Published: 2023-06-27

Contemporary Historical Narratives on Silesian Texans as a Subject of Transnational Global Silesian Studies

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Abstract

 In this article, selected contemporary historical articles with narratives about the Upper Silesian emigrants to Texas in the 19th century, the so-called Silesian Texans, are cited and discussed. The attributions of national categories with regard to identity, language, cultural and local origin are critically examined. The method used is comparative imagology according to the “Aachener Programm”. This is especially suitable for alike studies in transnational areas such as Upper Silesia and its oversea diaspora in Texas, USA. The cited sources of the last three decades are contrasted with the latest scholarly findings regarding research on the Silesian Texans, as well as the (Upper) Silesian language itself. This article can be seen as a survey of current sources on the phenomenon of the Silesian Texans, as well as a critical discussion of them. The study highlights historical errors and anachronisms in historical narratives in which the Silesian Texans’ region of origin is perceived as neither multicultural nor transnational according to its character as a borderland.

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Kubik, A. (2023). Contemporary Historical Narratives on Silesian Texans as a Subject of Transnational Global Silesian Studies. Wortfolge. Szyk Słów, (7), 1–43. https://doi.org/10.31261/WSS.2023.07.07

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No. 7 (2023)
Published: 2023-12-18


eISSN: 2544-4093
Ikona DOI 10.321261/WSS

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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