Political communication in the era of postmodernism and post-truth. Analysis of the debate before the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2015 Cover Image

Komunikowanie polityczne w epoce postmodernizmu i postprawdy. Analiza debaty przed wyborami parlamentarnymi w Polsce w 2015 r.
Political communication in the era of postmodernism and post-truth. Analysis of the debate before the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2015

Author(s): Rafał Leśniczak
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: postmodernism; post-truth; political communication; elections

Summary/Abstract: The author of the text attempts to explain the meaning of the postmodern era and the post-truthera for the processes of political communication. Important factors that make up the background of the undertaken research are: the anticartesian attitude, the negation of classical metaphysics, andconsequently the lack of reference to good, truth and beauty as classical transcendentals enabling theunderstanding of the world; message based on emotions; marginalization of values and facts; post-Fordism attitude; dominance of the consumption paradigm. The author attempts to verify how thedeterminants of the postmodern era and the post-truth era are present in the public discourse of politicalleaders, and therefore tries to answer the question whether and to what extent the symptoms of themodern era find their place in the processes of political communication. The undertaken research isbased on the pre-election political debate that took place in the Polish Television studio, 20/10/2015before the parliamentary elections in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 27/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 181-195
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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