The Other Heading of Europe: From Miłosz to Derrida

The article explores a conceptualization of Eastern Europe at the intersection of literature and philosophy, focusing on two texts: The Issa Valley (1955) by Czesław Miłosz and The Other Heading (1991) by Jacques Derrida. In this context, Eastern Europe can be understood as a historical topos situat...

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Published in:Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 53 - 72
Main Author: Gornykh, Andrei
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 01.01.2025
Subjects:
borders
capital
eastern europe
historical community
identity
ISSN:2544-302X, 2544-302X
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Summary:The article explores a conceptualization of Eastern Europe at the intersection of literature and philosophy, focusing on two texts: The Issa Valley (1955) by Czesław Miłosz and The Other Heading (1991) by Jacques Derrida. In this context, Eastern Europe can be understood as a historical topos situated between Russian imperial violence concerning civil liberties and Western Enlightenment rationality, which can lead to the homogenization of cultural landscapes and the erasure of internal borders. These landscapes and borders are essential for the individual’s search for identity and the formation of a dense network of mutual dependency and historically determined communities that culturally shape specific social subjects, thereby resisting any imperial influence.
ISSN:2544-302X
2544-302X
DOI:10.14394/eidos.jpc.2025.0004