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DISCOURSE SURROUNDING THE BOOK THEATRE. A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY. THE MEDIA IMAGE OF VIOLENCE IN POLISH THEATRE
Anna BORKOWSKA1
Publication language: Polish
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Quest Editor of the Issue Dominika Popielec
Transformations No. 1(128)2026, Publication date: 31 March 2026
Keywords: media discourse, paratexts, #MeToo, theatre in Poland, scandalization, institutional violence
Abstract The article analyzes media narratives surrounding Teatr. Rodzina patologiczna by Iga Dzieciuchowicz, interpreted in the context of the #MeToo debate and the issue of violence in the Polish theatre community. The study is qualitative in nature and is based on a discourse analysis of selected journalistic texts, with particular attention paid to visual materials and paratexts such as headlines and leads. The analysis revealed the dominance of several recurring themes: systemic violence, hypocrisy and double standards, intimate testimonies, and legal disputes related to censorship. The article concludes that the journalistic framing of the issue is ambivalent: on the one hand, it increases the visibility of violence and may help break mechanisms of silence; on the other, it tends to simplify the issue into a scandal, marginalizing the perspective of institutional solutions.
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk Społecznych, Instytut Dziennikarstwa i Komunikacji Medialnej, Polska
ORCID: 0009-0006-2145-1451
E-mail: anna.borkowska@us.edu.pl