Jan Krasnowolski: minimalism and declassation

Borrowing tools from Pierre Bourdieu's theory of class struggle, the authors of the article analyze strategies of declassation on the example of the biography of the writer Jan Krasnowolski, and study the effects of this decision on both his texts and the construction of his image. The process of class change, of going from the privileged position of intelligentsia to the position of the working class, is presented as a kind of conscious (in a way also esthetic) choice, motivated by factors like the will to acquire new experience that is inaccessible to the higher classes. The authors of the article analyze literary texts by Krasnowolski (consistent minimalism as opposed to sublime excess; masculine, stereotypically presented topics), their adherence to genres (lad lit, a kind of literature for men), as well as the author's interviews and statements, and paratexts like biographical notes on the covers of books. Other tools used for the analysis of the phenomenon of declassation include the findings of the empirical research on classes in Polish society after 1989 conducted by Maciej Gdula.

Management of the  “unwanted memory”of an artist. A case study of the “accursed poet,”RafałWojaczek

This article presents the memory management of the poet from the perspective of the category of “unwanted memory”—a new and potentially promising research field. The “unwanted memory,”which followed the development of intensive studies of individual, collective and historical memory initiated at the beginning of the 20th century, is a concept needed in public and scientific discourse. The analysis of examples of hard, painful events in the history of independent Poland (1stand 2ndWorld War, brutal attacks against Jews, Lemko and Boyko; Communist occupation after WW II) proved the deep need for the “unwanted memory,”which would allow for substantive classification and interpretation of historical events. The article focuses on discussing the category of “unwanted memory”on a particular example —the poet RafałWojaczek (1945-1971), who is considered among the controversial “accursed poets”in Polish literature of the 20thcentury. The memory of this eccentric character is ambiguous among the many categories of recipients (or “carriers of memory”) —family, friends, acquaintances and readers, which shows the difficulty of a clear reception of the artist. An important point of consideration of this paper are the reflections of the “unwanted memory”in the context of management as a process that can be implemented by individuals (e.g. by family, friends, historians, writers), associations, foundations and public institutions. In the case of Wojaczek, the main guardian of the memory is the Mikołowski Institute, located in the poet’s hometown, which takes large-scale actions to protect the tangible and intangible heritage of the artist and promote his work nationwide.

The article addresses the issue of innovative activities in the cultural sector as a key driver of change. This article examines how innovation can be defined and categorized in the cultural sector. It focuses on innovation typologies giving special attention to the existing statistical framework of cultural activities and to guidelines for innovation data collection in their interconnection, as well as to the phenomena of ‘soft’ and ‘hidden’ innovation. An attempt is also made to extend the term ‘innovation’ beyond the traditional understanding in a way that it reflects the specificity of the cultural sector.

Thematisation of the revitalized space– a problem or a necessity?

The article focuses on the issue of thematisation of revitalized space. This phenomenon is increasingly visible in Poland, a country where urban renewal and post-industrial space were not considered on a large scale until the early twenty-first century. The issue will be illustrated by a few examples - Gdansk Shipyard, Kazimierz and Nowa Huta in Krakow, and the Nikiszowiec estate in Katowice.

The studies of present religious situation in Eastern Europe based mainly on quantitative surveys show differencesfrom the Western Europe secularization process and detect more contradictory changes here, but they only draw inferences on the religious past about the post-Soviet situation in different Middle and Eastern European countries. The novelty of this study is to analyze how former social experiences have influenced the social life of present formal believers and the religious indifferent in Lithuania, who are representedby numerous vague Catholics as well as an indefinite group of religious indifferent formed during the Soviet regime and due to the peculiarities of their social and personal experiences. Two types of empirical research methods (quantitative and qualitative) are used for the research question,applying the development principlein a sequence with the ‘quantitative preliminary’ and ‘qualitative follow-up’ for elaboration, enhancement, illustration, and clarification of the results from one method with the results from the other one. This yieldsa better understanding of the religious attitudes and social behavior of this group. Meanwhile the complementarity principle,where two methods of empirical research are used to assess different aspects in forming a new social group of vague Catholics and religious indifferent,gives possibility to analyze how the experiences of the Soviet regime manifestthemselvesin their personal lives of the post-Soviet situation with forming a specific phenomenon in the direction of religious identity and general social orientations. On the basisof oral life histories three types of religious indifference are distinguished.

Recenzja książki Zarządzanie w kulturze, sztuce i turystyce kulturowej, J. Gołuchowski, Z. Spyra (red.), CeDeWu, Warszawa 2014

Recenzja artykułu Adama Dzidowskiego, Antropologia wizualna organizacji, „Problemy Zarządzania”, 2011, nr 2 (32), s. 51-62.