Panel: „Topos” – pismo i świat idei, Książnica Podlaska im. Łukasza Górnickiego, 16 listopada 2018 roku

Abstract

The text is a record of a discussion on the world of ideas and values of the “Topos” bimonthly, published for 25 years in Sopot under the editorship of Krzysztof Kuczkowski. The panellists discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the magazine: the profile of the literary community, the place of women in the editorial team and among authors, the accessibility of the magazine, its style, its non-polemic attitude towards other trends, and finally the degree to which authors identify with the editorial team’s programme. The subject of the discussion is the position of the magazine on the Polish market of cultural magazines, an unquestionable position as one of the most important literary magazines. The discussion will be attended by participants of a scientific conference organised by the University of Białystok and Łukasz Górnicki Książnica Podlaska on the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the magazine (1993-2018). The panel was moderated by a historian of Polish literature of the 20th century, Professor Dariusz Kulesza, Director of the College of Literary Studies at the Faculty of Philology, University of Białystok.