Published: 2023-11-06

People of “Solidarity” and its symbols – discursive analysis of school textbooks

Daria Hejwosz-Gromkowska , Dobrochna Hildebrandt-Wypych
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.19

Abstract

The aim of the study is to analyze textbook narratives of “Solidarity,” with a special emphasis on the leading figures and symbols present in history textbooks used at the upper secondary level in the years 1991-2018. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in the study. Using quantitative method enabled to establish the frequency in occurrence of “Solidarity” people in textbook narratives, as well as their possible alteration over time. The subsequently applied critical discourse analysis (CDA) made it possible to explore the values ​​and ideologies hidden in history textbook narratives of “Solidarity.” The obtained results show that the content of textbooks and representations of historical figures remain relatively constant, thus, they are not subject to political shifts. Women remain outside the historical narrative, becoming one of the marginalized groups.

Keywords:

People of “Solidarity”, “Solidarity” movement, history textbooks, hidden curriculum

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Hejwosz-Gromkowska, D., & Hildebrandt-Wypych, D. (2023). People of “Solidarity” and its symbols – discursive analysis of school textbooks. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 30(1), 272–284. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.19

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