The American Broadcast My Lobotomy as an Example of a Radio Feature in the West

This article consists of two parts. In the first one, I analyse relations between a reportage and a feature. Differences can be found in the way these notions are defined by scholars in Poland and in Western Europe. Polish radio documentaries are based on authenticity, while in a feature the truth i...

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Main Author: Natalia Kowalska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2016-06-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/1413
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spelling doaj-426c4979bec843ddaec654be34793b682020-11-24T21:40:42ZengLodz University PressActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica1505-90572353-19082016-06-0135510.18778/1505-9057.35.12838The American Broadcast My Lobotomy as an Example of a Radio Feature in the WestNatalia Kowalska0The University of Lodz, Faculty of Philology, Department of Journalism and Public CommunicationThis article consists of two parts. In the first one, I analyse relations between a reportage and a feature. Differences can be found in the way these notions are defined by scholars in Poland and in Western Europe. Polish radio documentaries are based on authenticity, while in a feature the truth intermingles with fiction. My Lobotomy, by David Isay and Piya Kochhar, serves as an example of a work which presents both authentic characters and some fictional elements. In the second part of the article I focused on the analysis of this American feature. As far as I am concerned, what makes the work most interesting is the relationship between the protagonist’s authentic and spontaneous reactions and the read out narrative sequences.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/1413radiofeatureradio documentary
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series Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica
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2353-1908
publishDate 2016-06-01
description This article consists of two parts. In the first one, I analyse relations between a reportage and a feature. Differences can be found in the way these notions are defined by scholars in Poland and in Western Europe. Polish radio documentaries are based on authenticity, while in a feature the truth intermingles with fiction. My Lobotomy, by David Isay and Piya Kochhar, serves as an example of a work which presents both authentic characters and some fictional elements. In the second part of the article I focused on the analysis of this American feature. As far as I am concerned, what makes the work most interesting is the relationship between the protagonist’s authentic and spontaneous reactions and the read out narrative sequences.
topic radio
feature
radio documentary
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