Hasła Strajku Kobiet i języki wernakularne
The Slogans of Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike) and Vernacular Languages

Summary/Abstract: The article is an insightful description of demonstrations organised in many Polish cities by Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike) at the end of the year 2020 and at the beginning of 2021 viewed as a cultural phenomenon. The demonstrations and manifestations were shows and performances in their nature, and made use of the language that was severely criticised in political discourse connected with these events, primarily by the commentators who negated the assumptions of the protests (public television, right-wing press). The use of the slogan in the demonstrations and communicative aspect of the protests brought about substantial groupings cultural taxonomy and public communication. Using slogans of vulgar character, swear-words as well as postulate and wish formulas aimed at a symbolic exclusion of the present political power that shortly before the protests of Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike) introduced to the Polish law a complete ban of abortion. Communicative and semiotic aspects of demonstrations can be included into the order of vernacular culture as they retain the features and properties attached to it. The analysis of the protests was carried out with semiotic tools and the methodology applied to public communication sociology.

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