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Współczesna manekinka. O bohaterce Zaplecza Marty Syrwid

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Fąfara B.

Tematy i Konteksty

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2015

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issue 5(10)

212-220

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Marta Syrwid’s writing enters into subjects which are perceived as taboo. Anorexia, namely striving for unattainable perfection of the body, is such a ‘forbidden’ motif of the novel entitled Zaplecze. This problem is connected with a lack of acceptance from loved ones which results in both physical and mental emaciation of the novel’s narrator. Syrwid alludes to the motif of a mannequin, in particular a she-mannequin which has been present in literature for centuries. It is fitting to add that the subject of her writing is clearly associated with the model of female writing. Undoubtedly, the value of the interpreted novel arises out of its topicality and tackling of social problems which are usually marginalized.

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If Machines Want to Dream... Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg on Ethical Consequences of There Being No Substantial Distinction between Humans and Robots

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Jocz A.

Ethics in Progress

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2019

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vol. 10

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issue 2

45-51

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Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937-1995) was a Polish science fiction writer. In his novel Robot (1973), he made an attempt at a literary visualization of a machine acquiring human identity. In this article I would like to follow the ethical consequences of such situations in created literary worlds. It is worth remembering, however, that these artistic worlds often serve to test non-literary reality. In his novel, Wiśniewski-Snerg also dealt with the problem of human feelings (e.g. moral dilemmas) in a thinking machine, which is formed in the image and likeness of a human being. Such literary reflection is valuable, partly because it enters into an interesting dialogue with the work of Bruno Schulz (1892- 1942), one of the most important Polish writers of the 20th century. It is also one of the first attempts in Polish literature to address the issue of sentient machines, and is a kind of preview of contemporary dilemmas connected with the work on the creation of artificial intelligence. An example of such a dilemma is the issue of the sentient machine’s perception of the tasks imposed on it by the human-constructor. Perhaps it will start to experience them as a kind of unethical oppression. In Wiśniewski-Snerg’s writing this problem of is, of course, expressed in a metaphorical way.

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Zygmunt Haupt’s literary engineering

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Zając M.

Forum Poetyki

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2023

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issue 32

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With the tools borrowed from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan, this article discusses the topic of the represented world, and especially literary characters, in the prose of Zygmunt Haupt. The concept of the drive presented as an artistic montage – as developed by Lacan – turns out to be particularly useful in the analysis of literary portraits depicted by Haupt. Constructed as a montage of memories, this prose points to the very mechanism of imaginary representation driven by what is described by Freud as “drive-spring”. It constructs a stage on which individual characters are presented; it drives them as characters. It is also a metaphor describing the mechanisms of remembering and writing. Propelled by the “drive-spring” those literary characters resemble dolls or mannequins; they also point to the surrealist tradition within which these literary representations can be located.

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Prezentowany artykuł podejmuje tematykę konstrukcji świata przedstawionego, a zwłaszcza literackich postaci, w prozie Zygmunta Haupta z wykorzystaniem narzędzi psychoanalizy Sigmunda Freuda oraz Jacques’a Lacana. Szczególnie istotna w tym kontekście okazuje się koncepcja popędu jako artystycznego montażu wypracowana przez francuskiego psychoanalityka. Z jej pomocą analizie poddane zostały literackie portrety wybranych bohaterek Haupta. Proza ta, skonstruowana na zasadzie montażu wspomnień, wskazuje jednocześnie na sam mechanizm wyobrażeniowej reprezentacji napędzany przez sprężynę popędową. To ona jest podstawą sceny, na której prezentowane są poszczególne postaci, ona je napędza, ona wreszcie jest metaforą ukazującą mechanizm wspominania i pisania. Napędzane przez sprężynę popędową postaci Haupta przypominają lalki albo manekiny, wskazując tym samym również na surrealistyczną tradycję, w obrębie której przedstawienia te mogą być lokowane.

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Współczesna manekinka. O bohaterce Zaplecza Marty Syrwid

If Machines Want to Dream... Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg on Ethical Consequences of There Being No Substantial Distinction between Humans and Robots

Zygmunt Haupt’s literary engineering