The Disease of Disinformation

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.