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Violence against Women as Reflected in the Polish Television Series "A Second Chance"

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Różalska A. M.

Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej

2020

vol. 16

issue 1

28-46

Celem artykułu jest krytyczna refleksja nad współczesnymi polskim serialami telewizyjnymi, a w szczególności nad sposobami reprezentacji różnych przejawów przemocy wobec kobiet. Analizowanym w tekście serialem jest produkcja TVN Druga szansa, którą emitowano w latach 2016−2018. Badania medioznawcze wskazują na to, że media niezmiennie ukazują przemoc wobec kobiet, jej okoliczności i powody, jak również wizerunki ofiar i sprawców w stereotypowy, często sensacyjny, sposób. Autorka patrzy na przemoc wobec kobiet w wybranym serialu przez pryzmat ruchu społecznego #MeToo, a także w kontekście debaty na temat „ideologii gender” w Polsce. Wnioski z analizy serialu wskazują na to, że przemoc wobec kobiet jest w nim potraktowana jako poważny problem społeczny i że ma on potencjał, aby uwrażliwić publiczność na tę kwestię przedstawiając ją w sposób niestereotypowy, kompleksowy i zniuansowany. Jednocześnie produkcja TVN nie uwzględnia w wystarczającym stopniu społeczno-kulturowych uwarunkowań przemocy wobec kobiet, których należy szukać w patriarchalnej strukturze społecznej i braku równouprawnienia kobiet i mężczyzn.

The aim of this article is to provide a critical reflection on contemporary Polish television series, in particular the ways in which they tackle narratives that include instances of violence against women (VAW). The analysis is based on the example of the show titled Druga szansa (A Second Chance), broadcast in 2016-2018 by a commercial network TVN. Recent research shows that there are some common, repetitive ways in which media represent violence against women, its circumstances and reasons, as well as the portrayals of victims and perpetrators. The author looks at VAW in the selected television series in the context of the #MeToo movement and of the gender-related debates in Poland. The conclusion is that the chosen television series considers VAW as a serious social problem and has the potential to sensitize audiences by representing it in an unbiased, complex, and nuanced way. However, it fails to address its wider socio-cultural aspect resulting from patriarchal structures and gender inequality.

Representations of the “Refugee Crisis” on Front Pages of Polish Weekly Magazines between 2015 and 2018

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Różalska A. M.

Historia i Polityka

2020

issue 34 (41)

Drawing from postcolonial studies and discourse analysis, in this article I will critically look at the dominant narratives and visual depictions of the so-called “refugee crisis” in contemporary Polish weekly magazines (2015–2018) with a special focus on their front pages. For comparative purposes, I will conduct qualitative analysis of the selected press titles representing different socio-political worldviews and aiming at various audiences, such as Tygodnik Powszechny, Wprost, Polityka, Do Rzeczy, W Sieci, Gazeta Polska, Niedziela. I will have a look at the images used to illustrate the humanitarian crisis in combination with the analysis of titles and texts placed on front pages. Importantly, as many European reports underline, the press in particular, and the media in general, participated in framing the arrival of migrants and refugees from North Africa in 2015 as crisis. The term “refugee crisis” was popularized by numerous headlines, press articles, and other media accounts.The analysis of weeklies’ front pages leads to the conclusion that the Polish society and mass media yield to the dominant discourse defining a refugee as “Other,” enemy, terrorist, or invader. As I have shown above, sympathetic coverage is rare. The press, instead of delivering reliable and balanced opinions, rather tends to fuel negative attitudes and prejudices by maintaining the perception of refugees from North African and Middle East as endangering the Polish society.

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Violence against Women as Reflected in the Polish Television Series "A Second Chance"

Representations of the “Refugee Crisis” on Front Pages of Polish Weekly Magazines between 2015 and 2018