Radiofobia w świecie plotki. Katastrofa w Czarnobylu a wybuchy paniki we współczesnej Polsce
Radiophobia in the World of Gossip. The Chernobyl Disaster and Bursts of Panic in Contemporary Poland

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I examine traces of radiophobia in gossips as a manifestation of culturein the shadow of an atomic bomb. This study aims to recognize main social functions of thiskind of folktales. The field of research is narrowed down mainly to folktales disseminatedin Poland. The methods employed during an investigation include an analysis of narrativespublished in the Internet and newspaper news. The study shows that some of these gossipsprovide both simplified records of past experience of humanity in the field of nuclear energy,and certain guidelines helping to cope with basic risks involved.

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