Social Aspects of Multiculturalism

• 35 Scholarships for PHD/M.A. Students

• 2 Weeks of workshops: online & stationary
• Lectures and field work with international experts
• Online part: from 21 to 25 August 2023
• On-site part in Lodz: from 28 August to 1 September 2023

Application details:

• A CV with basic information about the candidate
• A motivation letter (500 words maximum). Why would you like to attend our Summer School, and why should we choose you?
• An idea of how to examine "The best museum in town" (500 words maximum).

Please e-mail your application by April 15th2023 (summer.sdns@uni.lodz.pl).

The selection of 35 candidates will be carried out by the scientific council of Unilodz SDNS Summer School: Social Aspects of Multiculturalism. Till the end of April, selected participants will be informed via e-mail.

Scholarship:

• 2,500 PLN (around 530 EUR) for travel, accommodation and per diems in Lodz.

Financed in the frameworks of the SPINAKER program under Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange and EU funds.

Detailed schedule: Summer School – preliminary program Online (21-25 August 2023)

The hours or topics of individual panels may still change.

Monday 21.08.2023

• 9.30-10.00 Welcome and organizational details - Prof. Ilona Świątek-Barylska, Prof. Małgorzata Pietrasiak, Dr Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska
• 10.00-11.00 Opening lecture - Prof. Ilona Świątek-Barylska
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-13.00 Workshop “The magic of diversity and cooperation” - Tobias Gruenfelder

Tuesday 22.08.2023

• 9.30-11.00 Lecture “Historicizing multiculturalism: the Canadian experience, the global context, pt. 1” - Prof. Andreas Langenohl
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-13.00 Workshop “Historicizing multiculturalism: the Canadian experience, the global context, pt. 2” - Prof. Andreas Langenohl

Wednesday 23.08.2023

• 9.30-11.00 Lecture “Multiculturalism. in the US - past, present and future” - Prof. Grażyna Zygadło
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-13.15 Workshop “Transcultural learning in cultural complexity” - Tobias Gruenfelder

Thursday 24.08.2023

• 9.30-10.00 Introduction to the “The best museum in town” workshop - Prof. Tomasz Kamiński
• 10.00-11.00 Lecture “Knowing and understanding the role of museums” - Dr Błażej Ciarkowski
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-13.00 Workshop/discussion “What should you know about Lodz before coming to the city?” - Dr Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska

Friday 25.08.2023

• 9.30-11.00 Workshop “Research in international teams – Design, methods and applications pt. 1” - Jessica Geraldo Schwengber
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-13.00 Workshop “Research in international teams – Design, methods and applications pt. 2” - Jessica Geraldo Schwengber
   

Detailed schedule: Summer School – preliminary program On-site (Lodz, 28 August-1 September 2023)

The hours or topics of individual panels may still change.

Monday 28.08.2023

• 9.00-9.15 Registration of participants
• 9.15-9.45 Welcome and organizational details - Prof. Ilona Świątek-Barylska, Prof. Małgorzata Pietrasiak, Dr Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska
• 9.45-11.15 Opening lecture “Contextualizing multiculturalism: Differences, distinctions, inequalities” - Prof. Andreas Langenohl
• 11.15-11.30 Tea and coffee break
• 11.30-13.00 Integration workshop: working in multicultural groups and communities of practice - Jessica Geraldo Schwengber
• 13.00-14.00 Lunch
• 14.00-16.00 Workshop: Methodology of work in research groups - Prof. Tomasz Kamiński
• 16.00-17.00 Free time
• 17.00-19.00 Guided tour of Lodz

Tuesday 29.08.2023

• 9.00-11.00 Workshop “Locating multiculturalism: Discourses, organizations, practices” - Prof. Andreas Langenohl
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-12.15 Lecture “Historicizing multiculturalism: The case of Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden" - Prof. Marta Woźniak-Bobińska
• 12.15-13.00 Group meetings with supervisors - Prof. Tomasz Kamiński, Dr Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska, Jessica Geraldo Schwengber, Tobias Gruenfelder
• 13.00-13.45 Lunch
• 13.45-17.00 “The best museum in town” - work in research groups - Independent work

Wednesday 30.08.2023

• 9.00-11.00 Workshop “Multiculturalism and quantitative research” - Prof. Marta Woźniak-Bobińska
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-12.15 Workshop “Implications of cultural diversity for leadership” - Tobias Gruenfelder
• 12.15-12.30 Group meetings with supervisors - Prof. Tomasz Kamiński, Dr Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska, Jessica Geraldo Schwengber, Tobias Gruenfelder
• 12.30-13.00 Lunch
• 13.00-17.00 “The best museum in town” - work in research groups - Independent work
• 19.00 Dinner

Thursday 31.08.2023

• 9.00-11.00 Workshop “Multiculturalism and qualitative research” - Prof. Marta Woźniak-Bobińska
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-14.15 “The best museum in town” - work in research groups - Independent work
• 14.15-15.00 Lunch
• 15.00-17.00 Summary of work of the research groups - preparation of presentations - Prof. Tomasz Kamiński, Dr Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska, Jessica Geraldo Schwengber, Tobias Gruenfelder

Friday 01.09.2023

• 9.30-11.00 Round table discussion “My experience of multiculturalism” - Jessica Geraldo Schwengber, Tobias Gruenfelder, prof. Grażyna Zygadło
• 11.00-11.15 Tea and coffee break
• 11.15-14.15 “The best museum in town” – students’ presentations and discussion”
• 14.15-15.00 Lunch
• 15.00-17.30 Visit to the Marek Edelman Dialogue Centre or workshops at Lodz Art Museum - Michał Adamiak or Natalia Słaboń (tbc)
• 19.30 Farewell dinner + awarding of participation certificates
   

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Information about the city of Lodz:

Lodz (In Polish: Łódź) is a city of contrasts that intrigues almost at every step. It is full of factories, and, at the same time, it is very green, eclectic, and avant-garde. Lodz dazzles with the lavishness of factory owners’ palaces and astonishes with artistic installations. Although the city’s history spans over six hundred years, the dynamic development of Lodz came less than 200 ago. From a small town it was at the beginning of the 19th century, it quickly became the “promised land,” giving dozens of thousands of families hope for a better tomorrow. Around the city, you can find numerous traces of the multicultural working-class melting pot. Lodz was such a pot up to World War II. After the war, having become the cinematic capital of Poland, it opened another important chapter of its history. In 2017 Lodz was inducted into the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and named UNESCO City of Film. Today it is a creative city, a metropolis full of festivals, events and fairs. A city which is being discovered all over again. It is located in the heart of Poland, at the crossing of two main highways – one could say that all the roads lead to… Lodz. Come, see and experience for yourself!