Contemporary self-identificatons of Zaolzie residents

Authors

  • Katarzyna Marcol Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach Instytut Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej

Keywords:

Cieszyn Silesia, frontier, self-identification, identity

Abstract

For the residents of Cieszyn Silesia, especially Czech, the establishment of national boundaries along the course of the Olza River in 1920, meant that they had to form a new picture of the world and determine their own place in the community, which also had to be redefined. For Zaolzie residents, the process of constructing their own identity depends on mechanisms of competition, negotiation and power (media, education and administration). It also is a consequence of the recognition of the boundary as something natural and “ever” existent. The clash of different self-identifications is seen on the symbolic level, especially linguistic.

Published

2015-02-20

How to Cite

Marcol, K. (2015). Contemporary self-identificatons of Zaolzie residents. Studia Etnologiczne I Antropologiczne, 15, 240–250. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/SEIA/article/view/9353

Issue

Section

Doświadczanie miasta i tożsamość miejsca