Masculinity in the Early Period of Polish Fascism. A Study of „Faszysta Polski” Cover Image

Męskość w okresie początku polskiego faszyzmu. Rzecz o „Faszyście Polskim”
Masculinity in the Early Period of Polish Fascism. A Study of „Faszysta Polski”

Author(s): Andrzej Handzlik
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Gender Studies, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Media studies, Studies of Literature, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Sociology, Military policy, Electoral systems, Nationalism Studies, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: fascism; masculinity; press; interwar period; subordination; leader; ideology; „Faszysta Polski”

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the origins of Polish fascism in the context of one of the first periodicals promoting this ideology. Faszysta Polski was published in 1926, and its authors introduced Italian concepts to Polish readers. The author analyses the magazine in terms of the overrepresentation of male voices within it and the persuasive strategies adopted by the weekly’s writers. The aim of the article is to identify the reasons for the interest in fascism, the mechanisms of influence on the audience, and to emphasize that this doctrine sought to create a new type of masculinity based on submission to the leader and the ideology itself.

  • Issue Year: 1/2026
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 213-231
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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