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Scientific Premiere Stage – wrap-up of two seasons

30.06.2022 - 13:29 update 04.07.2022 - 11:18
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So far, the Scientific Premiere Stage of the University of Silesia counts two seasons, 23 meetings, and 29 guests; the event introduces interesting publications, compelling films, ground-breaking research but above all an enormous passion and love for science and art of the scientists invited to the studio. From November 2020, where the first episode of the Scientific Premier Stage took place, we have learnt a lot and we have been increasing the technical level of the series.

From the very beginning, we wanted to promote and share the current achievements in all disciplines at the University of Silesia. In the studio, we have met with researchers, publication authors, people organising inspiring activities and creators of scientific projects from our University.

All that is done within the idea that it is good to talk and hear about science – even if the subject matter seems to be extremely complicated. The combination of our scientists’ passion and experience with the charisma of science communicators was to entertain and discover new worlds we often have not known about

Did we succeed? May the already presented numbers and the fact that the show has not and does not plan to disappear from our plans be the answer to that. Stay with us!

Take a look at a brief review of our so-far episodes below.

Season 1

Prof. Jan Kisiel

The 1st episode of the Scientific Premiere Stage took place on 19 November 2020 in the café and bookstore “Miejscownik” in Katowice. Our guest was Prof. Jan Kisiel, a nuclear physicist from the Faculty of Science and Technology. He talked about ground-breaking research on anti-matter, which got on the cover of the “Nature” journal.

Prof. Jan Kisiel

Prof. Jan Kisiel | Photo by Aleksandra Kiernas

Prof. Ryszard Kaczmarek

The guest of our second meeting was Prof. Ryszard Kaczmarek who took us back in time to the Silesia of the 1920s. The meeting introduced the “Polityka” Weekly History Awards winning-book on Silesian Uprisings entitled Powstania śląskie 1919–1920–1921. Nieznana wojna polsko-niemiecka.

Prof. Ryszard Kaczmarek

Prof. Ryszard Kaczmarek | Photo by Aleksandra Kiernas

Monika Glosowitz, PhD

The third meeting was ruled by two powers – poetry and feminism. We talked with Monika Glosowitz, PhD, a winner of the Poznań Literary Award – Stanisław Barańczak Scholarship for the monograph entitled Maszynerie afektywne. Literackie strategie emancypacji w najnowszej polskiej poezji kobiet (Affective machineries. Strategies of emancipation in the new Polish female poetry).

Monika Glosowitz, PhD | Photo by Aleksandra Kiernas

Grzegorz Paprzycki

The 4th edition of the Scientific Premiere Stage took us into the world of cinema. Our guest was Grzegorz Paprzycki, a graduate from Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia and author of a famous and socially engaging movie My Country So Beautiful that was close to being nominated for Oscars in 2021.

Grzegorz Paprzycki | Photo by Olimpia Orządała

Aleksandra Hałat, PhD

The 5th meeting was about music. Aleksandra Hałat, PhD, from the Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, a pianist, told us about discovering the works of the famous composer Karol Rathaus. We also listened to the concert by the Karol Rathaus Ensemble. The inspiration for the meeting was the album “Karol Rathaus Piano Trios” recorded by the very ensemble.

Aleksandra Hałat, PhD | Photo by Olimpia Orządała

Marcin Moroń, PhD

The 6th edition of the Scientific Premiere Stage focused on our condition after one year of life in the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenging questions revolving around the pandemic reality were answered by Marcin Moroń, PhD, a co-author (with Magdalena Biolok-Moroń – a PhD student of the Faculty of Theology) of the article entitled Trait emotional intelligence and emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Poland: A daily diary study published in the “Personality and Individual Differences” journal.

Prof. Magdalena Rost-Roszkowska

The topic of the 7th episode was stem cells and their influence on the processes taking place in living organisms. Our guest, Prof. Magdalena Rost-Roszkowska also told us about a certain type of caterpillar, which, thanks to its culinary preferences, can contribute to saving the Earth.

Prof. Robert Musioł

In the 8th episode, Prof. Robert Musioł from the Faculty of Science and Technology introduced to us an intriguing method of fighting against cancer cells and using their “gluttony” against them.

Prof. Katarzyna Krasoń

During the 9th meeting, we wondered whether big Hollywood productions could teach, inspire us, and show a way to a better life. We hosted Prof. Katarzyna Krasoń from the Faculty of Social Sciences, an author of the book Padawanics. The Force Awakens in mediated experience. A study on film, education and developmental support.

Milena Dutkowska

The 9th edition of the Scientific Premiere Stage was a return to the world of the 10th Muse. Together with a director and stage designer, Milena Dutkowska, a graduate of Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia and the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, we pondered how in the face of a tragedy one may find strength become a hero. The meeting was inspired by the movie The Hero directed by our guest that got a chance to be nominated for Oscars 2021.

Prof. Marian Kisiel

During the 11th Scientific Premiere Stage, we talked with Prof. Marian Kisiel about connections between seemingly unrelated ties between Polish, Russian, and Jewish poets. The background for the meeting was our guest’s book Splot. Szkice o poezji polskiej, rosyjskiej i żydowskiej (The Twine. Sketches on Polish, Russian, and Jewish Poetry).

Prof. Marian Kisiel | Photo by Monika Jodłowska

Andrzej Woźnica, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.

The topic of the 12th Scientific Premiere Stage was water. Together with Andrzej Woźnica, PhD, DSc from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, we discussed the condition of Polish rivers, lakes, and other reservoirs. We also talked about the research trip within the project research expedition “Czysta Wisła? WHY NOT?” (Clean Vistula? WHY NOT?).

Andrzej Woźnica, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.| Photo by Aleksandra Kiernas

Seeson 2

Anna Majer, PhD and Piotr Mamet, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof.

The 13th meeting revolved around Agent 007. Anna Majer, PhD, together with Piotr Mamet, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. of the Silesian University of Technology have written the book The Discourse of M. devoted to the analysis of the management style by M – Agent 007 superior.

Anna Majer, PhD and Piotr Mamet, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. | Photo by Tomasz Grząślewicz

Patryk Kaflowski

During the 14th edition of the Scientific Premiere Stage, we met with Patryk Kaflowski, the author of the movie Mother’s Day, another production by Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice, which made it to the Oscar’s Longlist.

Patryk Kaflowski | Photo by Adam Bała

Jarosław Tomasiewicz, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof.

Together with our guest of the 15th episode of the Scientific Premiere Stage, Jarosław Tomasiewicz, PhD, DLitt, from the Faculty of Humanities, we took a look at the history of totalitarian movements in interwar Poland. The meeting was inspired by the book W poszukiwaniu nowego ładu. Tendencje antyliberalne, autorytarne i profaszystowskie w polskiej myśli politycznej i społecznej lat 30. XX w.: piłsudczycy i inni.

Jarosław Tomasiewicz, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. | Photo by Piotr Kaszuba

Ania Malinowska, PhD, Assoc. Prof.

Meeting with Ania Malinowska, PhD, from the Faculty of Humanities, author of the book Love in Contemporary Technoculture was an opportunity to ponder on love in the times of technological ecstasy. We wanted to find an answer to the question of to what extent the development of technology affects the evolution of inter-human relationships.

Prof. Barbara Mikołajczyk

During the 17th meeting of the Scientific Premiere Stage, we talked with Prof. Barbara Mikołajczyk, the Deputy Director of the Institute of Law, talking about the challenges of accepting foreigners.

prof. dr hab. Barbara Mikołajczyk w studio

Prof. Barbara Mikołajczyk | Photo by Tomasz Grząślewicz

Krzysztof Łęcki, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof.

Krzysztof Łęcki, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, a sociologist from the Faculty of Social Sciences introduced to us the process of football shift from the epoch where a club was a community bringing together local society to the moment it becomes an entrepreneurship, and often a global corporation. The subject of the interview was the book Stadiony świata (pomiędzy Gemeinschaft i Gesellschaft).

Krzysztof Łęcki, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. | Photo by Piotr Kaszuba

Prof. Tadeusz Sławek

In his essay “A jeśli nie trzeba się uczyć…” [What if we don’t need to learn…], Prof. Tadeusz Sławek presented his vision of education as a journey free from patterns. It was the topic of schools and the process of learning we talked about during the 19th meeting.

Prof. Tadeusz Sławek na tle galerii obrazów

Prof. Tadeusz Sławek | Photo by Piotr Kaszuba

Waldemar Wojtasik, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., and Prof. Jerzy Gołuchowski

During the 20th meeting, we hosted Waldemar Wojtasik, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, the Deputy Dean for Research and Internationalisation at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice and Prof. Jerzy Gołuchowski, the Head of the Department of Design and Communication Analysis at the University of Economics in Katowice. The topic of the meeting was the manipulations of election participants. The background for the meeting was the book by Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik on electoral race entitled Manipulacje wyborcze (Electoral Manipulations).

Matylda Sęk-Iwanek, PhD and Krzysztof Zygalski

The relationship between a city and a comic book might be a long and interesting topic for a conversation. This topic was touched upon by Matylda Sęk-Iwanek, PhD, the author of the book Pejzaże miasta w komiksie. Studia nad komiksem (City landscapes in comic books. Studies on the comic books). She was accompanied by Krzysztof Zygalski from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, a director, screenwriter, film producer, and author of documentaries, feature films, and advertising films.

dr Matylda Sęk-Iwanek i Krzysztof Zygalski

Matylda Sęk-Iwanek, PhD and Krzysztof Zygalski | Photo by Bartłomiej Stelmach

Prof. Kamil Kamiński and Piotr Sakiewicz, PhD Eng.

About less waste chemistry, we talked with Prof. Kamil Kamiński from the University of Silesia in Katowice and Piotr Sakiewicz, PhD Eng. from the Silesian University of Technology. We found out that the world of science does not stop in the fight for a better, healthy world with the “eco” prefix.

Jacek Czakański, PhD, and Damian Gąsiorek, PhD, DSc Eng., Assoc. Prof.

The finale of the 2nd season of the Scientific Premiere Stage ended with a big bang. All thanks to our guests who have contributed to the newly modernised Planetarium – Silesian Science Park. Our guests were Jacek Czakański, PhD from the Faculty of Science and Technology and an astronomer of the Silesian Planetarium, and Damian Gąsiorek, PhD, DSc Eng., Assoc. Prof. of the Silesian University of Technology from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

dr Jacek Czakański i dr hab. inż. Damian Gąsiorek, prof. PŚ

Jacek Czakański, PhD, and Damian Gąsiorek, PhD, DSc Eng., Assoc. Prof. | Matylda Klos

The Scientific Premiere Stage is co-organised by the Metropolis GZM.

dr Jacek Czakański i dr hab. inż. Damian Gąsiorek, prof. PŚ

Photo by Matylda Klos

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