Representations of the Warsaw Uprising in Games and Graphic Novels

• In Event: Ludic Memory

Abstract

The paper will offer an overview of these activities as a backdrop for the detailed analysis of chosen publications. The focus will lie on the presentation of the uprising in video games such as „Warsaw Rising“ and especially the updated version „Warsaw Rising: City of Heroes“. Exhibitions in Poland and abroad organised by the Polish state will also be included in the analysis. The paper will argue that the PiS government (2015-2023) and especially the IPN (Institute of National Remembrance) have turned the commemoration into a patriotic act. They especially targeted younger generations, relying on media of pop culture like video games and graphic novels.

Author

• Yvonne Poerzgen, Ruhr U Bochum (Germany)