The new Silesian identities. The question of their origin. The borderlands and a view on Silesia Cover Image

Nowe tożsamości śląskie. Skąd się biorą? Pogranicze i spojrzenie na Śląsk
The new Silesian identities. The question of their origin. The borderlands and a view on Silesia

Author(s): Maria Szmeja
Subject(s): Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Instytut Śląski
Keywords: Silesia;social chang;,nationalism;post-colonial theories;population censuses;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the way of perceiving Silesia and the Silesian identity from a non-national perspective. The policy of the countries to which Silesia belonged shaped the research manners of its inhabitants’ identity. The researchers’ approach was often ideology-ridden and nowadays this manner can be qualified as post-colonial. The article provides an attempt at answering who should conduct research on Silesia, on whose behalf, and what attitude a researcher should represent.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 83
  • Page Range: 101-111
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish