Dziecko w ramach wojny. Przypadek Donbasu
A child in war frames. A case of Donbas

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of ethnographic research on the mechanism of war framing combinedwith an analysis of the representation of children. Based on the analysis of materials from the Russianmedia (the case of crucifixion of a boy in Slavyansk) and ethnographic interviews with teachersin Kramatorsk, the author asks questions about the mechanisms of constructing the ontologies ofchild subjects by institutions of power in the conditions of war and the differentiation of grief afterthem. The conducted analysis, based mainly on the theses of Judith Butler, shows the differences inthe construction of child subjects on both sides of the conflict. The author also points to the similaritiesin the treatment of children’s bodies, understood universally as the projection surface of affects,especially those related to patriotism.

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