PATRIOTIC DISCOURSE VERSUS NATIONALIST DISCOURSE

• Authors: Glowinski M.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The author discusses the crisis of the patriotic discourse pointing to the expansion of nationalist discourse in the present-day Poland. The fundamental distinctions between the two types of discourse have been discussed. The nationalist discourse defines a national community in ethnic ('blood ties') and religious ('Polish and Catholic') terms rather than in cultural terms. It appeals to frustrations and fear, the figure of the allpresent enemy and its conspiracies against the nation who is in a permanent danger of being deprived of its goods and values are characteristic features of the nationalist discourse too. On the other hand, the patriotic discourse defines a national community in cultural terms, it focuses on the positive, beneficial and favourable aspects, the mythical enemy is not present in this discourse.

Keywords

EN

ETHNICITY; FEAR OF ENEMY; NATIONALIST DISCOURSE; PATRIOTIC DISCOURSE

• Publisher: Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Studies in Polish Linguistics
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 97-102
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Glowinski M.

• M. Glowinski, Instytut Badan Literackich, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, 00-330 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02435068