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Mirek Dymitrow

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Between history, politics and economy: The problematic heritage of Former border railway stations in Poland

Författare

  • Weronika Dragan
  • Mirek Dymitrow
  • Robert Krzysztofik

Summary, in English

This paper deals with the issue of former border railway stations (FBRSs) in Poland in the context of their problematic heritage. Since the creation of those borders coincided with the development of the railway network in the 19th century, the FBRSs, now deprived of their past function, remain scattered throughout the landscape as confusing components of a troubled history in an even more confusing contemporaneity. This article assiduously analyses the FBRSs in their capacity as offensive hallmarks vested in inoffensive elements of technical culture, often with high aesthetic value. This is done by departing from a number of analytical lenses: unwanted history, competitive heritage, utility vs. economy, politics and money, and the ‘here and now’ policy. These competing perspectives reveal the intricacy of heritagisation, especially in times of greater ease of obtaining monetary funds aimed at revitalisation: what to revitalise, why and how?

Publiceringsår

2019-12-31

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

229-250

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft

Volym

161

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Osterreichische Geographische Gesellschaft

Ämne

  • Human Geography

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0029-9138