Language, identity, memory. Thinking of Silesia as deconstruction

• Authors: Kopka Aleksander

Title variants

PL

Język, tożsamość, pamięć - myślenie Śląska jako dekonstrukcja

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article is an attempt to describe present situation of Silesia. I will argue that only through the concepts of deconstruction and hospitality one can think of Silesia as referring to its multicultural tradition in terms of modern, European community. I will connect the work of Jacques Derrida with comments of Silesian thinkers on the status of Silesia. Also, I will investigate the role of Silesian language in terms of paleonomy and I will develop the concept of culture of hospitality based on the theme of mourning and "Europe of hope."

Keywords

EN

Silesia; Europan community; multiculture; hospitality; Silesian language; deconstruction

• Publisher: Wydział Filologiczny, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
• Journal: Anthropos?
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 22-23
• Pages: 45-55

Contributors

author

Kopka Aleksander