Edited by Jan Chovanec and Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska
This book deals with the construction of the ‘other’ in European media at a time when the recently expanded EU is facing new political, economic and social challenges. The aim of the book is to document the diverse discursive forms of othering, ranging from differentiation to discrimination, that… read more
The EU Directorate General for Research and Innovation’s “European Research Area Policy Agenda: Overview of Actions for the Period 2022–2024” outlines twenty actions to boost research excellence, investment and reform, coordination and support, or green and digital transformation of the… read more
This study explores how three influential Polish media outlets covered the controversy around AstraZeneca vaccine in mid-March 2021, when some EU countries (though not Poland) decided to suspend this vaccine after reports of incidents of adverse side-effects related to pulmonary embolism and… read more
The chapter investigates the mediated entextualizations of the identities of Polish immigrants to the UK in the period of post-crisis politics and economic reforms. The media discourse studied is collected from MojaWyspa.co.uk (MyIsland), one of the largest Polish-language online hubs designed for… read more
This introductory chapter explains the rationale and the objectives of the collection focusing on the choices taken to frame the project in a coherent manner despite the apparent diversity of approaches, materials and scopes. First we highlight the role of the national media in European public… read more
This chapter focuses on the functions and properties of the American late-night TV talk show as used during the 2008 presidential campaign. It analyses some interviews with presidential candidates (Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain) broadcast on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman,… read more
