Wednesday May 13 | 5:30 PM | screening room Warszawa
Film Theraphy: Tomorrow, It Could be You
after the screening of JANE ELLIOTT AGAINST THE WORLD, dir. Judd Ehrlich
Partner: The Faculty of Psychology at the SWPS University in Sopot
A film portrait of Jane Elliott, an American teacher and anti-racist educator who has become a national voice in the fight against prejudice. The documentary traces her personal and professional path – from the groundbreaking 1968 classroom experiment in Iowa, where she divided students into “better” and “worse” groups based on eye color, to decades of engagement in debates on inequality, identity, and power. At 90, Elliott remains an example of an uncompromising and honest voice in times of intense social tension, showing how to confront history responsibly to avoid repeating its mistakes. After the screening, we will explore further. Can we live in societies free from prejudice? Why do we live in a polarised world, and how can we change that? How can we instil tolerance in young people? What constitutes ethics in the psychologist’s profession, and could Jane Elliott’s famous experiment succeed again?
Guest:
Konrad Bocian – Professor at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS), researcher, social psychologist, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology at SWPS in Sopot, former lecturer at the University of Kent, science journalist. Author of international publications in the field of moral cognition. His research interests focus on egocentric distortions of moral judgements, moral conformism and the impact of new technologies on honesty.
Moderator:
Joanna Wiśniowska – a journalist associated with ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ and ‘Wysokie Obcasy’. Her texts have been published in, amongst others, ‘Tygodnik Powszechny’, ‘Vogue’ and ‘Krytyka Polityczna’. She specializes in topics related to women in sport, climate, and the environment.
