Past Events
21 June, 2024, IX Scientific Seminar "Wendelinaria"
Hosts: Society of Rudzica Supporters, Polish Sociological Association
Damian Guzek, conference paper "The approach of media and platform users to conspiracy narratives around the papacy" (in Polish).
June 4, 2024, Kielce (online event, Media Studies Evenings)
Host: Institute of Media, Journalism, and Social Communication, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce.
Damian Guzek, lecture "Digital Religion: Pope Francis in Media and Platform Discourse and User Reflections" (in Polish).
22-23 May, 2024, "Media Ethics: Concern for Media – Concerns of Media"
Host: Institute of Journalism, Media and Social Communication, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Conspiracy issues in the repertoires of media and platform users" (in Polish).
20 May, 2024, 15th Conference "Homo politicus et res publica"
Hosts: Institute of Political Science and Administration, Ignatianium University in Cracow; editorial board of the scientific journal Horizons of Politics; Ignatian Social Forum
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Discussion spaces on religion and politics: The Perspective of the users of Media and Platforms" (in Polish)
18-19 April, 2024, 15th Conference on Contemporary Media "Sender - Receiver - User"
Host: Institute of Social Communication and Media Studies, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin,
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Traditional Catholic media users" (in Polish)
17 April, 2024, "Media Portraits of Pope Francis. Political and Religious Leadership in the Assessment of Media Users and Platforms"
Host: Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Catholic University of Lublin
Guest lecture delivered by Damian Guzek (in Polish)
2-3 November, 2023, Workshop "Digital religion – online communities"
Hosts: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Individualization of communication habits in practice"
August 31 - September 3, 2023, 118 APSA Annual Meeting "Rights and Responsibilities in an Age of Mis- and Disinformation"
Host: American Political Science Association (APSA), Los Angeles, United States
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Religious Agency as a Driving Force for Social Inclusion?"
2-5 August 2023, 13th Biennial Conference on Media, Religion and Culture "Metaphor & Misinformation: Religion in Media-Driven Worlds"
Host: The International Society for Media, Religion and Culture (ISMRC), Center for Religious Studies at Ruhr University-Bochum, Germany
Damian Guzek, conference paper <Deconstructing the Roman Pontiff aka the “bridge-builder” in digital cartoons>"
15-19 July 2023, 27th IPSA World Congress of Political Science "Politics in the Age of Transboundary Crises"
Host: International Political Science Association (IPSA), Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Decoding the Modern Papacy: Francis as a Global Politician or a Spiritual Leader?"
29-30 June, 2023, 14th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference CEECOM "Threats, Challenges and Opportunities in the Changing Central and Eastern European Media Environments"
Host: Department of Media Studies and Journalism, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Media fragmentation and changing patterns of media consumption and usage"
16 May, 2023, "Media Studies and Perspectives 4: Media and Journalism of the Future"
Host: Institute of Journalism and Social Communication, University of Wroclaw
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Reflexivity of media users in a hybrid environment" (in Polish).
10-11 November, 2022, Workshop "Digital religion – online spirituality"
Hosts: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Damian Guzek, conference paper " 'Who am I to judge?' Catholic media users dealing with the pope’s approach to LGBT+"
22-24 September, 2022, 6th PCA Congress "Media and Society in the Age of Platforms, Algorithms and Data"
Hosts: Polish Communication Association, University of Gdańsk, European Solidarity Centre
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Media consumption in shaping the meaning of authority" (in Polish).
18-19 May, 2022, "Media Ethics: Disinterestedness in Media – Self-Goals Oriented Media"
Host: Institute of Journalism, Media and Social Communication, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
Damian Guzek, plenary speech "Pope Francis' vision of dialogue in the reception of media users" (in Polish).
27 January, 2022, "Wrecker vs Restorer - Pope Francis in the contrasting visions of internet users"
Host: Jagiellonian Club in Katowice
Interview with Damian Guzek (in Polish).
6 May, 2021, The annual scientific conference "Evangelii Gaudium"
Host: the Lodz Theological Seminary
Jan Słomka, keynote speech “The idea of dialogue in the theology of Pope Francis“ (in Polish).
17-18 June, 2021, "Mediatization of public and private sphere/s. The international comparative approach"
Hosts: Communication and Media Science, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University; Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw; Research section: Mediatization of the Polish Communication Association
Damian Guzek, keynote speech "Mediatization Cartography"
14-16 July, 2021 "Gone Digital: How Digitality Disrupts Theology"
Hosts: University of Durham, Global Network for Digital Theology
Damian Guzek, Jan Słomka, conference paper "The Digital Theology Dilemma"
22-23 October, 2021, 13th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference "The New Communication Revolution"
Host: Institute of Journalism, Media and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, ECREA Central and East-European Network
Damian Guzek, conference paper "Shaping the Pope's Authority Through Media Consumption"
