10th International Scientific Conference Dimensions of the

10th International Scientific Conference
Dimensions of the antagonisation of cultures in contemporary
Europe
– national, ethnic and religious connotations of acculturation,
socialisation and education
Wroclaw, 27-28 October 2016
Organisers: Institute of Pedagogy, the University of Wrocław
ul. Dawida 1, 52-527 Wrocław
SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Przewodniczący:
prof. UWr dr hab. Alicja Szerląg
MEMBERS:
prof. Keith Doubt, Wittenberg University, USA
prof. dr hab. Ewa Jarosz, Społeczny Doradca Rzecznika Praw Dziecka
prof. dr hab. Bruno Drwęski, INALCO, Sorbona, France
prof. dr Funda Günsoy, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
prof. dr hab. Jerzy Nikitorowicz, University of Białystok, Poland
prof. UwB dr hab. Mirosław Sobecki, University of Białystok, Poland
prof. zw. dr hab. dr h.c. Andrzej J. Szwarc,
Polsko - Niemiecki Instytut Badawczy,
Collegium Polonicum w Słubicach, Poland
prof. Christoph Wulf, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
ORGANISATION BOARD:
dr Justyna Pilarska
dr Małgorzata Prokosz
dr Kamila Gandecka
dr Krystyna Dziubacka
dr Arkadiusz Urbanek
mgr Edyta Mituła-Grzesiak
Secretary of the Conference
Arkadiusz Urbanek, Ph.D., e-mail: [email protected]
Justyna Pilarska, Ph.D., e-mail [email protected]
Information about the conference may be found at the website of the scientific journal
Multicultural Studies: http://mcs.uni.wroc.pl, at the tab: KONFERENCJA
Communiqué 1
One feature of contemporary Europe, which is more important that its cultural homogeneity,
is its increasing cultural diversity. As a result, the multitude of different cultures, in a specific
society, creates their own social orders, locating them on the continuum from conflict to
agreement. This is accompanied by processes protecting the leading culture, downplaying the
cultures of (ethnic, national, religious) minorities as well as the processes of mutual blending
and interpenetration of cultures. What should be seen as the most serious threat, however, are
those actions intended to protect one’s own cultural identity exclusively without acceptance of
other cultures. Such a state of affairs contributes to the antagonisation of cultures. In the
situation of intensively increasing migration, especially that of refugees, the phenomenon
becomes greater, and conflicts between different cultures arise increasingly frequently. In this
regard, it is difficult to find effective strategies of resolving conflicts arising from cultural
differences. In effect, consequences of different cultures colliding with / confronting each
other intensify in the everyday life of culturally diversified societies where the processes of
acculturation, socialisation and education take place, both among representatives of the
leading culture and among minority cultures. Therefore, there arise questions concerning the
scale of the antagonisation of cultures, the quality of these processes, especially what they
direct their participants to. Finding answers to these questions requires an interdisciplinary
reflection on the following issues.
- Ethnic, national and religious areas of tension in the European cultural discourse.
- Ethnic mentality as a source of conflicts.
- The policy(-ies) regarding national and ethnic minorities in contemporary Europe.
- Pluribus unum or unitas multiplex? Perspectives of the cultural landscape of Europe –
empirical indicators of social changes.
- (Re)defining the multicultural social order.
- Spaces where cultural antagonisms are overcome.
- Acculturation in the situation of a conflict of cultures.
- Socialisation and education along interfaces between cultures.
- Multiculturalism in the institutional space – between inclusion and exclusion.
We wish to discuss these issues at our scientific conference to which we are inviting
researchers of the problems of multiculturalism from various scientific disciplines. This is
because an interdisciplinary perspective on dimensions of the antagonisation of cultures will
contribute to redefining the processes of acculturation, socialisation and education in
culturally diversified societies located in the European space.
The Conference Fee is 600 PLN (or 140 €) deadline 25 September 2016.
Account numbers:
PLN: Bank Zachodni WBK 97 1090 2503 0000 0001 1093 9538
EUR: Bank Zachodni WBK PL 42 1090 2398 0000 0001 1094 9075
kod SWIFT: WBK PPL PP
with a note: X Międzynarodowa Konferencja Wielokulturowa
Email address
Address
Dr Arkadiusz Urbanek
[email protected]
[email protected]
Uniwersytet Wrocławski
Instytut Pedagogiki
Ul. J.W. Dawida 1
50 – 527 Wrocław
Dr Justyna Pilarska
[email protected]
Chair of the Scientific Committee
Professor of the University of Wrocław, doctor habilitated, Alicja Szerląg