INSTITUTE OF POLISH CULTURE ATTILIO BEGEY IN TURIN

Discover the fascinating history and activities of the Institute of Polish Culture Attilio Begey in Turin, a key center promoting Polish-Italian cultural relations. This comprehensive publication by Jan Piskurewicz and Sylwia Szarejko is an in-depth study of this important institution, filling a gap in the existing literature.

• Comprehensive study of the Institute of Polish Culture in Turin
• Detailed description of the Institute's activities and its outstanding animators
• Contribution of people who created, supported and maintained the Institute
• Clear structure, based on the chronology of the Institute's activities
• Coherent monograph, combining the history of science, literature and sociology
• Modern ego-history, showing the history of the institution from the perspective of its creators

This publication is distinguished by an extremely clear structure, which combines the selection of dissertations with the chronology of the Institute's activities. The authors, Jan Piskurewicz and Sylwia Szarejko, have created a coherent monograph that combines various fields of knowledge, such as the history of science, the history of literature, the history of cultural institutions and sociology. The main category they use is Polonophilia, introduced and developed by Krystyna Jaworska. This allows us to capture the achievements of the Institute's creators in the field of promoting Polish culture in Italy and to demonstrate the intellectual and personal foundations for the decision to devote their lives to cooperation with Poles.

The authors started from the correct conviction that the history of an institution is largely the history of the people who create it. Therefore, they determined the main periodization of the Institute's functioning by the biographies of its members. In this way, the work fits into modern ego-history. At the same time, they did not avoid taking on difficult topics, such as fascism, thanks to which they did not generate any more blank spots. The reviewed work is a rare example in the humanities of solid cooperation between researchers in four hands.

This book is not only a detailed analysis of the Institute's activities, but also a fascinating story about people who devoted their lives to promoting Polish culture in Italy. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Polish-Italian cultural relations and the role of cultural institutions in shaping international dialogue.

Specification:

Publisher: ASPRA

Year of publication: 2025

Number of pages: 238

Cover: paperback

Format: 236x163 mm