1. Brief history

The KUL Senate established chair of Literature and Theatre Education on the 25.01.2002. The chairperson of it has been dr hab. Maria B. Styk prof. KUL. As staff members work the following lecturers: Elżbieta Stoch PhD, Beata Goljan MA, Anna Krzemińska MA  and Małgorzata Wojcieszuk MA.

2. Main problems of the subject area

Literature and theatre education is at the present day an important aspect of the profile of a pedagogy graduate. It allows them to be accustomed both with the field of Polish and foreign fiction, drama and poetry and with historical and contemporary theatre issues. It enables also to pinpoint educational, formative and social problems in literature and theatre.

Scientific and research activity of the Chair of Literature and Theatre Education belongs to two humanistic disciplines: theory of literature and science of theatrical matters. Such a scope of research is possible because of the scientific competencies and scientific degrees of both the chairperson and the staff members.

Topics of the scientific research of the chairperson should be placed in the contemporary trends of research on literature and theatre. It creates a significant part of national and international research on the history of theatre in Poland and abroad. It is a continuation of so called Lublin's school of the science of theatre matters that was created in the second half of the 20^th century at KUL by professor Irena Sławińska.

3. Present research

Statutory research: Znaczenie literatury i teatru w wychowaniu człowieka. Rola wartości pozytywnych (The meaning of literature and theatre in the man's education and formation. Role of positive values)

Individual research: Miejsce choreoterapii w wychowaniu przez sztukę (The place of choreotherapy in education through art. (Małgorzata Wojcieszuk MA))

  4. Scientific conferences

Staff members participate in conferences organised by scientific institutions in Poland, e.g. by Humanistic and Economics High School in Łódź. In June 2007 prof. M. Styk gave there a lecture on Pictures of Brussels in Polish literature.  Małgorzata Wojcieszuk participates in many conferences on the science of theatrical matters and choreotherapy in different institutions in Poland. She also leads Group of Historical Dance in a Youths Centre in Lublin, which gives many performances, also for handicapped adolescents.

5. Publications

A chairperson, prof. Maria Styk is an author of 3 monographs and 3 anthologies. She also edited or co-edited 10 books and more than 100 papers in books and scientific journals, both Polish and foreign (in Belgium). Among her recent achievements are: Belgia w relacjach Polaków. Antologia (XVI-XX w.) (Belgium in the relations of Poles. Anthology from 16^th to 20^th century), Lublin 1999 and Święta Kinga w poezji polskiej. Antologia (1644-2001) (St Kinga in Polish poetry. Anthology (1644 - 2001), Lublin 2001. This last book is a result of individual research on the topic St Kinga as a role model during the centuries.

6. Plans

Among future plans there is an edition of M.B. Styk monograph   Teatralia. Wybór artykułów (About theatre. Selected articles).

                                                          (Translated by Ewa Domagała - Zyśk)