New Media Behind the Iron Curtain
During the years of the Polish People’s Republic, Poles were cut off from the western world. Travel was restricted, as was access to out- side culture and goods. This unique situation led to a period of great ingenuity in the realm of new media. Not only were media adapted to suit Poles’ needs, but...
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| author | Sitarski, Piotr Garda, Maria B. Jajko, Krzysztof |
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| description | During the years of the Polish People’s Republic, Poles were cut off from the western world. Travel was restricted, as was access to out- side culture and goods. This unique situation led to a period of great ingenuity in the realm of new media. Not only were media adapted to suit Poles’ needs, but new technology was fashioned to gain access to western television, film and video games. Bringing people together, VCRs, computers and satellite television were thus a window to the outside world and contemporary to the mobilisation of Solidarity and the end of communism. As such, their diffusion is an important but largely overlooked aspect of Poland’s history. Acutely aware of this, the authors of this book recount new media behind the Iron Curtain in a way that will appeal to scholars and non-academic readers alike. Coupling archival research with in depth interviews, they bring to life the talent and determination of the PPR’s new media pioneers, compelling others to dig further. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1542112025-03-07T12:46:35Z New Media Behind the Iron Curtain Sitarski, Piotr Garda, Maria B. Jajko, Krzysztof New Media Iron Curtain History of Video History of Microcomputers History of Satellite Television Communist Poland During the years of the Polish People’s Republic, Poles were cut off from the western world. Travel was restricted, as was access to out- side culture and goods. This unique situation led to a period of great ingenuity in the realm of new media. Not only were media adapted to suit Poles’ needs, but new technology was fashioned to gain access to western television, film and video games. Bringing people together, VCRs, computers and satellite television were thus a window to the outside world and contemporary to the mobilisation of Solidarity and the end of communism. As such, their diffusion is an important but largely overlooked aspect of Poland’s history. Acutely aware of this, the authors of this book recount new media behind the Iron Curtain in a way that will appeal to scholars and non-academic readers alike. Coupling archival research with in depth interviews, they bring to life the talent and determination of the PPR’s new media pioneers, compelling others to dig further. 2025-03-07T12:46:34Z 2025-03-07T12:46:34Z 2021 book ONIX_20250307_9788382202007_390 9788382202007 9788382201994 9788323348719 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/154211 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/1204 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego electronic 10.18778/8220-199-4 10.18778/8220-199-4 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788382202007 9788382201994 9788323348719 electronic open access |
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