Culture in the Crosshairs: A Metaphorical Analysis of the Speeches of the Minister of Culture, Martina Šimkovičová, and the Reactions of the Opposition and the Artistic Community

Žaneta PAVLÍKOVÁ

https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.394-405

 

Abstract: The article focuses on conceptual metaphors in political and cultural discourse in Slovakia, with a particular emphasis on public statements by Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová and the subsequent reactions of the opposition, artists, and the cultural community. The article identifies and interprets the linguistic frameworks that shape public debate on culture, while analysing metaphors that play a key role in polarising society and constructing ideological positions.

Keywords: culture, conceptual metaphor, political rhetoric, artistic discourse, cultural policy criticism

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Language of the paper: English

Online publication date: 23 December 2025

Pages: 394 – 405

 

ISBN: 978-80-225-5280-6 (online), 978-80-225-5279-0

ISSN: 2729-8973 (online), 2729-8981

Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm

 

How to cite this conference proceedings paper (APA 7^th Edition):

Pavlíková, Ž. (2025). Culture in the Crosshairs: A Metaphorical Analysis of the Speeches of the Minister of Culture, Martina Šimkovičová, and the Reactions of the Opposition and the Artistic Community. In R. Štefančík (Ed.), Jazyk a politika. Na pomedzí lingvistiky a politológie X (pp. 394–405). Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm. https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.394-405