"The Power of Biographies. How to Use Personal Stories in Education" - online registration
Word has it that the most interesting stories are written by life itself. Through biographies, not only can we learn about fascinating stories of specific people but also give a different perspective to the so-called great history – get closer to it and understand what impact it has had on people’s lives. We would like to encourage you to participate in the 5th conference for teachers at the POLIN Museum "The Power of Biographies. How to Use Personal Stories in Education" which will be held online on 13-20 November..
- Application deadline: 28 October (Thursday)
- Registration >>
On the Facebook profile Centrum Edukacyjnego Muzeum POLIN, in conversations with authors and experts, we will have a deeper look at the power that lies with biographical stories:
- Agnieszka Jankowiak-Maik (Babka od Histy) will talk to Artur Domosławski and Agata Tuszyńska about the set of tools and dilemmas of a biographer
- Marek Krajewski will answer the question “was it really like this”, whereas Mikołaj Grynberg will talk about the subtle transition from heard stories to created stories.
- Professor Marek Kaczmarzyk will explain how the brain works, for which the information about another person is more important than other information learned from everywhere.
Those who sign up for the conference will additionally be able to take part in workshops and webinars, during which, for instance:
- Anna Bikont will talk about the danger that mythologising human heroes entails
- Professor Edyta Głowacka-Sobiech, and Iwona Chmura-Rutkowska, PhD, will talk about women’s emancipation and herstories
- Agnieszka Haska, PhD will compare the set of tools of a researcher and detective
- educators from the Centre for Social Archives will talk about biographies based on which local stories are made
- POLIN Ambassadors will deliver discussions on controversies surrounding famous writers and literature in general
The conference will be accompanied by the premieres of educational films that are devoted to outstanding persons related to the heritage of Polish Jews and the accompanying materials for work in schools.
- Those who have signed up will receive certificates and watch the performance by Nowa Łaźnia Theatre entitled "Ginczanka. Recipe for a Simple Life".
- The first 400 people who have been signed up for the event and will actively participate in at least two workshops or webinars will receive the “Legacy od Polish Jews” catalogue.
Conference program:
Saturday, 13 November
Streaming at Centrum Edukacyjne Muzeum POLIN
10AM –10:15AM Opening of the conference
10:15AM –11:15AM Lecture "Strolling with Stars. On the Light Shed by the Past",
Aleksander Pawlicki, School of Education PAFW and UW
11:15AM–11:45AM Break
11:45AM–1PM Discussion "Can You Say It All? Biographers’ Dilemmas"
Artur Domosławski, Agata Tuszyńska
Chaired by: Agnieszka Jankowiak-Maik, “Babka od Histy”
1PM–1:30PM Lecture "Why Are We Fascinated by Other People’s Lives?"
Prof. Marek Kaczmarzyk, Silesian University
Sunday, 14 November
Premiere at Centrum Edukacyjne Muzeum POLIN and at POLIN Museum’s English profile
8PM–9PM Accompanying lecture "History as Lived Experience: The Role of Personal Stories in POLIN Museum’s Core Exhibition"
Prof. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Ronald S. Lauder Chief Curator, POLIN Museum Core Exhibition
Tuesday, 16 November
4PM–5:30PM Parallel sessions on Zoom for the registered conference participants
- Webinar "Women’s Biographies and Teaching History at School"
Prof. Edyta Głowacka-Sobiech and Dr Iwona Chmura-Rutkowska,
Adam Mickiewicz University- Workshop ”Social archives and personal stories”
Workshop by the Social Archives Center- Workshop "A researcher or a detective? Searching for Sources"
Dr Agnieszka Haska, Holocaust Research Center IFiS PAN- Workshop "Can you separate an author from his work?" workshop 1
Barbara Matusiak, POLIN Museum Ambassador- Workshop "Can you separate an author from his work?" workshop 2
Grzegorz Siwor, POLIN Museum Ambassador- Workshop "Ambiguous heroes. Oscar Schindler’s case"
Monika Koszyńska, Monika Koszyńska, POLIN Museum
15:30–6PM Break
Premiere at Centrum Edukacyjne Muzeum POLIN
6PM–7:15PM "Personal Stories – Julian Tuwim and Zuzanna Ginczanka" - educational film and expert discussion
Wednesday, 17 November
4PM–5:30PM Parallel sessions on Zoom for the registered conference participants
- Webinar „Personal Stories". On Educational Films and How to Use Them in Teaching
Elżbieta Grab and Aleksandra Korczak, POLIN Museum- Workshop ”Social archives and personal stories”
Workshop by the Social Archives Center- Workshop "A researcher or a detective? Searching for Sources"
Dr Agnieszka Haska, Holocaust Research Center IFiS PAN- Workshop "Can you separate an author from his work?" workshop 1
Barbara Matusiak, POLIN Museum Ambassador- Workshop "Can you separate an author from his work?" workshop 2
Grzegorz Siwor, POLIN Museum Ambassador- Workshop "Ambiguous heroes. Oscar Schindler’s case"
Monika Koszyńska, Monika Koszyńska, POLIN Museum
5:30PM–6PM Break
Premiere at Centrum Edukacyjne Muzeum POLIN
6PM–7:15PM "Personal Stories – Bolesław Leśmian and Rachela Korn" - educational film and expert discussion
Thursday, 18 November
4PM–5:30PM Parallel sessions on Zoom for the registered conference participants
- Webinar "Biogrpahies and Myths, or How to Tell Other People’s Stories"
In conversation with Anna Bikont
Chaired by Robert Szuchta- Workshop ”Social archives and personal stories”
Workshop by the Social Archives Center- Workshop "A researcher or a detective? Searching for Sources"
Dr Agnieszka Haska, Holocaust Research Center IFiS PAN- Workshop "Can you separate an author from his work?" workshop 1
Barbara Matusiak, POLIN Museum Ambassador- Workshop "Can you separate an author from his work?" workshop 2
Grzegorz Siwor, POLIN Museum Ambassador- Workshop "Ambiguous heroes. Oscar Schindler’s case"
Monika Koszyńska, Monika Koszyńska, POLIN Museum
5:30PM–6PM Break
Premiere at Centrum Edukacyjne Muzeum POLIN
6PM–7:15PM „Personal Stories– Antonina and Jan Żabińscy” - educational film and expert discussion
Friday, 19 November
Accompanying event for the registered conference participants
6PM–8PM Performance "Ginczanka. Recipe for a Simple Life", Łaźnia Nowa Theatre.
Saturday, 20 November
Streaming at Centrum Edukacyjne Muzeum POLIN
10AM–10:15AM Opening talk "Inspired by the Legacy"
10:15AM–11:15AM Meeting with Authors: Author’s Biographical Inspirations
In conversation with Mikołaj Grynberg
Chaired by Katarzyna Kulińska, POLIN Museum
11:15AM–11:45AM Break
11:45AM–1PM Meeting with Authors: "History and Literature. Contact points and Creative Developments"
In conversation with Marek Krajewski
Chaired by Katarzyna Jakubowicz, POLIN Museum
1PM–1:30PM Break
Registration is made via the Konfeo.com system and website. All information about the events will be sent from the Konfeo system.
If you want to ask a question about the conference, write at: [email protected]
