Professor Walery Pisarek — an Architect of Polish Media Studies
Professor Walery Pisarek — an Architect of Polish Media Studies

Summary/Abstract: This article pays tribute to the famous Editor-in-Chief of Zeszyty Prasoznawcze, Professor Walery Pisarek who has become an architect of Polish media studies. The authors reflect on Professor’s academic career and his extreme life challenges, including two prison sentences he served first as a teenager and a later as a student involved in anti-communist resistance movement. The article describes Walery Pisarek’s tremendous scientific achievements and the legacy his followers attempt to build on. It offers an overview of his most prominent publications, selected out of almost pieces of 800 work, to show Professor Walery’s main research interests both in the field of linguistics and media studies. He was a true Ambassador of Polish Language and was best known for his contribution to effective communication reflected in books, numerous papers, lectures and activities popularising linguistic correctness. This was recalled in the article devoted to Professor’s intellectual legacy. As the title suggests, Walery Pisarek has become the architect of media studies in Poland. He has developed research methods and tools, authored textbooks, inspired research, created a framework for media scholars who desire to follow in his footsteps. He will be remembered for his dedication to work, passion for life, impressive achievements and humbleness that made him an exceptional teacher, mentor and role model for future researchers.

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