Meet the co-organiser of the 7th PTKS Congress
The Institute of Journalism and Media Communication at the
University of Silesia in Katowice is a research centre engaged in
diverse and interdisciplinary inquiries into contemporary social
communication and media. The Institute's academic team carries
out projects on a wide range of topics, including political
communication, propaganda and disinformation, crisis and
religious communication, war and peace journalism, local media,
and media systems across Europe. Our research also encompasses
gender equality, the representation of women in media, local
government communication, media education, the relationship
between media and political elites, as well as international and
intercultural communication.
A significant part of our work is devoted to mediolinguistics and
media genology, with particular attention paid to genre awareness
among media producers and audiences, the multimodality of press
texts, graphic elements in communication, and visual persuasion.
We also reflect on the transformations of communication models in
the context of digitalization, globalization, and social
polarization.
The Institute is involved in numerous research projects funded by
the National Science Centre (OPUS, PRELUDIUM), as well as by
international programs such as Horizon 2020 and Jean Monnet, and
various bilateral and European grants. These include studies on
papal authority in the era of digital communication, church–media–state
relations, connections between media and political elites, and
governmental communication during the pandemic. We have also
participated in international initiatives addressing media
freedom, crisis communication, European integration, and digital
civic engagement.
It is within this framework that we warmly invite you to attend
the 7th Congress of the Polish Communication Association (PTKS)
in Katowice. We are confident that this gathering will provide a
space for thoughtful reflection, meaningful exchange, and the
establishment of new collaborations among scholars in
communication, media studies, and cultural research.
We hope that Katowice will not only be a place of scientific
encounter for you, but also an inspiration for further
explorations of joint projects.
You are cordially invited!
