national belonging through a lens of collective memory. Taking a constructivist approach to electoral politics and nation making in Poland's past, this volume's dual line of inquiry articulates why and how elites politicize the past, what effect this politicization produces, and contextualizes this politicization to illustrate contemporary production of anti-Semitism.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; 12 Figures
ISBN-13
978-1-80539-352-8 (9781805393528)
DOI
10.3167/9781805390503
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Kate Korycki
Weaponizing the Past
Collective Memory and Jews, Poles, and Communists in Twenty-First Century Poland
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08/2023
Berghahn Books
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Person
Kate Korycki is Assistant Professor at the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at Western University in Canada. She has published on Polish memory of communism and the Holocaust, on Indigeneity in Canada, sexual identity in Iran, and class and sexuality politics in France.
Content
List of Illustrations
Introduction
PART I: THEORY
Chapter 1. Weaponizing the Past, or Memory as Politics
Chapter 2. Theory Localized or Dramatis Personae of Polish Politics
PART II: WEAPONIZING THE PAST: THE CASE OF POLAND
Chapter 3. The Patriots-Using Memory Openly and Belligerently
Chapter 4. The Managers-Using Memory Covertly
Chapter 5. The Liberals-Using Memory Defensively
Chapter 6. The Objectors-Refusing Memory as Political Weapon
Conclusion: Looking Beyond: Weaponizing the Past and a Populist Moment
Introduction
PART I: THEORY
Chapter 1. Weaponizing the Past, or Memory as Politics
Chapter 2. Theory Localized or Dramatis Personae of Polish Politics
PART II: WEAPONIZING THE PAST: THE CASE OF POLAND
Chapter 3. The Patriots-Using Memory Openly and Belligerently
Chapter 4. The Managers-Using Memory Covertly
Chapter 5. The Liberals-Using Memory Defensively
Chapter 6. The Objectors-Refusing Memory as Political Weapon
Conclusion: Looking Beyond: Weaponizing the Past and a Populist Moment
