Katarzyna Borun-Jagodzinska interview, The University of Iowa, circa 1989

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Title: Katarzyna Borun-Jagodzinska interview, The University of Iowa, circa 1989
Creator: Borun-Jagodzinska, Katarzyna
Contributor: Nazareth, Peter
Contributor: University of Iowa. International Writing Program
Creator Note: Polish
Publisher: WSUI (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
KSUI 91.7 FM (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
Description: Polish poet and 1989 IWP resident Katarzyna Borun-Jagodzinska discusses writing and politics in Poland. Borun-Jagodzinska discusses the effects on Polish culture and literature of communist repression, and the changes introduced by the anti-communist Solidarity movement in the 1980s. Borun-Jagodzinska speaks about the importance of underground publishing as an outlet for Polish writers who were subject to government censorship. She also talks about her own writing and reads her poem, "The Match", in both Polish and English.
Notes: Peter Nazareth, a native of Uganda, is a Professor of English and African-American World Studies at the University of Iowa. Since 1974, he has been advisor to the University's International Writing Program, which brings writers from around the world to the University of Iowa for semester-long residencies. Over the span of more than thirty years, Nazareth has recorded interviews, seminars, and panel discussions with IWP writers conducted in various settings, including "Humanities at Iowa", a 1980s radio show that aired on WSUI/KSUI.
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Interviews
Literature
Poetry
Authors
Censorship
Communism
Publishers
Publishing industry
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Authors, Polish -- 20th century
Solidarity (Polish labor organization)
Communism -- Poland
Polish literature -- 20th century
Subjects: Persons: Borun-Jagodzinska, Katarzyna
Subjects: Corporate Bodies: NSZZ "Solidarnosc"(Labor organization)
Humanities at Iowa (Radio program)
Subject: Time: 1980-1990
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Physical Description: 00:24:12
Digitization Specifications: Originally recorded on audiocassette and converted to wav and mp3 files. Master digital recording available in wav format.
Rights Management: Educational use only, no other rights given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information: Contact the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa: https://iwp.uiowa.edu/contact
File name: vwu-naz00032
Item Type (DCMI): Sound
Item Type (AAT): interviews
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