Politeja (Oct 2020)

Kulturowe aspekty sporu wokół form upamiętnienia KL Plaszow w Krakowie

  • Sylwia Porąbka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.17.2020.67.09
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 4(67)

Abstract

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Cultural Aspects of the Dispute Regarding Forms of Commemoration of KL Plaszow in Krakow The “Museum – Memorial site KL Plaszow” has been the subject of dispute between the authorities of Krakow and residents of the district since 2013. The conflict concerns the management of land on which the former concentration camp once stretched. Parties to the dispute have different concepts on how to commemorate the site. Differences in their views relate to: a/ forms and scope of area fencing, b/ nature protection, c/ permitted activities and specification of functions of individual parts of the former camp, d/ the positioning of the participants of the conflict, e/ creation of historical narration, f/ economic dimension of the Museum – Memorial site KL Plaszow. The article focuses on analyzing narration among individual parties and presenting the dispute in terms of R. Dahrendorf and L. A. Coser’s social conflict.

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