We invite you to participate in the event dedicated to the second anniversary of the assault on Ukraine, which will take place on February 22, 2024, at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Silesia (A. Pawlikowski Hall).
🎬 The extensive program of the event includes, among others, a screening of the documentary film titled "In Ukraine," directed by Tomasz Wolski and our graduate, Piotr Pawlus, who will personally introduce the film. After the screening, he will participate in a discussion, which we encourage you to join.
Participants in the meeting will discuss the media image of the war and examine it in various ways. The goal is to remind about what is happening beyond Poland's borders, to express once again a firm opposition to all acts of war, and to offer encouragement to our friends, students, colleagues – all those who are fighting in Ukraine and those who have left their loved ones in the country.
PROGRAM:
9:45 – Opening, welcome, introduction
10:00 – "My February 24th" – memories of staff, students, graduates (prepared by Magdalena Knapik, Magdalena Nowak-Kaczmarek)
10:05 – Dr. Aleksandra Kalisz: "The Media Image of War" (in Polish)
10:35 – Dr. Olena Rosinska: "The Significance of Feature and Documentary Films in the Media Creation of the War Image" (in Polish)
11:05 – "War Chronicle" – students of international Polish studies
11:15–11:30 – Break
11:30 – Piotr Pawlus – introduction to the film
11:45 – "In Ukraine" film, dir. Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolski (Amidst an unprecedented war at the borders of the European Union, filmmakers Piotr Pawlus and Tomasz Wolski venture into the bomb-damaged depths of Ukraine to capture the "new normality" of its inhabitants)
1:05 PM – Discussion after the film with the director
2:00 PM – Dr. Oksana Pochapska: "The Language of War: Falsifications and Manipulations" (Мова війни: фейки і маніпуляції) (in Ukrainian)
2:00 PM – Dr. Oksana Zhurawska: "Internet Memes from the Beginning of the Russian Federation’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine" (in English)
2:00 PM – Alina Nowicka, M.A.: "War (no) a Woman..." (in Polish)
The event is organized by the School of Polish Language and Culture at the University of Silesia, representatives of the international Polish studies program, and the educational platform Polish Film Shelf. The event partner is the Solidarność Trade Union of the University of Silesia. Co-organizers of the meeting are the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Silesia.
The event is under the patronage of the Rector of the University of Silesia, Prof. Dr. Hab. Ryszard Koziołek.
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