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«Війна образів»: висвітлення повномасштабної збройної агресії Росії проти України у британській політичній карикатурі (за матеріалами «The Times» та «The Sunday Times»)

Руслан Куцик, Богдан Безпалько
Взято з Том 11, № 2, 2026 Сторінки 22–46
Отримано
30.11.2025
Доопрацьовано
11.04.2026
Прийнято
12.05.2026
Опубліковано
30.05.2026
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Анотація

Актуальність вивчення політичної карикатури як форми візуальної комунікації зумовлена її здатністю лаконічно відображати суспільно-політичні процеси, формувати громадську думку та впливати на інтерпретацію російсько-української війни. Метою статті був аналіз того, як повномасштабна збройна агресія Росії проти України була репрезентована в британських політичних карикатурах, опублікованих у «The Times» та «The Sunday Times» протягом першого року війни. Методологія дослідження ґрунтувалася на міждисциплінарному підході, що поєднував медіастудії, візуально-аналітичні методи, а також інструменти кількісного та якісного контент-аналізу. Така комбінація відображала специфіку політичної карикатури як візуального інформаційного продукту, що одночасно інтерпретує та конструює суспільне сприйняття. Дослідження продемонструвало, що британські карикатуристи активно використовували сатиру для фреймування конфлікту через чітку моральну дихотомію «добра і зла». Візуальні наративи насамперед зосереджувалися на російському президенті як головному ініціаторі війни, чий образ еволюціонував від самовпевненого агресора до демонізованого символу жорстокості та моральної деградації, особливо після звірств у Бучі. Натомість, використовуючи мотив Давида і Голіафа, український президент послідовно зображувався як архетип героїчного національного спротиву. Карикатуристи активно висвітлювали глобальні наслідки війни (енергетичну та продовольчу кризи) і критикували політичну нерішучість Заходу, внутрішні суперечки у Великій Британії (зокрема скандал Partygate) та бюрократичні провали у вирішенні проблеми біженців. Кількісний аналіз вказав на закономірне зниження частоти публікацій протягом року, що відображає медійний феномен «втоми від теми». Тим не менш, безпрецедентна концентрація візуальних сатиричних матеріалів у перші місяці забезпечила беззаперечну перемогу України в інформаційній «війні образів». Практичне значення цього дослідження полягає в можливості його застосування для вивчення медіадискурсу, візуальної пропаганди та формування міжнародного сприйняття сучасних збройних конфліктів

Ключові слова

російсько-українська війна; британський сатиричний дискурс; політична карикатура; візуальні наративи; візуальна пропаганда; засоби масової інформації; газета

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ЦИТУВАТИ

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