Media as a Vehicle for Social Memory: A Case of Władysław Turowicz, the Polish Godfather of Pakistan’s Space and Missile Programs

Muhammad  Kamran; Izabela Krupa-Mażulis

Media as a Vehicle for Social Memory: A Case of Władysław Turowicz, the Polish Godfather of Pakistan’s Space and Missile Programs

Publication date: 30.06.2021

Media Management, 2021, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 309 - 317

https://doi.org/10.4467/23540214ZM.21.019.13414

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Media as a Vehicle for Social Memory: A Case of Władysław Turowicz, the Polish Godfather of Pakistan’s Space and Missile Programs

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The main purpose of this study is to explore the role of media as a vehicle for social memory in building social identity. The concept of social memory used by historians and others is to explore the connection between social identity and historical memory. In this research, the authors explore the role of media in the formation of social memory. The first part of the article explores the term of social memory in the light of literature. In the second part, the authors discussed the role of media in the formation of social memory on the example of Air Commodore Władysław Turowicz, a Polish Pakistani Engineer who was known as “The Rocket-Missile Man of Pakistan”. The researchers present the social memories of the Polish Godfather of Pakistan’s Space and Missile programs in the light of Pakistani electronic media. The authors have explored the role of Polish Engineer Władysław Turowicz in SUPARCO, his personal and professional life that has been widely discussed in Pakistani electronic media vs mere mention in Polish media. From the knowledge perspective, this research highlights some of the forgotten memories of Turowicz.

JEL: Z130

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Pakistani media, social memory, social identity, historical memory, Pakistan’s Space Program, Polish engineer, Pakistan Air Force

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Information: Media Management, 2021, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 309 - 317

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/23540214ZM.21.019.13414

Article type: Original article

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Media as a Vehicle for Social Memory: A Case of Władysław Turowicz, the Polish Godfather of Pakistan’s Space and Missile Programs

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Media as a Vehicle for Social Memory: A Case of Władysław Turowicz, the Polish Godfather of Pakistan’s Space and Missile Programs

Authors

Muhammad Kamran

Warszawska Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu

Izabela Krupa-Mażulis

Warszawska Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna im. B. Prusa, Poland

Published at: 30.06.2021

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Muhammad Kamran (Author) - 50%

Izabela Krupa-Mażulis (Author) - 50%

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