Dialectic of Fear: Centre-Liberal Media Discourse on Gender, LGBTQIA+ and Abortion in Contemporary Poland
Dialectic of Fear: Centre-Liberal Media Discourse on Gender, LGBTQIA+ and Abortion in Contemporary Poland

Summary/Abstract: References to fear are often associated with narratives created byright-wing parties and media, especially while talking about issues such as gender,LGBTQIA+ or abortion. However, similar practices can be found in centre-liberaldiscourse, proving that the creation and reproduction of the dialectic of fear canapply to all agents, no matter their political affiliation. The article aims to challenge popular academic perceptions of the sources of fear by proposing a counterperspective that means to shift perception on agents of polarisation. Used examples focus on contemporary Polish mainstream centre-liberal newspapers whichreproduce fear in their narrative, adding to both local and worldwide phenomenaof political polarisation and radicalisation.

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