Studia Etnologiczne i Antropologiczne, vol. 22 (2)

SYMBOLS OF POWER – POWER OF SYMBOLS
In this edition, we refer to Jan Kubik's famous book "The Power of Symbols Against the Symbols of Power. "The Rise of Solidarity and the Fall of State Socialism in Poland" (1994), in which political power was shown as the art of using symbols or reproducing national discourses. We want to treat Kubik's perspective - in these troubled times - as a pretext to discuss the role of symbols in gaining, manifesting and questioning power both in time and space. We especially encourage you to submit articles on the relationship between power and clothing, food, religion, violence, political staging and cultural heritage.