James Pula has reviewed "Bieganski" in H-Net. Link here.
You can order "Bieganski" on Amazon here.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
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Bieganski the Blog exists to further explore the themes of the book Bieganski the Brute Polak Stereotype, Its Role in Polish-Jewish Relations and American Popular Culture.
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A considered and constructive review by one of the big names in American Polonia - great!
ReplyDeleteHopefully other individuals and organisations will now sit up and take notice. It's taken a little while, Danusha, but you're getting there.
Michal thank you for the good wishes.
DeleteIn his review, James Pula notes that, "The second general impression, although Goska does not exactly frame it in these words, is that the prevailing sense of “political correctness” in the United States that precludes negative commentary on some groups but not others is largely responsible for the continued dissemination of the “Bieganski” stereotype of Poles and, by extension, other East Europeans."
ReplyDeleteThat, I think, is the crux of the matter.