Mondays with WUWr #52
What’s new at the University of Wrocław Press?
In our series #MondayswithWUWr, we keep you up to date with the most important events, book news and issues important to the Publishing House! We also encourage you to follow the wuwr.eu website and the Publishing House’s social media – Fb, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Follow us to be up to date!
PREMIERE: Musica i memoria – how was music taught in the Middle Ages?
The WUWr website recently published a publication by Dr. Ryszard Lubieniecki – “Musica i memoria w środkowoeuropejskich traktatach muzycznych pierwszej połowy XV wieku” („Musica and memoria in the Central European Musical Treatises of the First Half of the 15th Century”). The author is a musicologist, instrumentalist and composer currently associated with the Institute of Musicology of the University of Wrocław. He wrote a story which explained how music was taught before the invention of print, which shows how important imagination and memory are.
The end of the Middle Ages is an exceptionally interesting period in European culture. Memory and oral tradition still played a crucial role despite the increased access to writing. The medieval set of methods for improving and shaping memory, called memoria, left a mark on how old arts, such as music, were taught.
Ryszard Lubieniecki researches medieval musical treatises of Central Europe and dives into their connections to the teaching of music and memory techniques. He highlights the role of diagrams and graphics in the relationship between oral tradition and written text. He enriches these reflections with his experience of performance, simultaneously emphasising the social dimension of music.
More informations: Musica i memoria w środkowoeuropejskich traktatach muzycznych pierwszej połowy XV wieku
Akademickie Zacisze – a conversation about positive pedagogy
There will be a LIVE meeting as a part of the series “Akademickie zacisze” (“Academic seclusion”) tomorrow, on Tuesday, April 29, at 8:00 p.m. The discussion will focus on the new book edited by dr Marta Kondracka-Szala and Weronika Mazurek, “Pedagogia pozytywna w edukacji przedszkolnej i wczesnoszkolnej – z doświadczeń pozytywnych nauczycieli, pedagogów i dyrektorów” (“Positive pedagogy in preschool and early school education – the experience of positive teachers, educator and principals”). Prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert, a Polish educator and professor of social studies, will be talking with dr Marta Kondracka-Szala about implementing joy, acceptance, and creativity into everyday work with children, building relationships based on trust and respect, children developing self-awareness, and creating an environment conducive to joy and engagement.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1220103056402628
Author’s meeting at the Grotowski Institute
We invite you to an author’s meeting on May 12th, at 6:00 p.m., with Przemysław Radwański, author of the book “Wartości urzeczywistniane kultury czynnej Jerzego Grotowskiego” (“Values realized in the active culture of Jerzy Grotowski”). The book is dedicated to an outstanding reformer of theatre, Jerzy Grotowski, and focuses on his experiences and actions rather than just declarations. The author uses metaphors and creative language to describe the lesser-known period of paratheater in the 1970s. It is a suggestive story about searching for a deeper meaning in art and culture.
The event will take place in the Ludwik Flaszen Reading Room of the Grotowski Institute. The entry is free, but a reservation for a free ticket is required (www.bilety.grotowski-institute.pl)
Details of the event available on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1596313897747874
New issue of “Quart” is now available
Volume 75 of the “Quart” journal of the Institute of Art History at the University of Wrocław is now available on the “Czasopisma Naukowe w Sieci” website. This issue invites readers to reflect on the notion of graphicness, resemblance, and changes in architectural design from the 20th century to the present time. The authors also explore the use of digital tools in the documentation of heritage. Moreover, the readers can enjoy reading previously unknown youthful letters of Jan Białostocki. The issue concludes with a report on a conference dedicated to the philosophy, mysticism, and art of Angelus Silesius.
More information: https://wuwr.pl/quart/issue/view/1319
Job offer: Online bookstore assistant at WUWr
Due to the reorganisation and new challenges, WUWr is looking for a person to manage its online bookstore and direct sales. The responsibilities of this person would be customer service, managing the online shop (WooCommerce), subscriptions and stock, and financial reporting. The ability to use MS Office, to work remotely and to be scrupulous are required. Experience in sales and student status would be a plus. Full job description and application contact: https://wuwr.eu/wspolpracownik-ksiegarni/
We encourage you to follow our website and social media, as we will post many exciting news here. In the collaboration with the UWr Institute of German Studies, we will soon publish a novel which will be the author’s first release in Poland!
Translated by Julia Prażuch (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice.
Date of publication: 28.04.2025
Added by: M.K.
