Kitschoutput Interpretation of Archaeology and Problems with the Commercialisation of Science

Katarzyna Jarosz ()
Additional contact information
Katarzyna Jarosz: Warsaw University

Revista Romana de Jurnalism si Comunicare - Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication, 2011, issue 1, 14-19

Abstract: The aim of this paper was to analyze what are the mechanisms and techniques of science commercialization in the second half of the XX century. The object of the analysis were the articles published in the years 1945-2000 in 5 leading popular sciences monthly magazines in Poland. 762 articles were analyzed. Several techniques and stylistic means were observed the aim of which is present archaeology as a mysterious science, based very often on the intuition, not on the scientific methods. There are mistakes in dating, the facts are distorted in order to support the adventurous character of the archaeology

Keywords: kitsch; archaeology; popular science; reality distortion; mystery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://jurnalism-comunicare.eu/rrjc/download_en.php?id_articol=35 (application/pdf)
Download is limited to active subscribers. Subscription information available at: http://jurnalism-comunicare.eu/rrjc/subscribe_en.php

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:foj:journl:y:2011:i:1:p:14-19

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
Editura Ars Docendi, Sos. Panduri 94, sector 5, Bucuresti, Romania – for print copies
http://www.jurnalism-comunicare.eu/rrjc/

Access Statistics for this article

Revista Romana de Jurnalism si Comunicare - Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication is currently edited by Raluca Radu

More articles in Revista Romana de Jurnalism si Comunicare - Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication from University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies – Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Jurnalism si Stiintele Comunicarii Bdul Iuliu Maniu 1-3, Corp A, etajul 6, sector 6, Bucuresti, cod 061071, Romania.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Raluca Radu ().