Piotr Kisiel
Biographic Data
| ID | 844899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Piotr Kisiel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Piotr |
| FAMILY NAME | Kisiel |
| SIGNATURE | KISIEL P |
| AFFILIATIONS | European University Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6158-0550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Meaning beyond Accuracy
War) destruction of a city is not easily representable. Not only is the entirety of urban space hardly ever equally affected but also, within the damaged areas, there are different degrees of ruination. Along with photos and aerial photography, maps are one of the most common means of representing cities’ war destruction. Despite their appearance, however, they are not an objective and impartial representation, but rather a narrative that can be …
Recovering the past for the future
This article delves into the post-war urban planning of Racibórz (Ger. Ratibor), a mid-size city in Poland, shedding light on the socialist city’s historical roots and its adherence to socialist urbanism models. Using planning maps and other archival documents, it examines the reconstruction process that aimed at creating green spaces and quality housing, while at the same time revealing its medieval past. The article also investigates the city’s…
When We Say Post-Industrial – We Mean Ruins
This paper examines new-ruins in a post-industrial urban landscape on the example of Łódź, Poland. It analyses which ruins are depicted (industrial vs. domestic) and how they are framed (within the wider urban context or on their own) and interpreted (social and political critiques, local history, and aesthetics). It argues that contrary to the suggestions in the academic literature, these sites are not seen as symbols of failing capitalism but a…
Picturing an industrial city
A pictorial postcard condenses a cityscape into one iconic image, which claims to summarize the place, usually in a highly aestheticized version. If that is the case, how does one present an industrial city: with factories and worker housing or rather with churches and the palaces of industrial tycoons? Using four digitalized collections (over 700 postcards) this article analyses images of industrialized cities from the late nineteenth century un…
Invisible cities
Why would one send a postcard showing a department store or a housing estate? Did the people writing such postcards pay any attention to the image at all? Moreover, why did they send postcards from industrial cities in the first place? Using a sample of 64 postcards sent from four industrial cities, this paper analyses the messages sent via postcards in the decade following WWII. The overarching argument is that the postcards had a highly utilita…
Unwanted inheritance? Industrial past as the EU heritage
Historically speaking, industry has been perceived as a threat to historical preservation and heritage in general; and for this reason, these categories have been seen as mutually exclusive. However, since the decline of industry in Europe, the relation between the two has been gradually reconsidered. The European Union (EU) has engaged with the industrial heritage, even if not wholeheartedly. The reason, I argue, is the reluctance among the Memb…
Shadowlands
Published online: 09 Mar 2017
The difficult relationship between nationalism and built heritage
This paper examines the debates that surrounded the renovation of the royal castle in Krakow during the last decade before World War I. When the Galician crownland took over the castle in 1905, it bore little resemblance to a royal seat, having been used as military barracks since 1846. The debate that followed focused on what should be preserved, what demolished, and what recreated. In this discourse the “meaning” of a historical monument was ex…
The Sanctuary of a sacred nation
The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń, located near Konin in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, provides a unique insight into a nationalistic discourse in contemporary Poland. It was created not only as a Catholic shrine but also as a place of patriotic indoctrination. This paper examines not only the architecture and design of the Church and the surrounding Sanctuary, but also the ideas of Rev. Eugeniusz Makulski, the site's founder, and Barbara Biel…
Porządki (w) pamięci
Manufacturing a Past for the Present. Forgery and Authenticity in Medievalist Texts and Objects in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Manufacturing a Past for the Present. Forgery and Authenticity in Medievalist Texts and Objects in Nineteenth-Century Europe." European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, 23(1-2), pp. 287–288
Democracy without justice in Spain
The new book by Omar G. Encarnacion, Professor of Political Studies at Bard College, is his latest contribution to the issue of the legacy of the Spanish Civil War (1936–9) and the Franco regime (1
Region and State in Nineteenth-Century Europe. Nation-Building, Regional Identities and Separatism
The volume, edited by Joost Augusteijn and Eric Storm, is an attempt to combine nationalism and regionalism in Europe (1890–1914). The study deals with the theoretical discussion as well as empiric
Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century
Timothy Baycroft and David Hopkin, Boston and Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers 2012, xvi+423 pp, €129, ISBN 9789004211582 This volume, edited by Timothy Baycroft and David Hopkin, gives a lot of i
Unwanted inheritance? Industrial past as the EU heritage
Historically speaking, industry has been perceived as a threat to historical preservation and heritage in general; and for this reason, these categories have been seen as mutually exclusive. However, since the decline of industry in Europe, the relation between the two has been gradually reconsidered. The European Union (EU) has engaged with the industrial heritage, even if not wholeheartedly. The reason, I argue, is the reluctance among the Memb…
Democracy without justice in Spain
The new book by Omar G. Encarnacion, Professor of Political Studies at Bard College, is his latest contribution to the issue of the legacy of the Spanish Civil War (1936–9) and the Franco regime (1
Shadowlands
Published online: 09 Mar 2017
Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century
Timothy Baycroft and David Hopkin, Boston and Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers 2012, xvi+423 pp, €129, ISBN 9789004211582 This volume, edited by Timothy Baycroft and David Hopkin, gives a lot of i
Region and State in Nineteenth-Century Europe. Nation-Building, Regional Identities and Separatism
The volume, edited by Joost Augusteijn and Eric Storm, is an attempt to combine nationalism and regionalism in Europe (1890–1914). The study deals with the theoretical discussion as well as empiric
Manufacturing a Past for the Present. Forgery and Authenticity in Medievalist Texts and Objects in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Manufacturing a Past for the Present. Forgery and Authenticity in Medievalist Texts and Objects in Nineteenth-Century Europe." European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, 23(1-2), pp. 287–288
Democracy without justice in Spain
The new book by Omar G. Encarnacion, Professor of Political Studies at Bard College, is his latest contribution to the issue of the legacy of the Spanish Civil War (1936–9) and the Franco regime (1
The Sanctuary of a sacred nation
The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń, located near Konin in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, provides a unique insight into a nationalistic discourse in contemporary Poland. It was created not only as a Catholic shrine but also as a place of patriotic indoctrination. This paper examines not only the architecture and design of the Church and the surrounding Sanctuary, but also the ideas of Rev. Eugeniusz Makulski, the site's founder, and Barbara Biel…
Porządki (w) pamięci
Shadowlands
Published online: 09 Mar 2017
The difficult relationship between nationalism and built heritage
This paper examines the debates that surrounded the renovation of the royal castle in Krakow during the last decade before World War I. When the Galician crownland took over the castle in 1905, it bore little resemblance to a royal seat, having been used as military barracks since 1846. The debate that followed focused on what should be preserved, what demolished, and what recreated. In this discourse the “meaning” of a historical monument was ex…
Invisible cities
Why would one send a postcard showing a department store or a housing estate? Did the people writing such postcards pay any attention to the image at all? Moreover, why did they send postcards from industrial cities in the first place? Using a sample of 64 postcards sent from four industrial cities, this paper analyses the messages sent via postcards in the decade following WWII. The overarching argument is that the postcards had a highly utilita…
Unwanted inheritance? Industrial past as the EU heritage
Historically speaking, industry has been perceived as a threat to historical preservation and heritage in general; and for this reason, these categories have been seen as mutually exclusive. However, since the decline of industry in Europe, the relation between the two has been gradually reconsidered. The European Union (EU) has engaged with the industrial heritage, even if not wholeheartedly. The reason, I argue, is the reluctance among the Memb…
When We Say Post-Industrial – We Mean Ruins
This paper examines new-ruins in a post-industrial urban landscape on the example of Łódź, Poland. It analyses which ruins are depicted (industrial vs. domestic) and how they are framed (within the wider urban context or on their own) and interpreted (social and political critiques, local history, and aesthetics). It argues that contrary to the suggestions in the academic literature, these sites are not seen as symbols of failing capitalism but a…
Picturing an industrial city
A pictorial postcard condenses a cityscape into one iconic image, which claims to summarize the place, usually in a highly aestheticized version. If that is the case, how does one present an industrial city: with factories and worker housing or rather with churches and the palaces of industrial tycoons? Using four digitalized collections (over 700 postcards) this article analyses images of industrialized cities from the late nineteenth century un…
Recovering the past for the future
This article delves into the post-war urban planning of Racibórz (Ger. Ratibor), a mid-size city in Poland, shedding light on the socialist city’s historical roots and its adherence to socialist urbanism models. Using planning maps and other archival documents, it examines the reconstruction process that aimed at creating green spaces and quality housing, while at the same time revealing its medieval past. The article also investigates the city’s…
Meaning beyond Accuracy
War) destruction of a city is not easily representable. Not only is the entirety of urban space hardly ever equally affected but also, within the damaged areas, there are different degrees of ruination. Along with photos and aerial photography, maps are one of the most common means of representing cities’ war destruction. Despite their appearance, however, they are not an objective and impartial representation, but rather a narrative that can be …
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