The Collective Memory of Auschwitz and World War II among Catholics in Poland: &lt;em&gt;A Qualitative Study of Three Communities&lt;/em&gt;

Kucia, Marek; Duch-Dyngosz, Marta; Magierowski, Mateusz

doi:10.2979/histmemo.25.2.132

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“…The findings concerning Auschwitz are discussed by Kucia (2013) and Kucia, Duch-Dyngosz, and Magierowski (2013). The general results of the project were first reported in Polish by Kucia (2011) and Kucia, Duch-Dyngosz, and Magierowski (2011).…”

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Anti-Semitism in Poland: survey results and a qualitative study of Catholic communities

2014

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After first outlining the notion of anti-Semitism, the predominant survey method used for researching it, and the history of the presence and the current (near) absence of Jews in Poland, this article gives the results of different surveys of various kinds of antiSemitism in this country, including the authors' own, and discusses the findings of their qualitative study -focus group interviews with members of three different Catholic communities from three different cities. The qualitative study confirmed the hypothesis that imagined and stereotypical rather than real Jews are the objects of modern anti-Semitism in Poland, while real historical and stereotypically perceived Jews are the objects of its religious and post-Holocaust variants. The roots of religious anti-Semitism lie in the not entirely absorbed teachings of the Catholic Church on the Jewish deicide charge. Religious anti-Semitism supports modern and post-Holocaust kinds of anti-Semitism. Modern anti-Semitism is rooted in poor education, lack of interest in the Jewish history of Poland, lack of inter-group contact, and persisting stereotypes of Jews. Among the various Catholic communities of Poles, there are considerable differences in attitudes to Jews. The qualitative study also revealed a methodological deficiency in the standard survey questions intended to measure anti-Semitism, which are sometimes understood as questions about facts rather than about opinions.

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Anti-Semitism in Poland: survey results and a qualitative study of Catholic communities

2014

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“…The right-wing politics of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in Poland, which has since its first forays into high politics in mid-2000s attempted to outlaw any mention of Polish complicity in the killings of Jews during the Holocaust is a case in point. It insists on the portrayal of Poles as both resisters and the main victims of World War II (for polls, see Kucia and Magierowski 2013). In this case, victimhoodcoexists with heroism.…”

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The uses of victimhood as a hegemonic meta-narrative in eastern Europe

Hronesova

2022

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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Narratives of wartime suffering, communist evils, and maltreatment by the 'West' have started featuring prominently in the political discourse across eastern Europe in the past decade and half. Permeating the public sphere, such narratives imply complex victimhood and often gain a hegemonic status. Why have such victimhood narratives become so pervasive? And what has been their purpose across eastern Europe? This interdisciplinary article provides a conceptual and empirical explanation of how hegemonic narratives of victimhood have been used to enhance ontological security and as an instrument of power-seeking political leaders, especially (but not exclusively) right-wing populists. It shows that although the local attachment to memory and history is often portrayed as irrational, victimhood as a narrative has clear benefits regarding national ontological security as the self-understanding of a state and a tool to justify policies. Using concrete examples, the articles identify three main sub-narratives of direct, historical and structural victimhood linked to World War II, communism and the precarious relationship with the 'West', arguing that the combination of historical traumas and the post-1989 transformations explain the pan-regional proliferation of victimhood.

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The politicisation of historical memory on Twitter: “Positive antisemitism” in the Holocaust debate in Poland

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Rethinking History

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The Collective Memory of Auschwitz and World War II among Catholics in Poland: <em>A Qualitative Study of Three Communities</em>

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Anti-Semitism in Poland: survey results and a qualitative study of Catholic communities

Anti-Semitism in Poland: survey results and a qualitative study of Catholic communities

The uses of victimhood as a hegemonic meta-narrative in eastern Europe

The politicisation of historical memory on Twitter: “Positive antisemitism” in the Holocaust debate in Poland

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