Kreowanie wirtualnej wspólnoty komunikacyjnej wokół dyskursu kryminologicznego na materiale podcastu Justyny Mazur Piąte: Nie zabijaj

Abstract

The subject of the article is the ways of creating a virtual communicative community that is shaped around the criminological discourse, realized in the form of a podcast – a virtual genre of expression. The material basis are sound recordings under the common title “Piąte: nie zabijaj” (“The Fifth Commandment: You Shall Not Kill”), published on Justyna Mazur’s online channel, available on the YouTube platform. Addictionally, some comments of Internet users published under each analyzed recording were taken into account. The aim of the study is to show that the authors and recipients of audiovisual materials available on the Internet create a communication community specific to the virtual space, based on the similarity of interests, exchange of information and observations, on the closeness of moral and social attitudes towards crimes, their perpetrators and victims. The article presents the position that Justyna Mazur – the author of the analyzed material – not only makes her recordings available for entertainment or cognitive purposes, but also cares for the constitution of a permanent recipient group that interacts with the material and other participants of virtual communication. It has been shown that the author consciously uses various communication strategies: referring to the shared knowledge of the sender and the recipient, showing concern for listeners, sharing own experiences and observations, or formulating various requests in order to win the attention of recipients and encourage them to actively comment on recordings or interact with the author or other Internet users. The communicative activity in question also fosters the development of criminological discourse by informing a large group of recipients about the events that have occurred, exchanging information and accumulating knowledge on a specific topic. An important aspect that attracts attention when reading the analyzed materials is the linguistic setting of content relating to such sensitive topic as crime. The author, who aptly uses language as a tool can, thanks to her authority, sensitize Internet users to the issue of ethics and aesthetics of expression.