The conference invoked the text of one of Professor Tadeusz Tomaszewski's subchapters in the textbook Psychologia (Psychology) from 1975 (Warszawa: PWN). This time we want to consider the issue of "Humans in Situations" not only in the light of psychology but other research disciplines as well.
International Conference
HUMANS in SITUATIONS
A multidisciplinary Approach
Organizers: Faculty of Psychology at the University of Warsaw, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Tadeusz Tomaszewski Foundation for the Development of Polish Psychology, with the support of the Psychology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences
The title of the conference refers to one of the chapters in the psychology textbook, written by Professor Tadeusz Tomaszewski, entitled Psychologia [Psychology], published in 1975. During the conference, we would like to consider the issue of "Humans in Situations" not only from a psychological, but also multi-discipline perspective. Therefore, we have invited psychologists, educators, sociologists, theologians, lawyers, archeologists as well as cultural studies and political sciences specialists to contribute to the discussion. We welcome all interested audiences - free public admission.
Conference
November14-17 2016
Warsaw
Conference Program
November 14, 2016 (Monday)
10:00-10:15 a.m. Opening of the conference
- Prof. Ida Kurcz
- Prof. Andrzej Eliasz
- Rector of the SWPS University – Prof. Roman Cieślak
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- Humans in confrontation with genes
Prof. Magdalena Fikus (PAS)
- From the perspective of neuroscience: How do the brains of seniors work? How do we cheat old age?
Prof. Elżbieta Szeląg (PAS)
12:45-1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45-3:15 p.m.
- Situational context vs. cultural context
Prof. Ewa Kosowska (US)
- Humans in situations – situations in humans. Remarks on Julian Ochorowicz's manifesto Naprzód! (Forward!)
Anna Gomóła, PhD hab. (US)
3:15-3:30 p.m. COFFEE
3:30-5:00 p.m.
- Prof. Radosław Markowski (SWPS University) Context in context
- Marcin Romanowicz, PhD (UW) Homo Iuridicus – humans „in” and „through” legal situations
November 15, 2016 (Tuesday)
9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Definition of social situations vs. ideology
Prof. Janusz Reykowski (PAS)
- Agentivity in situations of social change
Prof. Maria Jarymowicz (UW)
11:00-11:15 a.m. COFFEE
- [11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Meeting of the PAS PsychologyCommittee, conference room 207, floor 2]
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- The situation of a researcher. Terminological issues (from an archeologist's viewpoint)
Prof. Karol Szymczak (UW)
- Environmental elements of the existential and behavioral situation of the Paleolithic hunter
Prof. Maria Łanczont (UMCS), Prof. Teresa Madeyska (PAS)
12:45-1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45-4:00 p.m.
- On the situation of humans
Prof. Tadeusz Gadacz (PAS)
- Humans in situations – theological indicators
Rev. Prof. Andrzej Draguła (USz)
- The road to Emaus: humans in situations of doubt
Prof. Zbigniew Mikołejko (PAN)
4:00-4:15 p.m. COFFEE
4:15-5:45 p.m.
- The rhetoric of extreme Muslim proselyte movements towards converts
Prof. Katarzyna Pachniak (UW)
- Strategies of contact with the sacred in a situation of uncertainty and danger (based on Egyptian sources)
Przemysław Piwowarczyk, PhD (US)November 16, 2016 (Wednesday)
9:30-11:00 a.m.
- A shift toward negativity as a context of behavior
Prof. Wiesław Łukaszewski (SWPS University)
- Situations of deprivation. The source of prejudice and collective action
Prof. Michał Bilewicz (UW)
11:00-11:15 a.m. COFFEE
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- Humans in critical situations in the context of museum representations
Prof. Anna Ziębińska-Witek (UMCS)
- On the (im)possibility of experiencing a critical situation (on the example of the Museum-Site of Memory in Bełżec)
Jacek Małczytński, PhD (UWr)
12:45-1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45-3:15 p.m.
- Individuals in situations of defining social obligations – the sociological phenomenon of interaction in interpersonal space
Prof. Adam Bartoszek (US)
- People among things. How many things do they need to live in harmony with themselves?
Prof. Andrzej Waśkiewicz (UW)
3:15-3:30 p.m. COFFEE
3:30-5:00 p.m.
- A new look at the situation of disabled people
Prof. Janusz Kirenko (UMCS)
- The situation of families with children with extensive disabilities
Prof. Tadeusz Gałkowski (SWPS University)
November 17, 2016 (Thursday)
9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Humans in situations of information overload – an interdisciplinary approach
Prof. Maria Ledzińska (UW)
- Humans in road situations – do cars need drivers
Prof. Adam Tarnowski (UW)
11:00-11:15 a.m. COFFEE
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- The dictionary – thoughts on a task situation
Ewa Rudnicka, PhD (UW)
- How context affects the meaning of a message
Prof. Józef Maciuszek (UJ)
12:45-2:00 p.m. LUNCH
2:00-3:30 p.m.
- The situation of Polish teachers and knowledge on Poland at Polish schools abroad
Grażyna Czetwertyńska, PhD (UW)
- The situationality of the teaching experience
Prof. Rafał Godoń (UW)
3:30-3:45 p.m. COFFEE
3:45-4:30 p.m. Instead of a conclusion
- Professor Tadeusz Tomaszewski from the perspective of the next generation
Łukasz Tanaś, PhD (SWPS University)
4:30 p.m. Closing of the conference
- Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Warsaw
Prof. Dominika Maison
- Dean of the Faculty of Psychology at the SWPS University
Prof. Paweł Ostaszewski
- Prof. Barbara Bokus
Organizers
- University of Warsaw's Faculty of Psychology
- SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Tadeusz Tomaszewski Foundation for the Development of Polish Psychology
- with the support of the Psychology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Venue
November 14th-17th, 2016 r.
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warsaw