ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

We invite you to participate in the international, interdisciplinary scientific conference entitled “Respect and Stigma in a Divided Society.” The aim of the conference is to discuss the manifestations, causes and consequences of stigmatization in a divided society, as well as ways to prevent and overcome this phenomenon. We also want to pay equal attention to the issues of respect and recognition, which are not only the opposite of stigma, but also an important condition for the well-being of individuals and communities. Our view will therefore be both negative and positive in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of the studied phenomena and to facilitate the formulation of corrective strategies.

The conference takes place 60 years after the publication of a key book, Erving Goffman’s Stigma. During the following decades, we have witnessed numerous changes in the stigmatization phenomenon, as well as new concepts and interpretations of it. The conference will therefore be a good opportunity not only to look at the current state of affairs, but also the dynamics of change that led to it.

THEMES

We are waiting for abstracts with proposals for papers in the following thematic areas:

1. Respect and stigma in public and private life
2. Cross-border stigmatization
3. Dilemmas pertaining to research on stigma and respect
4. Respect and stigma in a contemporary culture
5. Anti-stigma potentials of practices involving seniors
6. Anti-stigma practices across divides
7. Anti-stigma potentials of education and entrepreneurship

When preparing the program, I applied the following principles:

• Anti-stigma discourse – Good Connections (uz.zgora.pl)
• Anti-stigma potentials of education – Good Connections (uz.zgora.pl)
• Respect on the move. Cross-Border Anti-Stigma Practices – Good Connections (uz.zgora.pl)

Tuesday, 5^th December

9.30 – 11.30
I FROM STIGMA TO RESPECT
Chair: Alastair Roy

• Stigmatization as ontological exclusion. Subversive strategies of populistic power
  Tomasz Maślanka (University of Warsaw)

• Conceptualizing, embracing, and navigating stigma. Methodological insights from the research on behind-the-scenes phenomena
  Alicja Łaska-Formejster, Magdalena Wojciechowska, (University of Łódź)

• Can positive psychology reduce mental health stigma in public and private life?
  Margarida Pocinho (Madeira University)

• Respect for humanities education in a postmodern and neoliberal context
  Martin Strouhal (Charles University)

• Towards a transformative anti-stigma approach
  Mariusz Kwiatkowski (University of Zielona Góra)

• A critical discussion of youth participatory action research: negotiating opportunities, ambivalence and epistemic violence
  Alastair Roy (University of Central Lancashire)

11.30-12.00
COFFEE BREAK

12.00-14.00
II ANTI-STIGMA POTENTIALS OF EDUCATION
Chair: Dorota Bazuń

• Ethics of communication as a compulsory subject in the field of higher education
  Izabela Rutkowska (State Academy of Applied Sciences, Głogów)

• The “bad ones”: how attachment based educational practices can contribute to reduce stigma at schools
  Dora Pereira, Marcelo Melim, Margarida Pocinho (University of Madeira)

• The anti-stigmatization potential of esports – National heterogeneity of professional esports teams
  Justyna Nyćkowiak, Tomasz Kołodziej (University of Zielona Góra)

• Video games as agents of change in confronting stigma and promoting inclusivity
  Federico Montanari (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Giulia Conti (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University of Parma)

• Cancel culture: old wine in a new bottle? The practice of public shaming and ostracism reflected on social networks
  Marija Marsenić (Institute of European Studies, Belgrade)

• Between respect and stigma. Polish education system towards Ukrainians
  Dorota Bazuń (University of Zielona Góra)

14.00-15.00
COFFEE BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS

15.00-17.00
III ANTI-STIGMA DISCOURSES  
Chair: Jaroslava Swoboda

• Training educators and teachers in interpersonal relationship at the University of Bari. The model of ‘educational action’
  Loredana Perla (University of Bari), Laura Sara Agrati (University of Bergamo), Viviana Vinci (University of Foggia), Ilenia Amati (University of Bari).

• Well-being and respect for seniors. Exploring the meaning of care farms
  Joanna Frątczak-Müller (University of Zielona Góra).

• Stigma towards inclusion of students with disabilities in India: Teaching aptitude of pre-service teachers
  Hemendra S. Mistry (University of Salamanca), Martin Skutil (Charles University)

• How infertility should and should not be treated – public discourse as an instrument of stigmatization. The case of Poland
  Katarzyna Walentynowicz-Moryl (University of Zielona Góra

• Shedding light on stigmatization: The empowering and formative role of applied theatre
  Jaroslava Swoboda (Charles University)

17.00-18.00
IV INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY CENTRE MEETING (ICC)
Chair: Mariusz Kwiatkowski

• Why do we need an International Connectivity Centre?
  Mariusz Kwiatkowski (University of Zielona Góra

• Cooperation in the field of research projects
  Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo (University of Zielona Góra)

• Student and academic exchange
  Magdalena Pokrzyńska (University of Zielona Góra)

• Cooperation in virtual space
  Edyta Mianowska (University of Zielona Góra)

19.00
GALA DINNER FOR THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Kavárna Adria – Caffé Restaurant
Národní 40/36, Prague 1

Wednesday, 6^th December

9.30-11.30
V MIGRATION AND MINORITIES – STIGMA AND RESPECT 
Chair: Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo

• Entrepreneurship as a positioning to alleviate the stigma of Latin American migrant women
  Ana Cruz Garcia and Wei Xiong (Munster Technological University)

• Cultural and family challenges in the life of forced migrants
  Teodora Lj. Jakšić, Milica M. Marjanović (University of Pristina with temporary headquarters in Kosovska Mitrovica)

• Developing a social integration scale Syrian immigrants in Turkey: Research results from Gaziantep
  Sinan Tankut Gühlan (University of Zielona Góra)

• The voice of minority. Film representations of stigma in a divided society of communist Poland (1968-1989)
  Radosław Domke (University of Zielona Góra)

• Between conformism and rebellion. The contribution of Polish universities to the discussion on refugees
  Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo  (University of Zielona Góra)

11.30-12.00
COFFEE BREAK

12.00-14.00
VI ANTI-STIGMA PRACTICES
Chair: Alexandra Gheondea-Eladi

• Inclusive approaches in doctoral supervision, at the crossroads of paths and discourses
  Magdalena Kohout-Diaz (Bordeaux University)

• Invisible stigma as a motivationally dynamic factor in  the helping professions
  Markéta Lindová, Jaroslav Koťa (Charles University)

• Towards dreams of „paradise lost”. Bucovinian Festival Project as a space for building a community
  Magdalena Pokrzyńska  (University of Zielona Góra)

• Meanings of cultural activity from the perspective of older men
  Sylwia Słowińska (University of Zielona Góra)

• Social decision-making education as a tool for anti-stigma education
  Alexandra Gheondea-Eladi (Romanian Academy, Bucharest, University Rovira and Virgili)