On January 5, Karolina was again a guest on Anna Dudzińska’s broadcast Klub Trójki. This time, the discussion was sparked by the radio documentary Węzełek [A Bundle] by Magda Skawińska. The documentary is built around particular objects, such as a small bundle and a set of keys carried by people forced to leave their homes. Referring to historical practices of packing essential belongings during displacement, the bundle evokes both loss and survival, while the key symbolizes the home left behind. By weaving personal testimonies of expulsion with broader reflections on memory and identity, the documentary connects historical displacement with contemporary experiences of migration and conflict, showing how people continue to carry their bundles, both literally and symbolically.
At the end of the broadcast, Karolina reflected on migration as a recurring feature of Central European history. She discussed the specific character of postwar migration in western Poland, the long-term effects of settlement policies in the so-called Recovered Territories, and how these histories shape present-day social realities locally and beyond. The discussion also touched on who the postwar settlers were, whether they can be considered refugees, and how the history of postwar settlement is—and is not—present in mainstream discourse in Poland.
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