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Introduction
TesocialworldofUpperSilesia
TheSilesianVoivodshipexemplifesaregionwheretheindustrial
pasthaslefapermanentmarkonspatialforms,socialrelations,
institutions,patternsofcultureaswellascollectiveidentifcations
andindividualbiographies(Wódz,2013:7).Atthesametime,the
geographicallocationofUpperSilesiahasdetermineditscultural
character-initsoverthousandyearslonghistoryitbelongedto
variouspolitical,civilizational,economic,socialandculturalorders:
Polish,Czech,PrussianorGerman(Geisler,2009:67).Hence,Up-
perSilesiaisatypicalexampleofaborderland,wheredigerenteth-
nicgroupsanddistinctculturaltraditionsintermingle(Wódz,K.,
Wódz,J.,2006:12).AddtothisthepeculiarityofsettlingUpperSile-
siainthetimeofthePolishPeople’sRepublic,unifcationrelatedto
thedynamicsofthenationalcultureofeverydayandpopularcul-
tureorinbroadertermsglobalisationandthedissemination
ofdefnitepattersandlifestylesthataccompanyit.Allofthesecon-
tributetothevalidityofthequestionoftheregion’scontemporary
culturalidentity.
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