Media Images of Ukrainian Women in the Era of War with Russia in the Weekly “Newsweek Poland” – a Picture of Changes in Press Representations of Women in the Perspective of the Year of War Cover Image

Wizerunki medialne Ukrainek w dobie wojny z Rosją w tygodniku „Newsweek Polska” – obraz zmian reprezentacji prasowych kobiet w perspektywie roku wojny
Media Images of Ukrainian Women in the Era of War with Russia in the Weekly “Newsweek Poland” – a Picture of Changes in Press Representations of Women in the Perspective of the Year of War

Author(s): Alina Balczyńska-Kosman
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: images; Ukraine; women; war; “Newsweek Polska”

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present media images of Ukrainian women in the weekly opinion magazine Newsweek Polska at the beginning of the war with Russia, as well as from the perspective of a year after the start of the military actions. The media played a special role in the process of reporting on the course of the Russian-Ukrainian war, portraying Ukrainian women in the varied roles of mothers, wives, caretakers of the household, but also active women, often soldiers fighting against the invader. An analysis of the content of Newsweek’s coverage has shown changes in the ways Ukrainian women are portrayed. Media representations of Ukrainian women in Newsweek, as a consequence of the war, have been transformed – from the stereotypical roles in which women are most often shown, through victims of war, to images of people fighting side-by-side with men. In addition, at the beginning of 2023, the studies showed a decline in interest in the topic of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the pages of Newsweek Polska.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 201-212
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish