Polish Insti­tute Berlin, Zentrum Libe­rale Moderne and the Embassy of the Repu­blic of Poland would like to invite you to the panel dis­cus­sion The Disease of Disin­for­mation which would take place on 12 March from 7pm in Polish Insti­tute Berlin, Burgstr. 27, 10178 Berlin.

The problem of disin­for­mation or the disse­mi­nation of false or unve­ri­fied infor­mation has been known for a long time, but thanks to the global web, the scope of this pheno­menon has grown unima­gi­nably. The fight against disin­for­mation has become an important chall­enge for the modern world. The dis­cus­sion will delve into the philo­so­phical and social context of the pheno­menon of disin­for­mation – how indivi­duals can develop cri­ti­cal thin­king skills in a world satu­ra­ted with con­flic­ting narra­tives and how to use infor­mation more respon­sibly. How contem­porary art deals with the topic of fake news and how art can help us develop cri­ti­cal thin­king skills.

Mode­ra­ted by:
Dr. habil. Karo­lina Wigura – his­to­rian of ideas, socio­logist, and jour­na­list. Senior Fellow, Zentrum für die Libe­rale Moderne, Berlin, Member of the Board of Kultura Libe­ralna Foun­da­tion, Warsaw, Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor at Warsaw University’s Insti­tute of Sociology.

Orga­nisers:
Polish Insti­tute Berlin
Zentrum Libe­rale Moderne
Embassy of the Repu­blic of Poland

Important infor­mation: The event can be atten­ded without prior registration.

Poster by Ryszard Kajzer

The project is funded by the Embassy of the Repu­blic of Poland in Germany.