Reminiscences of World War II in the "Przyjaciel" Magazine for Older Children, in 1945-1948 Cover Image

Reminiscencje II wojny światowej na łamach "Przyjaciela" (czasopisma dla starszych dzieci) w latach 1945-1948
Reminiscences of World War II in the "Przyjaciel" Magazine for Older Children, in 1945-1948

Author(s): Bogumiła Staniów
Subject(s): Cultural history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: magazines for children; Przyjaciel (Friend); The Second World War; memory; 1945-1948;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses how the topic of the Second World War was discussed by a magazine for older school children immediately after regaining independence. Based on the analysis of the content of "Przyjaciel" ("Friend") for the years 1945-1948, issues, contexts and forms of statements regarding war events that remain vividly remembered were discussed. They confirm the thesis that while periodicals for the youngest focused on commemorative issues, magazines for older children deliberately addressed - primarily in stories - the most important, in the editors' opinion, topics related to the recently ended war and did it in a less veiled way. They were thus part of the post-memory discourse in literature addressed to children.

  • Issue Year: 21/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 41-58
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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