Public History in Poland

This volume presents various aspects of public history practices in Poland, alongside their historical development and theoretical reflections on public history.

Autorentext

Joanna Wojdon is an Associate Professor at the Institute of History, University of Wrocaw, Poland, member of the Steering Committee of the International Federation for Public History and chair of the Commission for Public History of the Committee of Historical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Inhalt

Part 1: Public History and Politics 1. Public History and Politics of History: The Case of Poland in Central Europe: 1989-2015 2. Towards the Ideal Vision of the 20th Century Polish History. On the Post-2015 Polish Politics of History 3.New Historical Museums in Poland 4. Polish Historical Museums and Challenges of the Twenty-First Century 5. The Role of Memorial Sites in Public History: The Case of Auschwitz State Museum 6. National Pride and Echoes of Local Identity: Public History in Silesian Towns Part 2: Public History and Research 7. Oral History in Poland 8. Polish Archives: Old and New and Their Role as Public History Institutions 9. Book Publishers as Public Historians: The Polish Case 10. Pro-Social and Socialized Archaeology (Public Archaeology) in Polish Style Part 3: Public History and Leisure 11. Polish Feature Films as Public History 12. Polandball: Memes and Graphic Novels as Public History 13. The Historical Reenactment Movement in Poland and Its Specificity 14. Gaming the Polish Past: Case Study of Kolejka (The Queue)