Jest i nie ma
It Is / It Is Not
Author(s): Marta MiskowiecSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Galicia; history; memory
Summary/Abstract: The text is about Galicia, with the author asking whether talking about Galicia is exclusively part of nostalgic reminiscences? Absence on a map does not denote absence as such. The myth of Galicia is maintained and exploited mainly by reminiscences of the Eastern Borderlands. Legends about Emperor Franz Joseph and stories about the imperial army appear to be facing extinction but nothing seems to threaten family sagas. The eulogists of the Borderlands or the “empire” have created a distinctive likeness of Galicia and have their mythologised pilgrimage designations, but not all is obvious and closed once and for all.
Journal: Konteksty
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 151-156
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Polish
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