The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia

Focusing primarily on the Łużna-Pustki military cemetery constructed by the Austro-Hungarian army on the Eastern Front after the Battle of Gorlice, also known as the ‘Little Verdun’ (2-5 May 1915), the article deals with the memory of World War I and its use in local, national (Polish) and European...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:945336d7d42d47fc80b97ecabb6af4562021-11-27T13:14:44ZThe Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia10.12797/Politeja.15.2018.52.051733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/945336d7d42d47fc80b97ecabb6af4562018-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/148https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Focusing primarily on the Łużna-Pustki military cemetery constructed by the Austro-Hungarian army on the Eastern Front after the Battle of Gorlice, also known as the ‘Little Verdun’ (2-5 May 1915), the article deals with the memory of World War I and its use in local, national (Polish) and European contexts. The text shows the history of this lieu de mémoire: its creation, cultural and artistic contexts, and ultimate slide into oblivion during the interwar period and after World War II, before a resurrection in interest in Poland at the turn of the 21st century. Taking into consideration Europeanization processes, the author shows how tangible remnants of World War I are brought into the limelight within European frames of reference and discusses the consequences of this discursive reinterpretation of the Łużna-Pustki military cemetery, awarded a European Heritage Label in 2016. Krzysztof KowalskiKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleWorld War Icemeterieslieux de mémoirediscourseEuropeanizationLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 15, Iss 1(52) (2018)
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topic World War I
cemeteries
lieux de mémoire
discourse
Europeanization
Law
K
Political science
J
spellingShingle World War I
cemeteries
lieux de mémoire
discourse
Europeanization
Law
K
Political science
J
Krzysztof Kowalski
The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia
description Focusing primarily on the Łużna-Pustki military cemetery constructed by the Austro-Hungarian army on the Eastern Front after the Battle of Gorlice, also known as the ‘Little Verdun’ (2-5 May 1915), the article deals with the memory of World War I and its use in local, national (Polish) and European contexts. The text shows the history of this lieu de mémoire: its creation, cultural and artistic contexts, and ultimate slide into oblivion during the interwar period and after World War II, before a resurrection in interest in Poland at the turn of the 21st century. Taking into consideration Europeanization processes, the author shows how tangible remnants of World War I are brought into the limelight within European frames of reference and discusses the consequences of this discursive reinterpretation of the Łużna-Pustki military cemetery, awarded a European Heritage Label in 2016.
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title The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia
title_short The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia
title_full The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia
title_fullStr The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia
title_full_unstemmed The Europeanization of the Cemeteries of World War I in West Galicia
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