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.
These themes include the false and damaging stereotype of Poles as brutes who are uniquely hateful and responsible for atrocity, and this stereotype's use in distorting WW II history and all accounts of atrocity.
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Congratulations Mr Peczkis!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteTo see my latest reviews, please post on my link in this specific posting.
CORRECTION: What I meant to say was: To see my latest reviews, please click on my name (in my previous posting above).
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Now, to see my reviews organized according to topic, please click on my name in THIS posting.
2,200 reviews is an astonishing achievement by any standards. Whether one agrees with Jan's political viewpoint or not, his reviews invariably make for compelling reading.
ReplyDeleteMichal well said.
DeleteCongratulations Mr. Peczkis. And thank you for all your hard work.
ReplyDeleteYou might be interested in seeing this new animation, that was crowdfunded in Poland (sorry for posting this here, but I haven't found any other way to contact you). English version will come out next month, as author stated.
I'm sorry, I've posted the wrong link, here's the correct one:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-dFeHUOLh0
Thank you Piotr.
ReplyDeleteThe animation is excellent. It shows Poland's efforts for freedom, during WWII and up to the present (including the November 11 Marches for Independence). It is very graphic, and moving, about Poland's long-forgotten suffering, and the mountains of injustices that Poles have been subject to.
Jan Peczkis,
ReplyDeleteI "liked" and supported many of your reviews. You have vast knowledge and you have done an enormous amount of work on behalf of Polish history. I tried to contact you unsuccessfully with questions about the original, out of print sources. If you are available to discuss, please kindly contact me via FB or this blog. All the Best, Joanna
Sorry for not responding. I only now (June 2019) found out about your post.
DeleteAs for out of print sources, I get almost all my books from library by interlibrary loan, and then return them.
I just joined Twitter, and you can find me there at: @JanPeczkis