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Limiting Privilege: Upward Mobility Within Higher Education in Socialist Poland
Limiting Privilege: Upward Mobility Within Higher Education in Socialist Poland
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State socialism tried to industrialize, urbanize, encourage the more frequent washing of hands, urge people to leave the church, emancipate women, and electrify cities in a single lifetime. Limiting Privilege: Upward Mobility Within Higher Education in Socialist Poland explores the possibilities and limits of this goal by looking at a model socialist university established in 1945 in Łódź, Poland. It examines the complex story of utopian visions, failed aspirations, and reluctant academia.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 284 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2023
Publisher: Purdue University Press
State socialism aimed to achieve a remarkable transformation within a single lifetime, encompassing industrialization, urbanization, hygiene promotion, religious disaffiliation, women's emancipation, and urban electrification. Central to these ambitious endeavors was the expansion of educational opportunities for the working class, envisioning the establishment of an egalitarian socialist university that would provide upward mobility for all.
In Łódź, Poland, a socialist university was established in 1945 as a flagship project of socialist modernization. Its initial mission was to offer social advancement by privileging admission for peasant and working-class children. However, these efforts faced resistance from the elite who sought to preserve their privileged status.
Limiting Privilege: Upward Mobility Within Higher Education in Socialist Poland delves into the complexities of this story by examining the experiences of first-generation students, intelligentsia faculty, and the industrial city of Łódź. It explores the utopian visions, unfulfilled aspirations, and reluctant academia that shaped the trajectory of this socialist university. Through a rich narrative and meticulous analysis, the book sheds light on the challenges and complexities of implementing social change within the confines of a socialist system.
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781612498829
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