THE DWARF AS A SYMBOL OF THE “CHILDISH” CHOICE OF THE CREATORS OF THE ORANGE ALTERNATIVE MOVEMENT
THE DWARF AS A SYMBOL OF THE “CHILDISH” CHOICE OF THE CREATORS OF THE ORANGE ALTERNATIVE MOVEMENT
Author(s): Marta Moldovan-CywińskaSubject(s): Anthropology, Civil Society, Culture and social structure
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: dwarfs; Orange Alternative movement; protest; symbol; hope;
Summary/Abstract: Dwarfs are popular heroes of legends and fairy tales, but Waldemar Major Fydrych “derived” them from traditions and beliefs, and gave them a completely urban character, using them as symbols of protest in a new contestation-cultural dimension. In the anti-communist Orange Alternative movement, street protesters dressed as dwarfs in orange caps, and drawings of dwarfs marked the place of opposition slogans covered by white painting by authorities’ representatives, and the figure of the dwarf became a symbol of free, uncensored thought.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea Fascicula Limba si Literatura Română (ALLRO)
- Issue Year: 31/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 118-126
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
