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Title: | Coming to terms with communist propaganda: post-communism, memory and generation |
Authors: | Szostak, Sylwia Mihelj, Sabina |
Keywords: | Memory Generation Post-communism Post-socialism Propaganda Television World War Two |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Citation: | SZOSTAK, S. and MIHELJ, S., 2016. Coming to terms with communist propaganda: post-communism, memory and generation. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 20 (3), pp. 324-340. |
Abstract: | This article has two main aims. First, it seeks to contribute to existing research on
the mediation of post-communist memory by considering the Polish case and specifically by
focusing on audience memories of an iconic television series produced in communist Poland,
Four Tankmen and a Dog (TVP, 1966-1970), set during World War Two. Second, the article
pays particular attention to the generational stratification of audience memories, and thereby
makes a contribution to recent literature that examines the links between generation and
mediated remembering. The analysis draws on life-course interviews with viewers of two
different generations, conducted in Poland in 2014. The results indicate that the ways in
which Polish audiences remember communist-era programming, and specifically the extent to
which they perceive such programming as propaganda, vary significantly with generation. We
argue that these differences stem from generationally-specific experiences in the past, which
gave rise to distinct modes of engaging with the communist era and its heritage. |
Description: | This paper was accepted for publication in the journal European Journal of Cultural Studies and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549416682247 |
Version: | Accepted for publication |
DOI: | 10.1177/1367549416682247 |
URI: | https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/22522 |
Publisher Link: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549416682247 |
ISSN: | 1460-3551 |
Appears in Collections: | Published Articles (Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies)
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