The image of Russia and Russians
in polish internet memes
The image of Russia and Russians
in polish internet memes
Author(s): Dorota DziadoszSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Media studies, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy (WSG)
Keywords: Internet language; memes; ethnolinguistic; image of Russia; media
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research presented in the article has been to analyse selected Polish Internet memes concerning Russia and Russians, as well as to present the image of Russia and Russians emerging from the analysed memes. The research material has been obtained from Internet websites: demotywatory.pl, memy.pl, and besty.pl. It has been divided into thematic groups and subjected to the analysis. The findings of the research are not surprising. Internet memes sustain the stereotypes functioning in Polish society regarding Russia and Russians, superficially address the topic, high- Wizerunek Rosji i Rosjan w polskich memach internetowych 127 light antagonisms and occasionally distort reality. The image of Russia and Russians emerging form the memes shows that in fact Polish people know neither their neighbours nor their neighbours’ country, and they merely reproduce common opinions.
Journal: HETEROGLOSSIA - Studia kulturoznawczo-filologiczne
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 109-127
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish