Sunday, May 21 | 6:20 p.m. | Kinoteka 6
KPH: Trans and non-binary inclusive language workshop
Moderator: Cecylia Jakubczak, guest: Paula Szewczyk (Wysokie Obcasy)
So how does it work with the pronouns? Is it more appropriate to say “gender reassignment” or “gender affirmation”? What do “deadname” and “misgendering” mean? A 45-minute workshop exclusively on inclusive language in relation to transgender and non-binary people. According to research, this is the part of the LGBT+ community that is most often affected by violence. Including the verbal one. You can change that with the right words. And that's what this workshop is about.
Guest:
Paula Szewczyk - reporter of Wysokie Obcasy magazine, she writes about social issues, especially related to the situation of women and LGBT+ people. In 2022, she was nominated for the Grand Press Award for her reportage on the transgender women’s motherhood. A Polish philologist by education, Rzeszowian by birth. She lives in Warsaw. Author of the book "Ciała obce. Opowieści o transpłciowości".
Moderator:
Cecylia Jakubczak - a sociologist by education, PR and communication specialist by profession. For the last 8 years, she has been responsible for the communication of the Campaign Against Homophobia association working for LGBT+ people. Her passion is inclusive language, about which she writes extensively, including one of the chapters of the publication "Etyka Języka" (Ethics of Language) under the patronage of the Polish Language Council. She also gave a TED Talk on the topic. She conducts workshops for the media and business on inclusive communication. She trained, among others, editors of TVN, Radio Zet, Pismo and Onet.pl. Her articles can be read in Duma, Krytykapolita.pl, Replika and Notes na 6 Tygodni. Cecylia is also a co-producer of the documentary "7th of August". Recognised by Wysokie Obcasy in the ranking of 50 bold women of 2017 and by Vogue Polska, which placed her on the list of 41 inspiring personalities giving hope from the world of culture, science and activism in Poland.
