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Encounters with Polish and Ukrainian Literature with Dr Katarzyna Zechenter
13 August 2024
Dr Katarzyna Zechenter,听Associate Professor in Polish Studies at SSEES appeared as a guest speaker on the听Encounters with Polish and Ukrainian Literature听video series, 鈥淭adeusz Konwicki鈥� (S4E7). The series, created by the , is for听anyone interested in literature and the culture of books and reading.听
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This episode focuses on Tadeusz Konwicki (1926-2015), who made a significant contribution to the culture of dissent in Poland toward the end of the Communist period, leading up to the Solidarity movement. The discussion focuses on听his major novels, including听鈥楢 Dreambook for Our Time,鈥櫶�楾he Polish Complex,鈥櫶�楢 Minor Apocalypse,鈥� and听鈥楤ohin Manor,鈥櫶齱hile also reflecting on听his lesser-known works.听Key topics include the controversies relating to Konwicki鈥檚 early socialist realist period, the representation of women and the male gaze in his works, and the importance of his novels from the pre-Solidarity period of the 1960s and 70s in shaping a discourse of freedom and multicultural pluralism in Poland.
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