“Should they be remembered?” The Reception of Pre-War Left-Wing Literary Criticism in Poland as the Production of Ignorance Cover Image

“Should they be remembered?” The Reception of Pre-War Left-Wing Literary Criticism in Poland as the Production of Ignorance
“Should they be remembered?” The Reception of Pre-War Left-Wing Literary Criticism in Poland as the Production of Ignorance

Author(s): Łukasz Żurek
Contributor(s): Małgorzata Olsza (Translator)
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Polish Literature, Politics of History/Memory, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: pre-war left-wing literary criticism; agnotology; Marxist criticism; Andrzej Stawar; Ignacy Fik; Marci Shore;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the reception of pre-war left-wing literary criticism in Poland from the perspective of the “production of ignorance,” inspired by agnotology (sociology of ignorance). The author focuses on the connections between the post-war and the current official cultural policy, noticing gaps, silences, and omissions in the reception of the most important works of left-wing criticism. He also reflects on how specific ways of constructing historical narratives (re)produce ignorance about pre-war left-wing literary criticism in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 54-73
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English
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