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Journal Article
Memory of Political Transformation as Memory of Slow Change
2024
Overview
This article analyzes the memory of the political transformation in Poland, not as a rapid event in 1989-1990, but as a slow, ongoing process. It identifies two contrasting memory perspectives: one viewing the transformation as a missed opportunity or an unfinished process, and the other seeing it as an open-ended task for the present and future. The article explores the challenges of remembering slow changes, including the flexibility of memory frameworks and the complex relationship between memory and the future. It argues that the 1989 breakthrough was not the \"end of history,\" but initiated a gradual change involving negotiating visions of the future and memories of the past. The article uses concepts like \"past future,\" \"cruel optimism,\" and \"happy futures\" to explain the complexities of social moods and expectations during and after the transformation. It also analyzes the conflict between Polish and Western European memory frameworks, the internal memory conflicts within Poland, and the interplay between rapid economic changes and slow progress towards a desired future. Finally, the article connects these issues to the cultural memory of the transformation and the ongoing debate about the \"Fourth Polish Republic.\"
Publisher
SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Ústav etnológie a sociálnej antropológie Slovenskej akadémie vied,SAS - Slovak Academy of Sciences - Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology,Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ethnology
