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SKARBY ZIEMI WYDARTE. GÓRNY ŚLĄSK I POGRANICZE Red. Eugeniusz Tomczak, Wyd. Śląskie Centrum Dziedzictwa Kulturowego w Katowicach, Katowice 2005

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Krajewska M.
Ochrona Zabytków
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2006
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issue 2
115-119
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The album 'Skarby ziemi wydarte. Gorny Slask i pogranicze' (Treasures Extracted from the Earth. Upper Silesia and the Borderland), was published in 2005 by the Silesian Centre of Cultural Heritage in Katowice. It is the outcome of editorial cooperation supervised by Eugeniusz Tomczak and involving scientific institutes, museums, cultural institutions, and the collector Roman Czarnecki. A presentation of archaeological monuments and objects discovered in the present-day voivodeships of Silesia and Opole. The well-devised and logical arrangement. of the book starts with an Introduction by Jerzy Piekalski, in four versions: Polish, English, German and Czech, with the author discussing the fundamental concepts and most essential issues of archaeology. He also outlined the history of Silesia, emphasising the fact that this is a region of the permeation and stratification of assorted cultures. Finally, the reader is informed that the content of the album was based on the scientific accomplishments of Silesian archaeologists. The basic part of the album is composed of photographs of archaeological objects and monuments, accompanied by a scientific commentary which contains: a name, a description, dates, cultural affiliation and, in justified cases - the objective, remarks about the technology of execution, the history of extraction, together with the name of the researcher, and a brief depiction of the archaeological site, analogies, and place of storage. The photographs, together with a commentary and the name of the locality from which the monuments and object originate, have been arranged chronologically from the Palaeolithic Age to the Renaissance (sixteenth century). The lavish and high-quality illustrations has been selected extremely carefully, and the publishing house has guaranteed a superior poligraphic standard. The only shortcoming appears to be the absence of a scale in the presentation of the monuments, which makes it impossible to visually determine their size (the actual dimensions are listed in the commentaries). The publication has been outfitted with a selective bibliography. It also contains a map with marked localities in which the monuments presented in the album had been discovered, as well as their index with complete administrative data.
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THE HISTORY OF IDENTIFYING MINERALS ON THE TERRITORY OF THE FORMER DUCHY OF SIEWIERZ AND THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL-MINING DESCRIPTION AND MAP OF THE REGION

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Wojcik A. J.
Analecta. Studia i Materiały z Dziejów Nauki
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2010
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vol. 19
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issue 1-2(36-37)
345-368
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Change in the mining industry has always been a continuous process, stimulated by a number of historical events and facts. At the beginning of the 19th century, a great number of political and economic decisions were made which led to the launching and development of industrial plants. The current paper deals with the area of the former Duchy of Siewierz, which belonged to the Polish Commonwealth until 1795, when it was incorporated into Prussian Upper Silesia and renamed 'Neu Schlesien' (New Silesia). The advances in geological and mining knowledge of the area at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries were connected with the exploration and opening out of lead ore and coal deposits. One of the first researchers to explore the geology of the region was Christian Leopold von Buch, who identified the range of occurrence of coal-carrying formations of the Upper Carboniferous in the area. He also identified lignite deposits in the vicinity of Zawiercie, Poreba and Blanowice. An analysis of archival materials suggests that the results of exploration of New Silesia conducted by Buch were not widely known and perhaps were deliberately kept secret. Evidence of intensive expansion of Prussian mining authorities comes, among other things, in the form of a manuscript of a cartographic survey by Eisler: 'Plan von der Gegende bei Czelleie, Bendzin, Niwka, Slawkow, und Siewir in Neu-Schlesien, mit cenneca, rin besinelichen Versuch Arbeiten, Stein Kohlen Gruben, alten Bley und Eisen Erz Bauen'. The map is the only cartographic depiction of New Silesia that contains elements of geology. It has an excellent graphical form, it is clear and legible, and it presents a detailed account of settlement, road and watercourse systems. The map is also correct in the use of geographical names. Particular localities are kept distinct, and the spatial arrangement of buildings is presented as well. The map also depicts the location of mills, sawmills and smithies, but above all locates mines of metal ores (lead, silver and iron) in the vicinity of Boguchwala, Mierzecice, Wojkowice, Strzemieszyce and Okradzionów. Special symbols are used to pinpoint areas of former exploitation of those ores (15th-16th centuries).
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CONFLUENCES: ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DESCRIBING A TRANSCULTURAL HISTORY OF THE (MICRO)LITERATURE – THE UPPER SILESIAN PERSPECTIVE

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Pospiszil-Hofmańska K.
World Literature Studies
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2022
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vol. 14
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issue 3
60 - 78
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Any attempt to fully describe the history of a particular literature is doomed to fail. Such a description requires simplifications and generalizations, and necessitates selection. The same is true for literatures of contact zones, which are transcultural in their nature. The history of such literatures should reflect their character and accommodate their transcultural dimension. By using the example of Upper Silesian micro-literature, the author presents the challenges a researcher would be confronted with even while approaching literatures of small range, both geographically and in the number of recipients (micro-literatures), referring to the theory of polysystems and transcultural studies. She discusses the nodal points of the postulated transcultural history of Upper Silesian micro-literature, namely: 1) works in the Silesian language, 2) works in dominant languages, 3) translations, and 4) proposals for its literary canon. Concurrently, she argues that Upper Silesian literature cannot be examined in isolation from its transcultural context, the confluences of German and Slavic cultures, as well as the history of the cultural melting pot in which it was developed and the character of which is still noticeable today.
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Multiculturalism in Upper Silesia. A central European region at the crossroads of nations and nation states

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Cybula A., Majcherkiewicz T.
Sprawy Narodowościowe
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2005
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issue 26
135-156
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At the beginning of the 20th century the regional community of Upper Silesia was composed of several national and ethnic groups. Generally, the upper classes were Germans and the lower classes consisted of speakers of Polish dialect. The issue of a so-called 'borderland identity' complicated matters. In the late 19th century the competing German, Polish (and Czech) nationalisms had questioned the heterogeneity and multiculturalism of Upper Silesia. The regional community began to splinter into respective national components. However, legal and moral norms were a barrier to compulsory national homogenisation. Yet there was a relative tolerance towards those national, ethnic or linguistic 'others'. Multiculturalism was also accentuated by the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches. The period of nationality conflicts before WW I was accompanied by modernisation. The region experienced industrialisation and urbanisation. Illiteracy was eliminated and a social welfare system was introduced. These developments reinforced the German imprint in the region; they also deepened the division between the German upper classes and Polish (or nationally indifferent) lower classes. Nationality clashes were even sharper in the period of the two totalitarianisms, the Nazi and Communist. The Nazis aimed to integrate the Upper Silesians within the German nation and attempted to wipe out from the region any sign of Polish culture. The Polish Communists adopted a similar strategy regarding German language and culture. Their harshest action was the deportation of Germans in 1945. That was accompanied by an inflow of Poles expelled from the former Polish eastern territories incorporated into the Soviet Union. Voluntary immigration into Upper Silesia from other regions of post-war Poland began also at the same time and continued until the Communist regime collapsed in 1989. As regards emigration, even after the deportation of Germans was completed in 1950, the region suffered from a voluntary exodus of Upper Silesians to Germany. All of this weakened the traditional heterogeneity of Upper Silesia. After 1989 the revival of the traditional Polish-German-Czech melting pot has been observed and is further complimented by the appearance of new components of multiculturalism.
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SILESIAN 'RUCH' - POSTMODERN MEANDERS OF REGIONAL IDENTITY (CASE OF A FOOTBALL CLUB AND ITS SOCIAL SURROUNDINGS) (Slaski 'Ruch' - po nowoczesne meandry regionalnej tozsamosci (na przykladzie klubu pilkarskiego i jego spolecznego otoczenia))

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Lecki K.
Studia Socjologiczne
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2009
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issue 4(195)
129-148
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The social background of 'Ruch' Chorzów sports club with its concentric semi-institutional structure (from ultras via supporters to sympathizers) manifests symbols/signs understood in a very specific way. They emphasize Silesian separateness referring in different ways to the redefined identity of the Silesian club. It happens so in the situation when social and cultural indexes of this identity are gradually disappearing - fewer and fewer players in the team are Silesian homegrown of 'Ruch' Chorzów, the football squad being based to a growing extent on 'newcomers'. The process of disappearance of Silesian identity indexes - such as place of birth (of players and their parents) or ability to communicate in Silesian dialect - both among the players and the supporters is accompanied by redefinition and instrumentalization of the Silesian identity also as an element of space division/closure in Silesian cities. 'Ruch' offers then, in many cases, flexible, symbolic dimension which can be redefined and modified so freely, that it can take the forms distinctly contradictory to tradition. It doesn't mean that the manifestations of the Silesian identity shown in the article are suspended in the social vacuum. However, using quasi-traditional forms they describe and express new, postmodern reality, stressing particularly (and aggressively) the element of diversity.
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HERITAGISATION OF THE VERNACULAR IN A CENTRAL EUROPEAN BORDERLAND: WOODEN CHURCHES AND OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS IN UPPER SILESIA

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Gorzelik J.
Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo
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2021
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vol. 9
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issue 1
63 – 79
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This article focuses on how the demand for social and political meanings, generated by nation-building processes and competence between nationalisms in Central Europe, has determined the protection and heritagisation of vernacular architecture. The problem has been analysed using the example of the wooden churches in Upper Silesia — the region contested by Germany and Poland. These monuments gained unprecedented importance as they were believed to testify to ancient architectural traditions and were used to prove the Germanic or Slavic roots of regional culture. The article reveals the evolution of churches’ meanings and the ways they have affected the monument protection and functioning of open-air museums.
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Kulinarne wojaże jako element turystyki kulturowej. Dziedzictwo kulinarne Górnego Śląska

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Matusiak A.
Turystyka Kulturowa
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2009
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issue 2
4-19
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Having analyzed the meaning of culinary aspect in modern tourist offers, the author presents the main traditional dishes of Upper Silesia and Cieszyn Silesia in the context of the regional culinary route project.
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ZAKORZENIENIE I OSIADŁOŚĆ A GÓRNOŚLĄSKIE EXODUSY DO NIEMIEC PO ROKU 1970

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Kijonka J.
Studia Migracyjne - Przegląd Polonijny
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2016
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vol. 42
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issue 4 (162)
137–163
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Zmienna przynależność państwowa Górnego Śląska i niepewność z tym związana odcisnęła swe piętno na życiu rodzinnym, tożsamości etnicznej i przywiązaniu do ojczyzny prywatnej – Górnego Śląska. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie problemu tożsamości i zakorzenienia Górnoślązaków, którzy wyemigrowali do Niemiec Zachodnich między 1970 a 2000 rokiem jako „wysiedleńcy” i „późni wysiedleńcy”, a więc jako etniczni Niemcy lub byli obywatele niemieccy. Tekst oparty jest na przeprowadzanych przeze mnie badaniach na grupie przesiedleńców z Górnego Śląska do Niemiec. Artykuł przedstawia także tło i kontekst historyczny migracji z Górnego Śląska do Republiki Federalnej Niemiec. Powody wyjazdów były różne, a i dziś tożsamość emigrantów z Górnego Śląska jest złożona. Aspekty zakorzenienia, takie jak język, kultura, pamięć i religia, także zostały zaprezentowane.
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The state membership of Upper Silesia has changed constantly throughout its history. This insecurity resulted in family life, ethnic identity and attachment to a private homeland – Upper Silesia. The aim of this paper is to discuss the problem of the identity and rootedness of the people who migrated from Upper Silesia to West Germany between 1970 and 2000 as “(Spät-)Aussiedler” – ethnic Germans or former German citizens. The paper is based on research that I carried out on migrants from Upper Silesia to the Federal Republic of Germany. The article attempts to present the background and historical context of the migration from Upper Silesia to the Federal Republic of Germany. There were a variety of reasons for migrating. Today, the identity of the migrants from Upper Silesia is also complex. The aspects of rootedness such as language, culture, ethnicity, memory and religion are examined in the article.
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