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Cinema of national remembrance as a prosthesis: Polish films on cursed soldiersDespite the established position of historical cinema and the huge social expectations revealed by the reception of the long delayed release of Historia Roja (2016, dir. Jerzy Zalewski), Polish cinema, especially feature films, has only slightly contributed to the creation and preservation of the cursed soldiers phenomenon. In the article I focus on the contemporary films on cursed soldiers, both feature ones and documentaries, from the perspective of Alison Landsberg's prosthetic memory. I will analyze the former using the Amanda Ann Klein's concept of film cycles. I will describe the latter in the context of historical documentary filmmaking after 1989, referring to Mirosław Przylipiak's findings. Kino pamięci narodowej jako proteza: Filmy o żołnierzach wyklętychMimo ugruntowanej pozycji kina historycznego i olbrzymich oczekiwań społecznych, które ujawniły reakcje na odwlekaną premierę Historii Roja (2016, reż. Jerzy Zalewski), polskie kino, zwłaszcza fabularne, w niewielkim stopniu przyczyniło się do współtworzenia fenomenu tzw. żołnierzy wyklętych. W artykule skupiam się na współczesnych filmach o żołnierzach wyklętych przez pryzmat koncepcji pamięci protetycznej Alison Landsberg, biorąc pod uwagę zarówno fabuły jak i dokumenty. Te pierwsze charakteryzuję, używając koncepcji cyklu filmowego Amandy Ann Klein. Te drugie opisuję, umieszczając je w nurcie dokumentalnych filmów historycznych po 1989 roku, przy czym odwołuję się do ustaleń Mirosława Przylipiaka.

Poland, like many societies across the world, is becoming more polarized in diverse areas of life, as contending forces seek to advance incompatible agendas. The polarization over values in Polish politics was evident already before communism collapsed but became more obvious in the following years and reached a crescendo after the October 2015 parliamentary elections, which brought a right-wing party into power. This volume focuses on the years since 1989, looking at the clash between civic values (the rule of law, individual rights, tolerance, respect for the harm principle, equality, and neutrality of the state in matters of religion) and uncivic values (the rule of a dictator or dictatorial party, contempt for individual rights, bigotry, disrespect for the harm principle, unequal treatment of people whether through discrimination or through exploitation, and state favoritism of one religion over others). The authors address voting behavior, political parties, anti-Semitism, homophobia, the role of the Catholic Church, and reflections in history textbooks, fi lm, and even rock music. This volume makes clear that for the foreseeable future the conflict in Poland between traditional, conservative values and liberal, civic values is likely to continue, provoking tensions and protests