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„Zrodzona z kryzysu, pogrzebana przez katastrofe”. Europa Srodkowa jako projekt skazany na porazke [“Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure]

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“Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to FailureIn her paper, the author examines images of Central Europe created in various popular genres (campus novels, quasi-guidebooks, films, essays) as well as interpretations of the Central European myth from countries of the region. The aim is to reflect on two main Central European narratives. One is a vision of retrospective utopia of lost harmonious coexistence of cultures, religions and nations. The other – an image of the “misery of small Central European states”, of a backward region, immersed in never-ending ethnic conflicts. The author seeks to address the question of how these narratives influence the interpretation of the systemic transition process and of contemporary problems that the region is facing. „Zrodzona z kryzysu, pogrzebana przez katastrofe” Europa Srodkowa jako projekt skazany na porazkeAutorka przyglada sie obrazom Europy Srodkowej tworzonym w róznych obiegach kultury popularnej (satyryczne powiesci z nurtu akademickiego, quasi-przewodniki, filmy), a takze narracjom na temat mitu Europy Srodkowej tworzonym w panstwach tego regionu. Przedmiotem artykulu jest namysl nad dwoma modelami opowiadania o tym obszarze – nad wizja utraconej utopii harmonijnej egzystencji kultur, wyznan i narodów oraz nad obrazem „nedznych panstw”, obszaru zacofanego cywilizacyjnie, pograzonego w nieustajacych konfliktach etnicznych i sprzyjajacego dyskryminacji wielu grup spolecznych. Glówne pytanie dotyczy kwestii, jak te narracje wplynely na sposób ujmowania przemian zwiazanych z transformacja ustrojowa w regionie oraz wspólczesnych problemów, z którymi sie on mierzy. 

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