Scientific Conference “Kitsch in Management: Determinants and Functions, Carriers and Propagators”, 23 May 2024

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The scientific conference “Kitsch in Management: Determinants and Functions, Carriers and Propagators” concludes a project involving 40 researchers from several countries representing disciplines such as management, marketing, media, education, political science, sociology, philosophy, law, psychology, aesthetics, and art.

During the conference, research results will be presented, showing kitsch phenomena at micro (self-management), meso (organizations and groups), and macro (society, culture) levels, emphasizing the role of kitsch in the management process, manifestations and forms of kitsch, and kitsch as a feature of managed content.

The conference’s honorary guests will be:

  • Prof. Monika Kostera
  • Prof. Stephen Linstead
  • Prof. Antonio Strati

The conference will be held in a hybrid format: in-person at the Collegium Civitas and online (details for online participation will be provided later).

Scientific project and conference management: Prof. Michał Szostak.

The conference will be conducted in English. Questions and submissions should be directed to michal.szostak@civitas.edu.pl.

No Approx. time Chapter/Presentation title Author(s) Country Attendance form 
1 11:30-11:40 Introduction Michał Szostak or CC Rector Poland in person 
2 11:40-11:50 Special Guest: Archetype, stereotype, kitsch… On reclaiming management epistemology Monika Kostera Poland in person 
3 11:50-12:00 Special Guest: Kitsch, aesthetic categories, and organisational research Antonio Strati Italy online 
4 12:00-12:10 Special Guest: Administrative Science or Authentic Stupidity: the Living Death of Management and Organization Theory in an AI-enabled World Stephen Linstead UK online 
5 12:10-12:20 Kitsch in aesthetics and art: transposing the kitsch experience theory into management Michał Szostak Poland in person 
xx 12:20-12:30 time reserve       
6 12:30-12:40 Kitsch in visual arts: deconstruction of kitsch through its use in elite and popular arts Maria Piątek Poland online 
7 12:40-12:50 Kitsch in design: decoding symbolic meanings and cultural signifiers Djalel Baghzou & Assala Belsem Bouameur Algeria online 
8 12:50-13:00 Kitsch in language: cliches and hyperboles through philosophy of language lens Tuncay Turna Turkey in person 
9 13:00-13:10 Kitsch in language: kitschification of contemporary translational professions Antony Hoyte-West UK online 
10 13:10-13:20 Kitsch in managerial language: Rhetorical manifestations of kitsch in scholarly writing Iga Maria Lehman Poland in person 
xx 13:20-13:30 time reserve       
11 13:30-13:40 Kitsch in organisational culture: challenges and opportunities in the work environment Justyna Dziedzic Poland in person 
12 13:40-13:50 Kitsch in organisational dress code: dressed to impress – a sartorial perspective on management and organisations Alessandro Nicola Malusà & Katharine Lawden UK ? 
13 13:50-14:00 Kitsch in entrepreneurship: meal kits, taste and the art of socio-economic enterprise David Atkinson UK online 
14 14:00-14:10 Kitsch in HRM: the role of communication in managing generational diversity in an organisation Marlena Kondrat Poland in person 
15 14:10-14:20 Kitsch in law: aesthetic focus on law creation and law execution Olena Sukmanova Ukraine online 
xx 14:20-14:30 time reserve       
16 14:30-14:40 Kitsch in religion: unmasking kitsch in liturgy organisation John Reuben Davies UK online 
17 14:40-14:50 Kitsch in journalism: management through TV weather report commodification and politicisation Jake Warga USA in person 
18 14:50-15:00 Kitsch in television: broadcasted kitsch experience Adam Konopka & Bianka Szymańska Poland in person 
19 15:00-15:10 Kitsch in advertisement: a field of post-modern communication battle Andrzej Kisielewski Poland in person 
20 15:10-15:20 Kitsch in brand management: aesthetic impact of aesthetic truth and false in advertising strategies Aleksandra Chmielewska Poland in person 
21 15:20-15:30 Kitsch in city management: beauty and functionality of public space Wioletta Małota  Poland online 
22 15:30-15:40 Kitsch in decision-making: financial destabilisation of joint-stock companies by boards of directors Aneta Ejsmont  Poland in person 
23 15:40-15:50 Kitsch in education: is the commercialisation of education kitschy? Muhammad Kamran & Mudassira Sarfraz Pakistan in person 
24 15:50-16:00 Kitsch in psychology: management of pro-consumption behaviour versus individual well-being Jagoda Marcinkiewicz Poland in person