The Dynamics of the Antifascist Movement in the Context of Illiberal Democracy in Poland

The context of illiberal democracy since 2015 has re-designed the scene of Polish social movements, as Poland witnessed a democratic backslide. This has prompted a number of reactions, using either new or established forms of political resistance. The antifascist movement is one example of this shift. The former subcultural form of organized antifascist activism had to face new challenges – in particular, the institutionalization and normalization of xenophobic rhetoric and a growth of the far-right sector. This explores the role of changes in political and discursive opportunity structures for the reinvigoration of the antifascist movement in Poland, its (de)radicalization in some of its sectors, and changes in its priorities. Empirically, the paper is based on long-term qualitative research on the Polish antifascist movement as well as on the results of a protest survey conducted at the Warsaw Antifascist Street Party in 2021

Implementation of the DSSS method in watermarking digital audio objects

The paper presents the results of implementation in the Matlab environment for watermarking embedder and extractor based on the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS). A block diagram of watermarking system, an analysis of watermarked signal reproduced as well as watermarking system robustness to degrading factors: lossy compression, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as well as a change in sampling frequency, were shown

Geometrical Analysis of Composite Hobs

The paper presents the universal mathematical model-based geometric analysis of a composite hob with replaceable sintered carbide cutting inserts. Composite hobs are characterised by lower accuracy compared to monolithic hobs and are generally used in roughing. Based on a computational algorithm developed by the authors of this study a computer program has been created to model the position and the geometry of the cutting insert placed on the rake face. A generalised case of a composite hob with a flat rake face not parallel to the hob axis and with rake angles different from zero has been analysed. Methods for correcting the cutting insert position and geometry to improve the composite hob accuracy are presented

(Nie)obiektywna podmiotowość

In this article, I analyze the issue of subjectivity in the form in which it appears in Charles Taylor’s and Richard Rorty’s writings. Positions of these philosophers aregenerally regarded as contradictory. I will, however, argued that the position on subjectivity represented by Rorty finds its complementation in Taylor’s concept. To do this, I will show firstly that both Rorty and Taylor use the category of contingency, presenting some common thesis about subjectivity. This way I will show that the location of the category of subjectivity and the scope of its use in each of them concept is closely related to the understanding of objectivity accepted by each of them. This will allow then to reconstruct the concept of subjectivity presented by Taylor and Rorty. Next, in the conclusion, I will present such a summary of those two standpoints, which will include justification of the thesis of their complementarity

(Nie)obiektywna podmiotowość

In this article, I analyze the issue of subjectivity in the form in which it appears in Charles Taylor’s and Richard Rorty’s writings. Positions of these philosophers are generally regarded as contradictory. I will, however, argued that the position on subjectivity represented by Rorty finds its complementation in Taylor’s concept. To do this, I will show firstly that both Rorty and Taylor use the category of contingency, presenting some common thesis about subjectivity. This way I will show that the location of the category of subjectivity and the scope of its use in each of them concept is closely related to the understanding of objectivity accepted by each of them. This will allow then to reconstruct the concept of subjectivity presented by Taylor and Rorty. Next, in the conclusion, I will present such a summary of those two standpoints, which will include justification of the thesis of their complementarity

On the Spatial Turn, or Horizontal Art History

Este artículo es la versión en español de «On the Spatial Turn, or Horizontal Art History» del historiador del arte polaco Piotr Piotrowski (1952-2015). Fue publicado por primera vez en inglés y en checo en Umění/Art (n.º 5, 2008, pp. 378-383), revista del Instituto de Historia del Arte de la Academia de Ciencias de la República Checa. En 2014 fue traducido al francés por Katarzyna Cohen e incluido en el volumen de Kantuta Quirós y Aliocha Imhoff (eds.), Géo-esthétique (París: B42). Desiderio Navarro lo tradujo para el Congreso de la Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte celebrado en Cuba en 2016. Fue publicado luego en los sitios web de Polonica Hispanica y de la revista Criterios. En 2017 fue incluido en el tercer tomo de Denken Pensée Thought Myśl, e-zine de Pensamiento Cultural Europeo. Esta traducción se realizó a partir de la versión francesa de 2014.This article is the Spanish version of «On the Spatial Turn, or Horizontal Art History» by the Polish art historian Piotr Piotrowski (1952-2015). It was published for the first time in English and in Czech in Umění / Art (N.º 5, 2008, pp. 378-383), journal of the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. In 2014 it was translated into French by Katarzyna Cohen and included in the volume by Kantuta Quirós and Aliocha Imhoff (eds.), Géo-esthétique (Paris: B42). Desiderio Navarro translated it for the Congress of the International Association of Art Critics held in Cuba in 2016. It was later published on the Polonica Hispanica websites and the Criterios magazine. In 2017 it was included in the third volume of Denken Pensée Thought Myśl, e-zine de Pensamiento Cultural Europeo. This translation was made from the French version of 2014.Facultad de Bellas Arte