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"Czym jest dzisiaj demokracja?" Tomasz Kitliński
Tomasz Kitliński (born 29 December 1965) is a Polish political philosopher, cultural and social analyst, and civic activist. He is a lecturer and trade unionist at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University and an author of books (Dream? Democracy! ), articles, petitions and letters of protest. In his research and teaching, he deals with contemporary society, culture and politics, intellectual history, literary and critical theory, art practice, religious studies and social anthropology. In his activism, he champions women’s, LGBT, labour and refugee rights and participation.
Contents
- Czym jest dzisiaj demokracja Tomasz Kitliski
- O nacjonalizmie strachu przed obcymi i pastwie narodowym
- Biography
- Books
- References
O nacjonalizmie, strachu przed obcymi i państwie narodowym
Biography
Tomasz Kitlinski holds his M. Phil. from the University of Paris 7, where he prepared his thesis, supervised by Julia Kristeva. He conducted research under Hélène Cixous, Maria Janion and Julia Kristeva.
He was a Fulbright scholar at the New School for Social Research in New York, where he participated in the seminars of Ágnes Heller, Richard J. Bernstein and Jonathan Schell. He also conducted research and presented a paper at the Courtauld Instititue of Art, London.
Kitlinski is a member of Poland’s Green Party. At the University of Brighton, he moderated a meeting with Britain’s only Green MP, Caroline Lucas. In a letter to the editor, published in the Guardian, he has written on the importance of Zygmunt Bauman’s scholarly output. In 2011 he curated Transeuropa Festival in Lublin, where he organised a series of queer, feminist and Jewish events, to which he invited Irena Grudzinska-Gross, Robert Biedroń, Kazimiera Szczuka, Anna Grodzka and Robert Kuwałek.
Kitlinski was cited by the New York Times.
He has been involved in filmmaking; Kitlinski collaborated with directors Helen Whitney, Raphael Lewandowski, Urszula Pieregonczuk, Grzegorz Linkowski and Piotr Brozek.