Philo-Semitic Violence - Poland's Jewish Past in New Polish Narratives (Hardcover)

Philo-Semitic Violence: Poland's Jewish Past in New Polish Narratives addresses the growing popularity of philo-Semitic violence in Poland between the 2000 revelation of Polish participation in the Holocaust and the 2015 authoritarian turn. Janicka and Zukowski examine phenomena termed a "new opening in Polish-Jewish relations," which stems from sociocultural change and the posthumous inclusion of those subjected to anti-Semitic violence. The authors investigate the terms and conditions of this inclusion whose object is an imagined collective Jewish figure. Different creators and media, same friendly intentions, same warm reception beyond class and political cleavages, regardless of gender and age. The made-to-measure Jewish figure confirms and legitimizes the majority narrative - especially about Polish stances and behaviors during the Holocaust. Enabled by this, philo-Semitic feelings indulge the dominant group in Baudrillard's retrospective hallucinations. The consequence: aggression toward anyone who dares to interrupt the narcissistic self-staging. This book exposes the Polish ethnoreligious identity regime that privileges the concern for the collective image over reality. The authors' inquiry shows how patterns of exclusion and violence are reproduced when anti-Semitism - with its Christian sources and community-building function - is not openly problematized, reassessed, and rejected in light of its consequences and the basic principle of equal rights.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Reading Trauma and Memory
Release date:	July 2021
Authors:	Elzbieta Janicka • Tomasz Zukowski
Dimensions:	230 x 159 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-79363-669-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
LSN:	1-79363-669-9
Barcode:	9781793636690

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