“Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure
In 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...
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Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
2020-12-01
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In 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.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8bf2daf4f5743f5a0a2a5203c57daf92023-11-06T11:13:53ZdeuInstitute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of SciencesStudia Litteraria et Historica2299-75712020-12-01910.11649/slh.2257“Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to FailureWeronika Parfianowicz0Uniwersytet Warszawski [University of Warsaw], Warsaw In 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. https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/slh/article/view/2257Central Europetransitionstupiditynationalismneoliberalism |
| spellingShingle | Weronika Parfianowicz “Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure Studia Litteraria et Historica Central Europe transition stupidity nationalism neoliberalism |
| title | “Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure |
| title_full | “Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure |
| title_fullStr | “Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure |
| title_short | “Born Out of Crisis, Buried by Catastrophe”: Central Europe as a Project Doomed to Failure |
| title_sort | born out of crisis buried by catastrophe central europe as a project doomed to failure |
| topic | Central Europe transition stupidity nationalism neoliberalism |
| url | https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/slh/article/view/2257 |
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