Soc-narcissism (or socialist narcissism) – celebrities in communist Poland on the example of the monthly "Ty i Ja" Cover Image

Socnarcyzm, czyli celebryci w PRL-u (na przykładzie miesięcznika „Ty i Ja”)
Soc-narcissism (or socialist narcissism) – celebrities in communist Poland on the example of the monthly "Ty i Ja"

Author(s): Agnieszka Dytman-Stasieńko, Justyna Harbanowicz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: media in the PRL; lifestyle media; narcissism; celebrities; stars

Summary/Abstract: The article assumes that during communism time in Poland, especially during the period of increased television development in the Gomułka era (the 60s), there were no political, socio-communicative and cultural conditions for the development of the culture of celebrity and the related phenomenon of narcissistic attitudes of individuals popular in the media. This thesis is confirmed by the content analysis of the monthly “Ty i Ja”published in 1960–1973, considered to be the first Polish lifestyle magazine, presenting the stars of theater, film etc., but these presentations were far from revealing any narcissist features characteristic of contemporary culture or Western culture at the time.

  • Issue Year: 9/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-98
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish