Media-style autobiography (as exemplified by Unauthorized autobiography of Kuba Wojewódzki) Cover Image

Autobiografia w medialnym wydaniu (na przykładzie Nieautoryzowanej autobiografii Kuby Wojewódzkiego)
Media-style autobiography (as exemplified by Unauthorized autobiography of Kuba Wojewódzki)

Author(s): Ewelina Tyc
Subject(s): Media studies, Review, Source Material
Published by: Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej
Keywords: autobiography; genre; linguistic genology; persuasion; celebrity’s image;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of a detailed analysis presented in this article is the Unauthorized Autobiography of Kuba Wojewódzki. A thorough review of the collected source material enabled the author to characterize this popular genre and indicate its role in a media space. The genological description draws attention to four aspects of the genre pattern. The regularities or deviations from the canonical pattern perceived in this area deepen the knowledge of contemporary autobiography and allows one to capture what makes it attractive.

  • Issue Year: 2/2021
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 191-211
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English