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Wszystkie drogi prowadza do Londynu? Porownanie odcinka Taggarta Tesknota do domu z kilkoma watkami Londynczykow pierwszego sezonu

Bates, J. (2014) Wszystkie drogi prowadza do Londynu? Porownanie odcinka Taggarta Tesknota do domu z kilkoma watkami Londynczykow pierwszego sezonu. In: Zwierzchowski, P., Giza, B., Bates, J. and Kosinska, K. (eds.) Polskie seriale telewizyjne. Series: Kino polskie wczoraj i dzis (10). Wyd. Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego: Bydgoszcz, pp. 272-280. ISBN 9788370969943

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Abstract

The article explores the presentation of Polish migrants in the Polish series 'Londynczycy' and 'Homesick', an episode of the long-running Scottish TV series 'Taggart' in terms of Spivak's 'subaltern' category. Whether the Polish migrant can "speak", that is, be heard in the hegemonic anglophone discourse may be answered definitively in both cases (negatively for 'Homesick', positively for 'Londynczycy'). The construction of Polish migranthood in both cases, however, is historically and contextually limited. Both series confirm the validity of traditional models in structuring Polish identity, yet ignore any form of otherness (especially otherness based in alternative sexual orientation) that threatens the unitary view of the collective.

Item Type:	Book Sections (Other)
Keywords:	Polish TV serials, migration, subaltern, Taggart.
Status:	Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:	Bates, Dr John
Authors:	Bates, J.
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics P Language and Literature > PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature
College/School:	College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Slavonic Studies
Research Group:	Examining Patterns of Representation in Literary Discourses (OPVK CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0125)
Publisher:	Wyd. Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego
ISBN:	9788370969943
Copyright Holders:	Wyd. Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego

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Deposit and Record Details

ID Code:	122997
Depositing User:	Dr John Bates
Datestamp:	23 Aug 2016 12:07
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2021 09:55
Date of first online publication:	2014