The Staszic Palace as Affective Heterotopia: New Category of Spatial Description

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Introduction

The History of the Staszic Palace in the Historical Context of Warsaw and Poland: Commentary on the English Edition by Krzysztof Mordyński

PART I Behind the Palace

The Passer-by who sees this monument… – archaeological layers

The Fight for the traces of victory

The place where it all began – historical layers

Between the church and the Moscow Chapel

PART II House of Polish Science, the Building Interior

Interior architecture, collections, institutions

The orthodox church in the building – returns to earlier meanings

About the (lottery) fate of the Staszic Palace

About the independent fate of the Staszic Palace

PART III Between the Meeting Room and the Temple of Victory

Thinking about the nation’s past and future

Not just the Legions’ military activity, not just the Society’s scientific role

When the sciences are useful

The heir’s voice, or the Staszic Palace as seen by Wacław Berent

PART IV In Front of the Palace

The external facade and its reconstruction

Further layers of the facade and 3D events on the palace building

The building’s place on the city plan – Plac Akademiczny

The unveiling of the monument – about intellectual battle

PART V Affective Heterotopia: About Methodology

The matter of definition: genesis and reception

Foucault’s concept and features of the palace

The affective dimension, towards new trends

Epilogue: Between Plac Akademiczny and Plac Zwycięstwa

Interview for Biuletyn Polonistyczny (2019): The case of the Staszic Palace, or about history and place

Bibliographic Note

Selected Bibliography

List of Illustrations

About the Author

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