Tomasz Kitliński

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Tomasz Kitliński in Lublin, 2017

Tomasz Kitliński (born 29 December 1965) is a Polish political philosopher, cultural and social analyst, and civic activist. He is a lecturer and trade unionist at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University[1] and an author of books (Dream? Democracy! [2]), articles, petitions and letters of protest. In his research and teaching, he deals with contemporary society, culture and politics, intellectual history,[3] literary and critical theory, art practice, religious studies and social anthropology. In his activism, he champions women's, LGBT, labour and refugee rights and participation.

Biography[edit]

Tomasz Kitlinski holds his M.Phil. from the Paris Diderot University, where he prepared his thesis, supervised by Julia Kristeva. He conducted research under Hélène Cixous, Maria Janion and Julia Kristeva.[4]

He was a Fulbright scholar at the New School for Social Research in New York, where he participated in the seminars of Ágnes Heller, Richard J. Bernstein and Jonathan Schell.[5] He also conducted research and presented a paper at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.[4]

Kitlinski is a member of Poland's Green Party.[6] At the University of Brighton, he moderated a meeting with Britain's only Green MP, Caroline Lucas.[7] In a letter to the editor, published in the Guardian, he has written on the importance of Zygmunt Bauman's scholarly output.[8] In 2011 he curated Transeuropa Festival in Lublin, where he organised a series of queer, feminist and Jewish events, to which he invited Irena Grudzinska-Gross, Robert Biedroń, Kazimiera Szczuka, Anna Grodzka and Robert Kuwałek.[9]

Kitlinski was cited by the New York Times.[10]

He has been involved in filmmaking; Kitlinski collaborated with directors Helen Whitney, Raphael Lewandowski, Urszula Pieregonczuk, Grzegorz Linkowski and Piotr Brozek.

On 2019 Polish parliamentary election Kitliński was a candidate for the sejm from The Left. He received 2334 votes.[11]

Books[edit]

  • Dream? Democracy! A Philosophy of Horror, Hope & Hospitality in Art & Action, Lublin: Maria Curie-Sklodowska Press, 2014 (table of contents:[12]) ISBN 978-83-7784-499-1
  • Love and Democracy: Reflections on the Queer Question in Poland (with Paweł Leszkowicz), Cracow: Aureus, 2005. ISBN 83-87887-56-0
  • The Stranger Is within Ourselves: How to Love according to Julia Kristeva, Cracow: Aureus, 2001. ISBN 83-87887-26-9
  • Love. Hate (with Dariusz Fodczuk and Chris Hurford), Lublin: Ex-Libris, 1991. ISBN 83-900221-0-9
  • Parallel Lines (with Angus Reid), Wroclaw: Galeria x, 1990.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr Tomasz Kitliński |". filozofia.umcs.lublin.pl. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. ^ "Wydawnictwo UMCS ::: DREAM? DEMOCRACY! A Philosophy of Horror, Hope & Hospitality in Art & Action – Tomasz Kitlinski". wydawnictwo.umcs.lublin.pl. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  3. ^ "Bazy danych - Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  4. ^ a b "Archive, Research Forum Events Spring Term 2007 Calendar, The Courtauld Institute of Art". courtauld.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Schell Remembered | Public Seminar". publicseminar.org. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  6. ^ "Partia Zieloni". zieloni2004.pl. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. ^ "Debate | Civil Partnerships Programme | University of Brighton - Faculty of Arts". arts.brighton.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  8. ^ "Letter: Bauman's influence | From the Guardian | The Guardian". theguardian.com. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  9. ^ "Letter from Lublin" (PDF). 9 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  10. ^ "The Stones of Poland's Soul". partners.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  11. ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  12. ^ "CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1 The Other Methodology of the Other..." (PDF). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  13. ^ "Writing: Books - Angus Reid". angusreid.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Kitlinski's contribution, co-authored with Joe Lockard and Pawel Leszkowicz, to the NYU Press collection of essays: Laurent Berlant, Lisa Duggen (eds), Our Monica, Ourselves. New York: New York University Press, 2001 [1]
  • Sociologist Eric Fassin on Kitlinski's article, co-authored with Joe Lockard and Pawel Leszkowicz, about Monica Lewinsky:[2]
  • Kitlinski's contribution to the Palgrave Macmillan collection of essays: Angela Jones (ed), A Critical Inquiry into Queer Utopias. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 ISBN 9781137311979
  • Kitlinski's biography at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London: [3] Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • Kitlinski's biography in the scholarly journal Inter Alia: [4]
  • Kitlinski's biography at Gender Center, Polish Academy of Sciences: [5]
  • Sociologist Dota Szymborska-Dyrda reviews Tomasz Kitlinski and Pawel Leszkowicz's book Love and Democracy: Reflections on the Queer Question in Poland: [6]
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