Ľubomír Gábor

Katedra slovenského jazyka a literatúry, Filozofická fakulta UCM v Trnave

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Coronavirus in Slovakia at the Border between East and West

The aim of the presented article is to collect selected thematic-motivic lines of narrative texts on geopolitical specifics of coronavirus Covid-19 discurs in Slovakia, their classification and critical reasoning - pointing out the prejudices, stereotypes, mental patterns and cultural backround present in the Slovak society. The presented intention is based on collection of narrative texts from public discussion forums available on Slovak newspaper webpages. The study intends to be a critical survey of narrative motives present in discussion forums which included geopolitical questions – coronavirus as an element in the Eastern or Western axiomatic orientation of the Slovak society. The study aims to collect and classify motives in the mentioned topic to show mental stereotypes in the Slovak society and make way for further analysis or research on the cultural and axiomatic background of the Slovak society at the geopolitcal border between East and West.

 

Key words: coronavirus, narratives, East and West, internet discussions

https://doi.org/10.24040/nfr.2022.14.2.46-64