The concept of " culture war " in the works of Oriana Fallaci and Agnieszka Kołakowska Cover Image

Koncepcja „wojny kultur” w twórczości Oriany Fallaci i Agnieszki Kołakowskiej
The concept of " culture war " in the works of Oriana Fallaci and Agnieszka Kołakowska

Author(s): Juliusz Iwanicki
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay
Published by: Wielkopolska Rada Młodzieży
Keywords: Oriana Fallaci;Agnieszka Kołakowska;culture war;crisis;axiology;ideologies;Western culture;Islam

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to comparative and interdisciplinary analysis ( from the perspective of philosophy , cultural studies and social sciences ) works of two writers - Oriana Fallaci and Agnieszka Kołakowska. Both authors make conservative type of journalism , confrontational towards other ideologies. The special thesis, which appears similar in their political and literary creativity is the concept of " culture war " or the idea of ​​a confrontation between Western culture and Islamic civilization. Another characteristic of the creative mind of both authors is critical description of the condition of Western culture axiological. The purpose of this article is, first, to prove the twin similarity of the two authors of the work , and secondly a critical analysis of the views of the two intellectuals.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 18-29
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish