Witold Hulewicz. Ofiara wojen, bohater kultury
Witold Hulewicz. Victim of War, Hero of Culture

Summary/Abstract: Based on the example of the wartime texts of Witold Hulewicz, the article shows how this author, an eminent figure in (Great) Poland’s culture, and, at the same time, a participant in two world wars, struggled with his experiences with the conflicts of his day. Hulewicz uses his texts as a weapon, and is able to appreciate and make use of their potential. While fighting on the front as a young soldier during the First World War, he wrote poems as a form of confession, a way of discharging emotions. Hulewicz works through his experience of the Second World War differently, meticulously constructing elaborate propaganda texts and thereby confronting the demons of war. By reading Hulewicz’s texts through the category of trauma, it is possible to show a new side to the relationship between culture and conflict. In Witold Hulewicz’s biography, conflicts give culture a new dimension, and culture gives conflicts meaning, while trauma acts as a bridge connecting culture and conflict.

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