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Humour as a Carrier of Memory within Culture. A few Remarks on the English Sense of Humour and its Relation to the Collective Memory of the British Society, seen from the Perspective of Cognitive Integration Theory

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Jabłońska-Hood J.

Horyzonty Wychowania

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2016

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vol. 15

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issue 36

87-105

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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The purpose of my article is to present the notion of cultural memory as applied to both the English society as well as the English sense of humour, and to examine these in relation to WW2 by means of the cognitive integration theory, aka blending. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The presented research problem hinges around the term of memory, specifically the collective memory of the English, as perceived with regard to its multimodal conceptualization with the culture, together with its inextricable link with the English sense of humour. All this has been scrutinised by a linguistic method, i.e. conceptual integration theory, and the references to the literature in question. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: Having defined the goal of my paper, and the basic concepts pertaining to it (memory, collective memory, English sense of humour), I proceed to the brief explanation of the linguistic paradigm, i.e. blending theory, which is employed within this study. Then, I present the analysis of the English humour tackling the subject of the Second World War, which is performed with the aid of the blending theory. RESEARCH RESULTS: The result of this argumentation is the preservation of the glorious memories of the British past via the English sense of humour, which helps to deal with the trauma and the not‑so‑glarious moments of the English history. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: This analysis confirmed that conceptual integration theory can be utilized as a tool with which to analyse the collective memory of the English and their sense of humour. It also proved that the English nation employs their humour into the processing of the historical past, which softens the blow of the horrendous events, and makes it possible for the English to glorify and idealise their role within the world’s arena.

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[Esej] II wojna światowa w pamięci Polaków

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Suleja W.

Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość

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2002

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issue 2

51-58

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Fading memories of the Second World War in a socio-educational and cultural perspective. A research report from Poland

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Odrowąż-Coates A., Kulbaka J., Gondek B.

Edukacja Międzykulturowa

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2022

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vol. 19

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issue 4

27-47

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Memories of World War II (WW2) have a deeply cultural dimension and therefore are interesting for intercultural studies. This paper is based on an interpretative analysis of some field and desk research data, carried out in Poland by an interdisciplinary team of social scientists, educators and historians in 2018–2020. It is focused on socio-educational factors in the transfer of knowledge and memory of WW2. The researchers try to distinguish socio-educational factors responsible for the preservation of this memory across a range of age cohorts. Sources of knowledge, school curricula and socio-demographic aspects are set against the measured levels of historic facts concerning WW2. The data sets derive from questionnaires, telephone interviews and in-depth interviews with diverse groups of respondents along with a review of teaching history curricula in 1946–2020. On the basis of the findings, it is argued that a successful transfer of memory and knowledge of WW2 goes beyond teaching history at schools and beyond the contemporary political agenda. This article is meant to serve as a barometer of social changes in respect to fading memories of WW2.

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John B. Simon, strangers in a stranger land

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BERNHEIM M.

Society Register

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2021

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vol. 5

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issue 2

171-174

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This is a book review of "STRANGERS IN A STRANGER LAND: How One Country's Jews Fought an Unwinnable War Alongside Nazi Troops…and Survived"; by John B. Simon; Rowman and Littlefield; 2019 (originally published in Finnish as Mahdoton sota, "The Impossible War," by Siltala Publishing, 2017). The review was written for the Jewish Book Council by a Professor Emeritus of English and contains both historical and pedagogical reflections on the educational messages emmerging from the book. This is important not only for memory studies and for identity politics but also when looking deep into the complex issues of socialization and education after the WWII. The book contains a story of the contradictory role of Finland's Jewish community in the wars against the Soviet Union and Germany.

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NĚMECKÁ OTÁZKA A ČESKOSLOVENSKO PO DRUHÉ SVĚTOVÉ VÁLCE

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Veselý Z.

Studia Politica Slovaca: časopis pre politické vedy, najnovšie politické dejiny a medzinárodné vzťahy

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2019

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vol. 12

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issue 2

5 – 21

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The paper deals with the relation of Czechoslovakia to the German question after WW2. The author categorises the issues into three periods. Immediately after the end of the war (1945-1948) Czechoslovakia - the first victim of the agression of Nazi Germany - had made a considerable effort for achieveing a peace treaty on the basis of the Postsdam agreement of the great powers of the anti-Hitler coalition. The way of dealing with the question of postwar Germany and the relationship towards Czechoslovakia was to come up with the reality of the international relations after WW2 in the form of Cold War (1949-1989). The first outcome of this new situation was the split of Germany and the loss of the independence of the Czechoslovakia, which became a satelite of the Soviet Union. Also in relation to Czechoslovakia the German question was resolved after the end of Cold War (1990), when the Soviet Bloc fell apart and Germany was reunified. Reunified Germany as a democratic state became a partner for Czechoslovakia (or more precisely, its successing states the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic) and later on even an ally in the NATO and the EU.

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A Journey to the Land Zeka: The Poetic Enigma of Julius Margolin

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Katsman R.

Slavia Orientalis

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2018

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vol. LXVII

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issue 4

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Czarny potok i archiwum

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Buryła S.

Forum Poetyki

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2020

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issue 21

160-179

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The paper discusses the problem of the origins of Czarny potok, a novel by Leopold Buczkowski. By reconstructing the complicated story of the origins of the novel, the author consults the surviving genesis documents (both published and unpublished) housed in Buczkowski’s archive. Their analysis allows to address some issues regarding the origins of the novel, as well as the complex compositional and story-related aspects of the book.

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Artykuł omawia problemy genezy powieści Leopolda Buczkowskiego pt. Czarny potok. Rekonstruując skomplikowane dzieje powstania utworu, autor sięga po zachowane dokumenty genezy (publikowane i niepublikowane) zgromadzone w archiwach pisarza. Ich analiza pozwala rozwikłać niektóre problemy genezy dzieła, a także złożonej warstwy kompozycyjnej i fabularnej Czarnego potoku.

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National Traumas – Local Memories Villages Southeast and Southwest from Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) during WW2 – General Research Overview

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Nagy A.-C.

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

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2015

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vol. 7

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issue 1

31-39

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The presentation summarizes the results of two years of oral history research. The aim of the research was to record the recollections of the still living eyewitnesses of the events in the fall of 1944 in Cluj and its surroundings, in settlements that belonged to the southern part of Transylvania during World War II. Several hours of interviews were made in the villages of the regions of Ţara Călatei (Kalotaszeg) and the Transylvanian Plain (Mezőség), and the lecture presents a synthesis of these interviews. They address issues like deportation, atrocities, fleeing, arm usage, Soviet and Romanian detention camps, adventurous escapes, etc.

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Poezja i pamięć: odzyskanie niepodległości, bohaterowie i święta narodowe w twórczości środowiska poetyckiego 2 Korpusu Polskiego

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Chłap-Nowakowa J.

Dzieje Najnowsze

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2019

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vol. 51

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issue 2

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Poezja patriotyczna sięgająca do historii wskazuje relacje pomiędzy wydarzeniami z przeszłości a współczesnością, interpretując je zarazem. Rolę tę wypełniała twórczość środowiska poetyckiego działającego w 2 Korpusie Polskim, w okresie II wojny i pierwszych latach powojennych. Podejmowała ona wątki oparte na wojennych przeżyciach i doświadczeniach poetów: zesłańczych, tułaczych i typowo żołnierskich, wpisując je w tradycję literacką i doświadczenia poprzednich pokoleń walczących o niepodległość. Patriotic poetry referring to history indicates the relationship between events from the past and the present, and at the same time interprets them. This role was fulfilled by the literary works of the poetic group formed within the Second Polish Corps during World War II and the first post-war years. The group took up topics based on the war experiences of the of poets, such as exile, wandering and soldiery life, inscribing them into the literary tradition and experiences of earlier generations fighting for independence.

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Militarne i terrorystyczne zagorzenia miast i portów Pomorza Zachodniego. Aspekty historyczne i współczesne

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Aksamitowski A.

Przegląd Zachodniopomorski

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2018

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issue 3

5-26

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The article presents an outline of the history of the harbour towns that for centuries had been the target of military attacks of regular naval forces and pirates. In antiquity the attacks were launched, inter alia on the ports of Phoenicia, Greece and Egypt, and in the first century BC the fluvial transport of corn was almost paralysed in the countries of the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. The ports and harbour towns of the Baltic Sea were under threat, too. The author provides examples that illustrate the development of seaside settlements in the West Pomerania since the 11th century, which after being included into the territory of the Polish state gained access to the Polish economic resources and started developing rapidly and transformed themselves into towns, such as Wolin/Wollin, Szczecin/Stettin, Stargard or Świnoujście/Swinemünde. A special attention was paid to the fact that the seaside towns under threat in most cases were situated in the ‘heated’ borderland and a busy trade route; therefore, for defensive reasons they had to be turned into fortified towns or create an organised defensive structure in alliance with other towns. The seaside towns, together with their naval ports, were an important element of naval conflicts, which was presented in the article from the angle of WW1 and WW2. The article also deals with the present-day seaside towns, which are important strategic and tourist points, and might become centres of organised crime engaged in smuggling and robbing and targets of terrorist attacks. The centres of gravity, i.e. the elements essential for the functioning of the town, which are to be found in all big urbanised areas, have to be properly protected against natural threats and the ones posed by people.

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W artykule przedstawiono zarys historii miast portowych, które od stuleci stanowiły cel ataków militarnych regularnych sił morskich i piratów. Ataki prowadzono w okresie starożytnym, m.in. na porty Fenicjan, Greków i Egipcjan, a w I wieku p.n.e. piraci nieomal sparaliżowali rzeczny transport zbóż w krajach wschodniej części Morza Śródziemnego. Zagrożenia portów i miast portowych obejmowały także obszar Morza Bałtyckiego. Autor ukazał przykłady rozwoju osad nadmorskich na Pomorzu Zachodnim od XI wieku, które po włączeniu w obszar państwa polskiego uzyskują naturalne zaplecze gospodarcze i wraz z szybkim rozwojem ekonomicznym i przeobrażają się w miasta. Za przykład posłużył Wolin, Szczecin, Stargard czy Świnoujście. W artykule zwrócono uwagę na fakt, iż zagrożone atakiem nadmorskie miasto często było położone na „gorącym” pograniczu i uczęszczanym szlaku handlowym. W celu obrony musiało przeobrazić się w punkt ufortyfikowany lub tworzyć zorganizowaną strukturę obronną w sojuszu z innymi miastami. Miasta nadmorskie, z portami wojennymi, stanowiły także bardzo ważny składnik konfliktów morskich, co przedstawiono w artykule głównie przez pryzmat wydarzeń militarnych I i II wojny światowej. W artykule odniesiono się również do współczesnych miast nadmorskich, które stanowią ważne punkty strategiczne oraz turystyczne i mogą stać się skupiskami przestępczości zorganizowanej o charakterze przemytniczym i rabunkowym oraz celem ataków terrorystycznych. „Punkty ciężkości”, tj. elementy ważne dla życia miasta, które występują we wszystkich wielkich aglomeracjach, muszą być właściwie chronione przed zagrożeniami naturalnymi i ze strony ludzi, co autor starał się ukazać w artykule.

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Humour as a Carrier of Memory within Culture. A few Remarks on the English Sense of Humour and its Relation to the Collective Memory of the British Society, seen from the Perspective of Cognitive Integration Theory

[Esej] II wojna światowa w pamięci Polaków

Fading memories of the Second World War in a socio-educational and cultural perspective. A research report from Poland

John B. Simon, strangers in a stranger land

NĚMECKÁ OTÁZKA A ČESKOSLOVENSKO PO DRUHÉ SVĚTOVÉ VÁLCE

A Journey to the Land Zeka: The Poetic Enigma of Julius Margolin

Czarny potok i archiwum

National Traumas – Local Memories Villages Southeast and Southwest from Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) during WW2 – General Research Overview

Poezja i pamięć: odzyskanie niepodległości, bohaterowie i święta narodowe w twórczości środowiska poetyckiego 2 Korpusu Polskiego

Militarne i terrorystyczne zagorzenia miast i portów Pomorza Zachodniego. Aspekty historyczne i współczesne