First Stage of the project

The planned series of research and animation activities consists of ethnographic recognition of local cultural heritage recorded in the memories and stories of the inhabitants of several villages in the communes of Kroczyce, Niegowa, Lelów (Silesian Voivodeship) and providing local communities with tools to recreate, disseminate knowledge about the local cultural landscape and encourage reflection and action in favour of their identity and heritage.   

The first stage of the project, i.e. ethnographic field research, began in July. They focus on the history associated with the events of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the fate of members of the local Jewish community. The researchers are interested in the knowledge and memory of a shared past, which is evoked, recalled and processed in the course of local discourse. 

About the project  

The project is being implemented as part of Science Hub UŁ – a university-wide cooperation platform aimed at initiating and supporting the implementation of applied student projects, in cooperation with external entities.

Project title: Active heritage through ethnography. The local community and its memory in community actions for the cultural landscape   

Supervisors: dr Aleksandra Krupa-Ławrynowicz, dr Alicja Piotrowska, Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Łódź   

Students: Monika Raj, Kamil Ludwiczak, Ethnology and cultural anthropology  

Partner: Lelowskie Towarzystwo Historyczno-Kulturalne im. Walentego Zwierkowskiego  

Project description: The project involves the ethnographic identification of the local cultural heritage recorded in the memories and stories of the inhabitants of the village of Dobrogoszczyce (Śląskie Voivodeship) and the provision of tools for local communities to recreate, disseminate knowledge about the local cultural landscape and encourage reflection and action on their identity and heritage. 

Material: dr Aleksandra Krupa-Ławrynowicz, dr Alicja Piotrkowska
Photos: dr Olgierd Ławrynowicz, dr Alicja Piotrowska
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