Kształtowanie winy: słowniki motywów przemocy domowej w polskich mediach
Constructing Blame: The Language of Domestic Violence in the Polish Media

Author(s): Patrycja Sosnowska-Buxton
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Media studies, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: domestic violence; media discourse; language; himpathy; victim blaming
Summary/Abstract: The author examines the portrayal of domestic violence in the Polish media, demonstrating that media narratives frequently justify the behavior of perpetrators and shift blame onto victims. She identifies the phenomenon of “himpathy” and calls for a fundamental change in the way violence is represented and discussed in the media.

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