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Ludzkie ZOO dzisiaj, czyli upokorzenie w czasach popkultury
Human ZOO today of humiliation of pop-culture age

Author(s): Michał Rydlewski
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Dyskursu i Dialogu
Keywords: culture of humiliation;human zoo;curiosum;Wojciech Cejrowski;TV shows;

Summary/Abstract: The article Human zoo today or humiliation in pop-culture age is devoted to a description and criticism of various – in terms of media genre and subject matter– television programmes featuring an element of humiliation, shame and contempt for their protagonists and participants. Author believes that some of the programmes show their participants as well known curiosum from Early Modern Age and human zoo as well. Other or “savage” does not come from geographical periphery any more, but now comes from periphery our postmodern, consumption and neoliberal culture. Other can be for example a villager or TV show member.

  • Issue Year: I/2019
  • Issue No: 1 (1)
  • Page Range: 101-113
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish