Polish-Ukrainian neighborhood after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.Some remarks on The Project Moments by the Institute of Reportage

Abstract

The article discusses The Project Moments, a collection of thirty interviews with Ukrainian refugeewomen in Poland, developed by the Institute of Reportage in Warsaw in 2021. Additionally,a number of non-fi ction works about the war in Ukraine, written in Poland and abroad, are referenced.The perspective of media and literary studies illuminates intercultural challenges of the currentsocial situation in Poland. The concept of „contact zone” (M. Luis Pratt), used in this context, helpsto demonstrate that Polish communication with Ukrainians often refl ects the attitude of superiorityand ignorance. The Project Moments responds to such a diagnosis, enabling an insight intothe psychological and social situation of the witnesses of war. This publication is an example ofempathetic journalism, creating a safe space for expressing emotions such as grief, fear, sadnessor helplessness. The Project Moments also registers the work of trauma, as well as cases of agencyand resilience.