Warsaw
Observatory
of Culture

At the Warsaw Observatory of Culture we aim to explore the processes of contemporary culture and share our findings with the wider community. We believe that connecting art and artists with scholarship affords us a better understanding of the world and the tools to engage with and contribute to the future.

Announcement of the Results of Stage One Recruitment

The Committee consisting of Justyna Czarnota-Misztal, Anna Galas-Kosil, Michał Krawczak, and Joanna Synowiec would like to thank all the applicants for the submitted aplications and materials. We received 187 submissions. The process of reading and familiarising ourselves with them was demanding but it also made us aware of the diverse needs for support within the artistic and research community.

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WOK at a conference for children's and young adult literature

What does ‘literacy’ or ‘reading’ mean in the digital revolution time? And what could it signify for different generations of readers, and what are the implications? Miranda Zarzycka presented preliminary research findings on literacy education, conducted by us at WOK, at a conference organized by the Wytwórnia publishing and the polish National Library.

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Open and Developing Catalogue of Intercultural Practices

The Open and Developing Catalogue of Intercultural Practices is the result of months of work by the Reagujemy! network. We believe that it can be helpful in working with individuals with migration and/or refugee experience.

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What does it take to be a data activist?

The European Commission points to the digital transformation as one of the driving forces of change in the European workplace. The growing amount of data, its use in various industries and positions, the development of work on artificial intelligence and its potentially disruptive nature for the labour market make data analysis skills increasingly important.

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