Tradition and modernity — transformations of cultural areas of former patronate housing estates in a postindustrial town Cover Image

Tradycja i współczesność — przemiany obszarów kulturowych dawnych osiedli patronackich w postindustrialnym mieście
Tradition and modernity — transformations of cultural areas of former patronate housing estates in a postindustrial town

Author(s): Barbara Rożałowska
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: cultural area; tradition; patron housing estate; postindustrial town

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to show the relationship between the Zandek housing estate and the community inhabiting it. Concentrating workers of Donnersamck steelwork, it used to be a perfectly functioning space of inhabitance. Nowadays, the inhabitants form a culturally diversified system. The problems are standard flats and social pathology. Though, it used to be the place of a specific culture. Today Zandek can be considered a cultural area because of the monuments placed here and an active nature of enthusiasts. Tradition, closed in the inhabitance space, helps to look for an identity and meet the needs of living in a safe and healthy environment. It is a factor stimulating the formation of formal societies that have a positive influence on the whole local community.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 87-97
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish