Polish regionalism – French inspirations. Reconnaissance Cover Image

Régionalisme polonais–inspirations françaises. Reconnaissance
Polish regionalism – French inspirations. Reconnaissance

Author(s): Damian Kasprzyk
Subject(s): Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: regionalism; history of ideas; Polish-French relations; decentralization; education; science

Summary/Abstract: The text presented is an attempt at summarizing French intellectual orientations influencing Polish regionalism. Phenomena that can be treated as heralding regionalism per se – the development of research on the history of particular localities and lands, folklore, geographic and linguistic works, development of local journalism or artistic and educational activities – were embedded in a wide stream of patriotic activities, a fact that provides an essential difference between the conditions in which regionalism developed in Poland and France at the turn of the 20th century. Irrespective of the above, French scientific, political and cultural cur-rents were closely followed in Poland, gaining many supporters here, also among regionalists.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 7-25
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: French