COLONIZED POLAND, ORIENTALIZED POLAND: POSTCOLONIAL THEORY TOWARDS THE 'OTHER EUROPE' (Polska skolonizowana, Polska zorientalizowana. Teoria postkolonialna wobec 'innej' Europy)

• Authors: Skorczewski Dariusz
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In numerous instances, in contemporary studies in East Central Europe, the orientalising clichés of the Enlightenment episteme still continue to proliferate. In works by Larry Wolff and Tony Judt the author recognizes examples of latent orientalism in the approach of Western humanities towards history and cultures of the nations and ethnic groups between Germany and Russia. Founded upon the a priori authority of the Western academia, such approach leaves the role of the hegemon out of account. This contributes to further marginalization of these societies, which in turn leads to the cementing of the inferiority complex, so characteristic for all postcolonial populations.

Keywords

EN

EAST CENTRAL EUROPE; HISTORICAL DISCOURSE; JUDT TONY; NATIONAL IDENTITY; ORIENTALISM; POSTCOLONIAL GEOGRAPHY; WOLFF LARRY

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Porównania
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 95-105
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Skorczewski Dariusz

• Dariusz Skorczewski, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawla II, Wydzial Humanistyczny, Katedra Teorii i Antropologii Literatury, al. Raclawickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA08016