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URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY - AN AREA OF THE CONCENTRATION OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS (Antropologia miasta - obszar koncentracji problemów antropologicznych)

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Kuczynska A.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

253-266

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A proposal of a synthetic presentation of an urban anthropology project, which could constitute a conceptual framework for assorted empirical urban studies sufficiently extensive to encompass an anthropological interpretation of the 'world of the life' of a man of letters. The reflections are preceded by an outline of assorted stages in the moulding of the concept of urban anthropology, both in Poland and in Western science, which the authoress treats as a 'self-reflection' motif in urban anthropology (starting with the conception of 'expanding the object of ethnography' up to a change in the paradigm of anthropology). In a further part of her text the authoress seeks structures 'merging' numerous and divergent urban themes. The fundamental category of being - place, and in the dimension of the humanities - space and place, is a point of departure for anthropological motifs: the multiplicity of the senses and meanings of places in the town in their social, philosophical (the experiencing of 'being in space') and artistic dimension. The second keystone is time. The statement, recurring in 'town planning' literature in the manner of an axiom, namely, that the town is a permanent and complex temporal structure, creates a framework for an interpretation of a considerable part of urban experiences, collective conceptions and social practices: individual and collective memory, commemoration and annulment, revitalisation, nostalgia, etc. The temporal dimension discloses the connection between the town and culture, expressed in an ideological and literary discourse. Yet another fundamental concept of anthropology, i. e. the identity due to people and places, also refers to the past.

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WANDERING WRITING. PARIS AS A BOOK OF SIGNS (Wlóczegopisanie. Paryz jako ksiega znaków)

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Rutkowski K.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

31-39

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'Le Livre des passages' is strange work and must be read in an equally unusual manner: this is a book which opens itself on a page of its own choice and compels the eye of the reader-flâneur to delve into a certain fragment, particle or voice. A Book of Passages written by a tramp calls for a reader who is a vagabond, a brigand, and an assailant. For Benjamin, just as for Balzac, Nerval and Baudelaire, Paris was a book of signs endowed with an inexhaustible narration potential, resembling a generator of the senses, working incessantly and at top speed. The task of the poet-flâneur consists, therefore, of indicating the multi-voice, ungrasped and ungraspable richness of simultaneously transpiring narrations.

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MYSTERIOUS POLISHB TOWNS (Tajemnicze miasta polskie)

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Kulas J.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

65-70

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The presented essay contains a historical-literary outline of Polish adaptations of 'Les mysteres de Paris' by Eugene Sue during the second half of the nineteenth century. The authoress analysed 'Tajemnice Warszawy' (The Mysteries of Warsaw, 1908) by A. W. Koszutski, 'Tajemnice Krakowa' (The Mysteries of Cracow, 1870) by Michal Balucki, 'Tajemnice Nalewek' (The Mysteries of Nalewki, 1889) by Henryk Nagiel and 'Tajemnice Warszawy' (The Mysteries of Warsaw, 1887) by Bojomir Boncza within the context of the development of popular literature. The article indicates the fundamental elements of the genre: the fairy-tale structure with a morally satisfying end, the one-dimensional protagonists, the didactic commentaries and frequent passages addressed to the reader, the motif of love and money as the prime motor forces of the plot, the expanded dialogues and, first and foremost, the specific feature of mystery in the depiction of the city, the protagonist and their past. By resorting to the instruments used by the sociology of literature, the authoress proposes a critique of the assessment of the Polish mystery novel undertaken by Józef Abhors, and sketches the mechanism of the functioning of this genre of popular literature. In doing so, she shows the method of involving the reader into the course of the narration by means of a created illusion of reality, and thus discloses its persuasive strategy.

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THE URBAN IMAGINARY AND THE SPACE OF THE CITY (Wyobrazenie miasta i jego przestrzen)

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Harding D.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

5-20

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In recent decades new theories and practices of urbanism and city planning have coalesced to form a highly visible domain of transdisciplinary discourses for studying cities as both distinct socio-cultural spaces as well as componential parts of wider networked systems, regional and global. One consequence of this development is an increasing awareness on the part of urban scholars that social processes are informed as much by symbolic and discursive practices as they are grounded in capitalist political economic practices. The Urban Imaginary and the Space of the City examines the ways in which the empirical city and its subjectively perceived image in Western culture endures as a complex and discontinuous site of convergent interests rather than a logically or conceptually clarified idea.

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FROM THE TOWN GENIUS LOCI TO TOWN OLIGOPTICONS (Od miejskiego genius loci do miejskich oligopticonów)

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Rewers E.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

21-30

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It is becoming increasingly difficult to describe towns while using historical categories, terms or ontological metaphors such as genius loci. Secular, fragmentary, and anomic post-industrial towns subjected to communication and information do not enroot us 'here', in our places, but change us into moving images of the consumer, the tourist, the passerby, the demonstrator, and the hardworking resident, and together with the images of the streets and squares transfer us 'elsewhere'. Despite the fact that today it is rather the product of marketing strategies than a live metaphor, genius loci continues to inspire researchers. What can be done so that its sense-creating force would not vanish while imprisoned in an historical costume? A proposal formulated in this text leads to a confrontation of the town genius loci with another metaphor - the oligopticon - with whose assistance B. Latour described Paris at the end of the twentieth century. Between genius loci and oligopticon there exists a bond based on a common meaning: both are known as the 'tireless guard'. By blending the social and technological aspects of life in the city, oligopticon, similarly to genius loci, extracts from urban space an endless number of sites (the multiple versions of Paris in Paris, Poznan in Poznan, Gdansk in Gdan sk), which together create a certain entity; true, it remains inaccessible for the sort of perception which has not been subjugated to the media, but it does not resemble anything else, and is mysterious and undefined.

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A WARTIME TOWN. A REPORT FROM BESIEGED SARAJEVO (Miasto w wojnie. Raport z oblezonego Sarajewa)

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Olewicz R.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

149-169

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This anthropological story deals with Sarajevo, a town submerged in war, where contrary to all odds life continues to follow its course; daily events are salvaged thank to human ingenuity and 'the texts of culture'. The authoress paid special attention to analysing the topos of the 'closed town', with its logic of a 'world turned upside down', a characteristic suspension of 'normal' time, and a special comprehension of space. In doing so, she shows the similarity between the descriptions of time and space of wartime Sarajevo and Leningrad under siege.

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'THE CHARMING FORM OF SQUATTING' ('Przewrotna forma squociarstwa': zapis rozmowy przeprowadzonej z dyrektorami czterech praskich teatrów: ...'Teatr Academia', ... 'Komuna Otwock', ...'Teatr Remus', ...'Studium Teatralne')

63%

Rozalski M.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

297-303

EN

A record of a conversation conducted with the directors of four Praga theatres: Roman Wozniak - The Academia Theatre, Alina Galazka - The Otwock Commune, Katarzyna Kazimierczuk - The Remus Theatre, and Piotr Borowski and Gianna Bienvenuto - The Theatrical Study.

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THE 'POLICY OF A STROLL'. THE CONSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCING OF THE URBAN SPACE OF THE WARSAW DISTRICT OF PRAGA ('Polityka przechadzki'. Konstruowanie i doswiadczanie przestrzeni miejskiej warszawskiej)

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Jablonska N.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

226-235

EN

The authoress describes the art projects and undertakings carried out in Praga, as well as their tourist consequences, relevant for the revitalisation of this neglected part of town, additionally known for its ill repute. The text is a contribution to the experiencing and construction of urban space.

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'GLASS HOUSES'. THE ZOLIBORZ WARSAW HOUSING COOPERATIVE. A PLACE EMBROILED IN HISTORY ('Szklane domy'. Zoliborska WSM. Miejsce uwiklane w historie)

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Gmachowska K.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

286-294

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The authoress delves into the identity of a place in urban space exemplified by the Warsaw Housing Cooperative (WSM) in the district of Zoliborz - a model of the town planning tendencies of modernism, emerging from the retrospective accounts by its residents. The context for an attempt at evoking the subjective experiencing of this particular place is the discourse held until this day and concerning the foundations of such ideological projects as the WSM and their consistent realisation.

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THE SCULPTED DECORATION OF THE KAZIMIERZOWSKI PALACE (Dekoracja rzezbiarska Palacu Kazimierzowskiego)

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Kowalski H.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

193-200

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The history of the titular edifice goes back to the first half of the seventeenth century when its construction was initiated by Zygmunt III Vasa. Originally, the building fulfilled the function of a suburban villa, regarded as a supplemement of the official royal residence at the Royal Castle. The palace was erected in the Baroque style, but successive redesigning changed its appearance to Late Baroque and Classicistic. Totally damaged by fire in 1944, the palace was reconstructed after the WW II. The large number of the transformations of the palace solid makes it impossible to recreate the sculpted decorations, but basing himself on archival information, iconographic material, and preserved elements of the embellishment the author brings the reader closer to this interesting iconographic programme.

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THE PRAGA LANDSCAPE (Praski pejzaz)

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Faryna-Paszkiewicz H.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

203-211

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The uniqueness and character of the Praga district in Warsaw are determined by a number of features, unchanged for centuries. Owing to its location the district remained in an unsymmetrical configuration vis-a-vis the City on the left bank of the Vistula, and in an outright opposition expressed in the social composition of the residents, the origin of the population (a large percentage of Russians and Jews), an increased crime rate, and specificity consisting of an intentional, frequently cultivated and stressed distinction compared to other parts of the capital. This phenomenon remains discernible up to this day: Praga, together with the fast disappearing but still existing Rózycki Bazaar, the domes of the Russian Orthodox church of St. Mary Magdalene, or the ludic atmosphere around the Zoo, is a separate world. The social climate and brogue of the local residents appear to hold their own, challenged by the process of transforming, right in front of our eyes, old factories into a cultural Mecca of the capital, thus offering the district a chance for promotion, which will either overwhelm it or became the reason why Praga will lose its natural ambiance without gaining a new image in its stead.

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STADION BAZAR (Stadion Bazar)

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Sulima R.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

135-149

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The Warsaw open-air market in the 'abandoned' Tenth Anniversary Sports Stadium is described as a cognitive figure of essential diagnostic value and not as an ethnographic oddity. According to the accepted interpretation, Stadion Bazar (the Stadium Bazaar) is a figure not of a relic, vanishing after the closure of the almost twenty-years old Europe Fair (Jarmark Europa), but of that which is emerging and anticipated in the form of intensifying trans-cultural processes. Stadion Bazar is a Polish localization of the well-known 'ethno-landscapes' by Arjun Appadurai, a sui generis laboratory of the forms and styles of Polish postmodernity. An important part is played by a recognition of the 'borderland syndrome' (the frontier between the East and the West) and the 'revolutionary' role (in relation to the central systems) performed by an informal and, simultaneously, powerful 'parallel economy' conducted in the open-air stalls of the bazaar. The author analyses the cultural consequences of the presence of Stadion Bazar in a capital city, and its influence on the transformations of the semantics of urban space and the dynamics of the styles of Polish pop-culture and consumption models.

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THE WARSAW PRAGA KNOWN AND UNKNOWN (Warszawska Praga, znana i nieznana)

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Elsztein P.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

212-236

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The sketch deals with the Warsaw district of Praga, the author's birthplace. In a presentation of less known historical facts from the turn of the nineteenth century he tries to evoke the daily ambiance of a noisy and busy part of town, always in a hurry. In doing so, he cites numerous descriptions by assorted publicists, poets and writers - the chroniclers of Warsaw and especially Praga.

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'THE ARCHAIC LANDSCAPE'. ON THE PROVINCES, THE EXPERIENCING OF THE TOWN, WARSAW AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS BY LEONARD SEMPOLINSKI - A CONVERSATION WITH JACEK SEMPOLINSKI ('Krajobraz archaiczny'... - rozmowa z Jackiem Sempolinskim)

63%

Benedyktowicz Z.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

174-188

EN

A conversation with Jacek Sempolinski, an outstanding artist and painter, about anthropology, painting, pre-war Warsaw, the Praga district and photographs by the artist's father, Leonard Sempolinski.

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'NEIGHBOURS FOR NEIGHBOURS' ('Sasiedzi dla sasiadów')

63%

Lojko A.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

94-105

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This text accompanied 'Sasiedzi' (Neighbours), an exhibition of photographs by the author, shown as part of the 'Neighbours for neighbours' show, describing the milieu of artists representing assorted disciplines and working in Praga (especially in 3 Inzynierska Street).

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WARSZAWSKA PRAGA. A SCATTERED SELF-PORTRAIT (Warszawska Praga. Autoportret rozproszony)

63%

Kuzko K.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

174-184

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The intention of this article is to analyse accounts by artists working in the Praga district and concerning this part of Warsaw. The titular artists ascribe to Praga a number of positive values, including authenticity and a 'conducive ambiance'. The authoress portrays the prime protagonists of the Prague 'colonisation', their relations with the original residents of Praga, the dynamically developing 'Neighbours for neighbours' festival', and a local artistic venue - 'Sklad Butelek'. By referring to the theory expounded by Pierre Bourdieu, A. Chelstowska demonstrates that Praga is becoming part of the game played by artists. She perceives the changes taking place in the district within the context of a global history of the emergence of art quarters in large cities. Moreover, she analyses the myth of the art quarter and Bohemia (her understanding of the myth is the same as Roland Barthes' conception of contemporary mythicality). Finally, the study describes a number of reflections about the value of authenticity and the similarities between the part played in culture by the artist and the ethnologist.

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ILF'S TWO DAYS IN WARSAW (Dwa dni Ilfa w Warszawie)

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Gondowicz J.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

52-53

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A fragment, selected and commented on by the author, of the diaries kept by the Ilya Ilf, the author of 'Twelve Chairs and Golden Calf', describing two days spent in Warsaw in September 1935.

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THE CURIOSITIES OF VIENNA (Osobliwosci Wiednia. Opowiesc historyczno-antropologiczna)

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Ferenski P. J.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

60-64

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In his 'Eine Reise in das Innere von Wien', Gerhard Roth accepted a historical perspective and combined two types of reflectiveness. By focusing on symbols, values and ideas, he filled his essays with a concentrated mixture of data, dates, figures and statistics. At the same time, he proposed a rather untypical journey to the innermost recesses of the Austrian capital. In its course, Roth reaches out for that which is concealed (in the subconscious) and thus creates a 'different' portrait of the city as a silent (although by no means mute) witness of tumultuous history. The past and the present assume the form of quarters, streets, squares and assorted buildings that house institutions, brimming with law and violence, war and festivities, amusement and malady. At the same time, Roth does not shy from maligning the history of the state, the authorities, the Church, etc. An in-depth reflection on history and culture is accompanied by demystification tendencies not devoid of political demonstration.

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IN SEARCH OF A CELESTIAL HAVEN - A COSMIC ODYSSEY (W poszukiwaniu podniebnej przystani - odyseja kosmiczna)

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Cembrzynska P.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2008

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tom 62

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nr 3-4(282-283)

115-124

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The dialogue Timaeus by Plato remarks that we should direct our thoughts towards the realm of the eternal stars, and that our spirit is not at home here, on Earth. Its true homeland is the heavens: '(...) we are a plant not of an earthly but of a heavenly growth'. Is it possible to live differently than on Earth? Fantasies of celestial cities were pursued by Jonathan Swift, Georgiy Krutikov, and Wenzel Hablik. Subsequently, the era of space flights led to dreams of discovering a Promised Land in the universe. The Stanford Torus inter-stellar colony conceived by NASA inspired Jaroslaw Kozakiewicz, the author of Satopticon, which instead of being a New Atlantis turns out to be a penal colony.

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SEEKING A HOME IN A CLUB. TAMING PRAGA IN THE CASE OF THE SATURATOR CLUB (Klub Saturator. W poszukiwaniu domu w klubie. Oswajanie Pragi)

63%

Sadowski J.

Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa

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2009

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tom 63

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nr 1-2(284-285)

236-251

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The study was written upon the basis of material collected in the course of studies conducted in the Praga district in 2006-2008 as part of the Urban Anthropology: The Myth of Praga. Contemporary Praga. Artists in Praga laboratory group supervised by Dr Zbigniew Benedyktowicz. The presented monograph is a portrait of the Saturator Club - one of those new places in Praga which testify to the changes taking place in the district as well as one of the most interesting venues of its sort in Warsaw. The author - a young anthropologist - focused his attention on the fact that Saturator attracts people representing an above-the-average openness, tolerance and interest in others. The club itself is provocative and controversial, frequently difficult to bear, but many of its clients seem to feel best here. The author tried to view Saturator from assorted perspectives: as a club, a site and an organisation. In doing so he wondered what makes the club exceptional and considered the impact it has on the perception of Praga. The collected material shows a willingness to flee the general current of club culture and clubbing patterns, and the need to feel at home. This observation comprises the prime thesis of the study, whose author, by basing himself on anthropological theories and publications, attempted to place the examined phenomena within a wider context and propose their interpretation.