“The Last One Turns the Light off”. Polish Prose after the Year 2000 in the Context of EU Migration

• Authors: Agnieszka Nęcka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article focuses on the emigration/migration issue depicted in Polish literature written after the year 2000. The examples discussed prove that we aredealing with two variants in the depiction of emigrants’ experience. On the one hand, we can talk about a positive pattern where emigration is treated as an adventure, perceived as breaking free from the existing obligations and imposed rigours. On the other hand, one may find several negative patterns, in which emigration is a necessary evil. The author notices a clear gender difference in the presentation of the emigrant experience: male narratives tend to be more depressing, presenting the protagonists as degenerated and humiliated, while female authors drift towards “chick lit,” depicting their protagonists as developing professionally and emotionally.

Keywords

EN

emigration; migration; Polish prose; gender

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: Tematy i Konteksty
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 405-412

Dates

published

2021-02-21

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Nęcka

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/tik.spec.eng.2020.21