Pięćdziesiąt lat „Kultury i Społeczeństwa”: elementy ciągłości i zmiany

Abstrakt

The current editor-in-chief of “Kultura i Społeczeństwo” [Culture and Society], Elżbieta Tarkowska, presents in her text the fifty-year-old history of the quarterly. She distinguishes five periods: 1957–1959 — “bold beginning”, 1960–1968 — “research of modernity and integration of humanities”, 1969–1979 — “after the first twelve years”, 1980–1982 — “time of continuity”, 1983–2001 — “regular scholarly journal”, 2002–2006 — “continuation and change”. These periods are marked, first and foremost, by changes on the position of the editor-in-chief. Moreover, the author characterizes the specificity of the journal which comprises of: consistently emphasized interdisciplinary character of the journal, a clearly defined thematic focus i.e. concentration on a broadly defined culture and its changing character, concern for preservation and reinforcement of the social sciences tradition in Poland, and also the elements of continuation within the quarterly itself, despite various shifts conditioned by external circumstances.