Our research concern:

  • visual communication in new media
  • art reception in public sphere
  • information and communication technologies
  • social and cultural impact of the media
  • stages of internet development (Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Semantic Internet, Internet of Things) in the aspect of visual culture
  • methods of studying media messages (textual and visual)
  • the use of qualitative research orientation in studies in the field of journalism and social communication

Staff members are authors, co-authors and editors of many articles and books on media analysis and visual communication in Polish. We have also publications in English and German:

  • Justyna Szulich-Kałuża, The Plualism of Spirituality in Press Coverage. In: Secularization and the Development of Religion in Modern Polish Society. Ed. Leon Dyczewski, George F., McLean Washington, D.C. 2015 pp. 145-155.
  • Justyna Szulich-Kałuża, Familienvorstellungen Jugendlicher in Polen (Mitverfasser). W: Familienvorstellungen zwischen Fortschrittlichkeit und Beharrung. Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung von Ehe- und Familienvorstellungen  Jugendlicher im internationalen Vergleich. Red. F. W. Busch, W. D. Scholz. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag 2006 s.137 - 181.
  • Małgorzata Sławek-Czochra, Pluralism of spirituality in the city social space one the example of Warsaw and Lublin. In: Secularization and Intensification of Religion in Modern Society. Ed. Leon Dyczewski, George F., McLean Washington, D.C. 2015 pp. 102-116.
  • Małgorzata Sławek-Czochra, Human in Banksy's Street Art. In: Artes Liberales. Theatre. Art. Media. Jubilee Book dedicated to Prof. Leszek Mądzik, Ed: S. Fel, J. Szulich-Kałuża, P. Nowak, M. Sławek-Czochra, Lublin 2018, pp. 389-411.

Our Department members took part and are still active in national and international scientific and research projects, like:

  1. Ehe und Familienvorstellungen im internationalen Vergleich, 2004-2006, Carl von Ossietzky Universität in Oldenburg. Familienvorstellungen zwischen Fortschrittlichkeit und Beharrung. Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung von Ehe-und Familienvorstellungen Jugendlicher im internationalen Vergleich. Red. F. W. Busch, W. D. Scholz. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag 2006.
  2. Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change: Philosophical Foun­dations for Social Life. 2013-2015, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy.
  3. Framing of the Ukraina-Russia conflict in media. Representation of the conflict in discourse on the Facebook, VKontakte, and Internet portals: DELFI, correspondent.net, Pravda.com.ua, kyivpost.com and onet.pl, 2014-2015, Nato StratCOM COE .
  4. The Future of Religious Faith from CEE Perspective, 2016-2017, Project Leader(s): Tomáš Halík, Pavel Hošek, Grantee(s) Czech Christian Academy (Institute for Dialogue), 2016-2017, The John Templeton Foundation Grant ID: 58599.

 

 

Contact

The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Faculty of Social Sciences

Institute of the Journalism and Management

Department of Visual Communication and New Media

Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin

Poland
Phone: +48 81 454 53 04