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: mcs@uwr.edu.pl Justyna Pilarska, Ph.D., e-mail mcs@uwr.edu.pl
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 Dr Arkadiusz Urbanek mcs@uwr.edu.pl arkadiusz.urbanek@uwr.edu.pl Address Uniwersytet Wrocławski Instytut Pedagogiki Ul. J.W. Dawida 1 50 527 Wrocław Dr Justyna Pilarska mcs@uwr.edu.pl Chair of the Scientific Committee Professor of the University of Wrocław, doctor habilitated, Alicja Szerląg