A (very) ephemeral poster: About the strategy of resistance in occupied Kherson Cover Image

Plakat (bardzo) ulotny, czyli o strategii oporu w okupowanym Chersoniu
A (very) ephemeral poster: About the strategy of resistance in occupied Kherson

Author(s): Waldemar Dymarczyk
Subject(s): Civil Society, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: war posters; propaganda posters; war in Ukraine; Kherson; ephemerality;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author analyzes the content and function of posters created by members of the Ukrainian resistance movement in occupied Kherson. Due to its literalness and bluntness, even brutal- ity, street propaganda is mainly used to intimidate the opponent. The threat concerns specific people collaborating with the Russians as well as soldiers of the enemy army. Posters also serve to maintain the “resistance spirit” and bring hope for imminent liberation. The author also discusses the problems and dilemmas of a researcher writing a text on current and “hot” social topics, such as the ongoing war and the dynamic change of the described situation.

  • Issue Year: 15/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 165-177
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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