Journalism of Helena Lemańska – the case of the Polish Film Chronicle in 1949–1967 Cover Image

Publicystyka Heleny Lemańskiej – przypadek Polskiej Kroniki Filmowej w latach 1949–1967
Journalism of Helena Lemańska – the case of the Polish Film Chronicle in 1949–1967

Author(s): Łukasz Jędrzejski
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Cultural history, Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: journalism; Helena Lemańska; Polish Film Chronicle; Władysław Gomułka; political propaganda;

Summary/Abstract: The Polish Film Chronicle in the times of mass information falling in the years after the end of World War II gave the opportunity to formulate a message addressed to specific groups of recipients. Its reception was one of the components of the life of social groups and individual recipients who could become addicted to watching the message formulated by the aforementioned medium. The chronicle, which was part of the mass media system, had a direct impact on its recipients in the processes of socialization of education and self-education. PKF became and remains an interesting source of knowledge about the functioning of the People’s Republic of Poland. It is also an extremely valuable film document reflecting the style of the political discourse of the time, moreover, it is a historical document that allows to reproduce the features of the then styles of political press journalism.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 123-144
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish