Wielokulturowe estetyki w dyskursie publicznym w Polsce. Próba postkolonialnej interpretacji

The aim of my paper is to present the concept of postcolonial aesthetics, as well as to analyse the phenomena of multicultural aesthetics in public discourse in Poland. In my work the sociological perspective is accompanied with pedagogical one. I point out that aesthetics may be considered as space for identity formation. While analysing multicultural aesthetics in Polish public discourse, I focus on several phenomena. First, I describe invisibility of multicultural aesthetics in art discourse, as well as in educational discourse, and analyse the representations of multicultural aesthetics. I reconstruct the discourse of superiority of The Global North civilisation, and a parallel discourse of primitivism of the Global South. Next, I describe the proces ses of commercialisation and folklorization of multicultural aesthetics occurring in public sphere, especially in mass culture. Finally I reconstruct types of identities formed in the analysed material. The papers concludes with reference to Edward Said's demand for a constant critical reading o f culture

Examining the Dispositions of Music Educators: A Perceptual Psychology Theory

ABSTRACT This study examines the disposition characteristics of twelve music educators with varying demographic and discipline backgrounds. The primary purpose of the study is to extract the dispositions of music educators and to make connections among dispositions, identity, and behaviors, all from the music educators’ perspectives. The theoretical framework of perceptual psychology (Combs and Snygg, 1959) informs the data collection and analysis portions of this study. Detailed interviews were conducted with the study’s twelve participants, using questions structured around four dimensions that previous perceptual psychology studies had found to be useful in distinguishing different educator dispositions (Perception of Self, Perception of Others, Perception of Purpose, and General Frame of Reference) as well as other open-ended questions designed to elicit other perspectives. I analyzed these interviews using both quantitative and qualitative approaches (Barrett and Stauffer, 2009; Clandinin, 2006; Clandinin and Connelly, 1995; Creswell and Clark, 2007; Creswell, Clark, and Gutmann, 2003; Tashakkori and Creswell, 2007), providing a resonant narrative foundation for music educator dispositions. Previous studies of dispositions using the perceptual psychology framework only distilled participant narratives into a numerical score, leaving readers with a limited understanding of the concepts being represented. This study uses a mixed method approach, consisting of the narrative scores generated by two trained raters as well as a narrative inquiry approach, to generate a rich understanding of the dispositions studied, from the perspective of and in the words of the music educators themselves. I conducted extended interviews with subjects about their experiences, and then had two independent raters rate them on various perceptual psychology dimensions. I then further analyzed these interviews to identify stories or characterizations to illustrate these dimensions and to identify other themes. Using the quantitative method of inference ranking, I conclude that the twelve music educators fall into two distinct groups, distinguished by differences in each of the four original categories. Closer analysis of participant narratives provides support for the inference rankings, support for the four categories, and yields additional themes such as identity, behaviors, and various approaches to teaching. Music educators’ connections to their personal and professional identities fall within the Perceptions of Self dimension. While the study itself does not address the question of how particular teacher dispositions may affect students’ learning, its focus on the relationship between values, attitudes, and beliefs and teacher behaviors toward students lays the foundation for future studies to address that question. Keywords: dispositions, music educator dispositions, professional identity, perceptual psycholog

Przemoc i religia. Bluźnierstwo w islamie w przekazach polskich portali internetowych

Violence and religion. Blasphemy in Islam presented on Polish web portals The aim of the paper is to analyse the representations of blasphemy in Islam presented on popular Polish web portals. Critical Discourse Analysis was applied. The analysis included representations of the bla­sphemy cases and of the accused, both male and female. The analysed material was interpreted in the light of Judith Butler theory and postcolonial theory. Przemoc i religia. Bluźnierstwo w islamie w przekazach polskich portali internetowychCelem niniejszego tekstu jest analiza wizerunku bluźnierstwa w islamie prezentowanego na po­pularnych polskich portalach internetowych. Autorka zastosowała krytyczną analizę dyskursu. Analizowała przypadki bluźnierstw i oskarżonych o bluźnierstwo kobiet i mężczyzn. Materiał zinterpretowała przy pomocy teorii Judith Butler oraz teorii postkolonialnej

Family as Enterprising Subject – Critical Analysis of the Infant Prodigy Discourse in Internet Portals for Parents

The aim of this paper is to analyse the infant prodigy discourse in popular Polish internet portals for parents. As a result of Critical Discourse Analysis, key rhetoric strategies, constructing the representation of a child and its family, have been identified. Subsequently, the analysis of particular discursive strategies, including professionalization of parenthood and discursive construction of a family as an entrepreneur of the self, have been conducted

Sieben Jahre obligatorische Bekämpfung von Ambrosia artemisiifolia in der Schweiz - ein Erfahrungsbericht aus dem Kanton Zürich

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Beifuß-Ambrosia) ist in der Schweiz seit 2006 ein Quarantäne-Organismus der obligatorisch zu bekämpfen ist. Für Futtermittel gilt ein Grenzwert von 10 Samen der Beifuß-Ambrosia pro Kilogramm. Die bessere Qualität des Vogel-und Kleintierfutters hat wesentlich beigetragen zur starken Abnahme der Beifuß-Ambrosia Bestände in Hausgärten und im öffentlichen Grün. Der 2006 beschlossene Aktionsplan hat sich bewährt. Die großen Bestände auf Ackerland ließen sich mit einer Kombination von Fruchtfolge und Bodenbearbeitung erstaunlich schnell vermindern, um ca. 95 % nach drei Jahren und um ca. 99 % nach fünf Jahren. Angebaut wurden nur Kulturen, die vor Ende August geerntet werden (Getreide, Raps) oder in denen A. artemisiifolia vollständig bekämpft wird (Mais mit potenten Herbizid-Mischungen oder intensiv gedüngte Klee-Gras-Mischungen). Die sehr positive Entwicklung war möglich, weil der Beginn harter Maßnahmen in einem frühen Zeitpunkt der invasiven Ausbreitung erfolgte.Stichwörter: Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Aktionsplan, Bekämpfung, FruchtfolgeSeven years of compulsory control of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Switzerland - a report from the canton of ZurichAmbrosia artemisiifolia is a quarantine-organisme in Switzerland, which has to be combated compulsary since 2006. For animal feed, a critical value of 10 seeds of ambrosia per kilogram is tolerated. The quality improvement of feed for birds and small animals has led to a considerable decrease of ambrosia plants in gardens and green areas. The determined regulation since 2006 has been reliable. Greater populations of ambrosia in arable land have been reduced realy soon due to a combination of crop rotation and soil cultivation. A reduction of 95 % has been achieved after three years and of some 99 % after five years. Only crops being harvested before end of August have been cultivated (cereals, colza) or crops in which combating of ambrosia is possible (by applying potent mixture of herbicides in corn or by fertilizing intensively pastures of clover and grass). The very positiv result has been achieved due to strong actions at an early stage of the invasion of ambrosia.Keywords: Ambrosia artemisiifolia, action plan, control, crop rotatio