Anti-Semitic Discourse in Stanisław Pieńkowski’s Art Criticism in Myśl Narodowa (1924-37) Cover Image
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Dyskurs antysemicki w krytyce artystycznej Stanisława Pieńkowskiego na łamach „Myśli Narodowej” (1924-1937)
Anti-Semitic Discourse in Stanisław Pieńkowski’s Art Criticism in Myśl Narodowa (1924-37)

Author(s): Diana Wasilewska
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), History of Antisemitism, Philology, Sociology of Art
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: anti-Semitic discourse; hate speech; Pieńkowski; art criticism; interwar period;

Summary/Abstract: Wasilewska examines Stanisław Pieńkowski’s art criticism published in Myśl Narodowa, a prominent press organ of the National Democracy movement in interwar Poland. Highlighting the specifics of anti-Semitic critical discourse she analyses the way in which the figure of the Jew (the Jewish artist and the Jewish critic) is constructed as an “enemy” and what strategies and rhetorical tools Pieńkowski uses to expose and discredit his opponents. Wasilewska also examines the stylistic layer of Pieńkowski’s texts, his modes of persuasion and communication games as well as the ways in which he constructs a critical subject.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 317-331
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish