Back to “Archeology Without Makeup”! The following post regards the presentation of the book in Poznań.
On October 21st, at 5:00 PM, in the Lubrański Room of Collegium Minus, Adam Mickiewicz University, a meeting was held with two of the book’s protagonists: Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska, Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and Prof. Marzena Szmyt, Director of the Poznań Archaeological Museum from the Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University, as well as with the author of the book, Beata Kukiel-Vraila – our Assistant Director in Athens and coordinator of PAIA cultural programs, a journalist, and former correspondent for Polish Radio in Greece and the Balkans. All the interviewees share connections with PAIA. In the introduction to “Archaeology Without Makeup” PAIA Director Prof. Janusz Czebreszuk wrote:
“The book we are presenting to readers has a special character. It gives space to women who have made a tough choice to link their lives with a scientific career. The word “tough” appears here for no coincidence. The path of a scientific career is demanding for everyone, but women also had a special “obstacle course” designed just for them. This was the case in the past, and this is also the case with the protagonists of this book, although each of their stories is different.”
Among the interviews, we couldn’t miss a conversation with the Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University, Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska. The Rector tells Beata Kukiel-Vraila, among other things, about her decision to become the first woman to hold the position of Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and about coping with unfavorable comments:
“Identifying with one’s own role can be devastating. Of course, it’s impossible to completely separate it and completely avoid reacting to it emotionally. Everyone reacts, both women and men, but this ability to separate and tell ourselves that I am me, not just my function, allows us to survive it.”
In the book, Prof. Marzena Szmyt discusses, among other things, the impact of partnership on professional success:
“Our generation and younger generations are able to work together. This partnership in the family is becoming increasingly common. I see this, for example, in my own research team, where there are many colleagues who structure their lives on these very principles, achieving their goals. Just like their husbands, they achieve theirs. I believe that we are whole people when our professional sphere doesn’t overshadow our family sphere, but complements it.”
The author’s other interviewees include Prof. Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, Dr. Zofia Stos-Gale, Prof. Agata Ulanowska, Dr. Stephanie Aulsebrook, Prof. Inga Głuszek, and Prof. Véronique Chankowski.
This bilingual (Polish-English) publication is the first in the PIAA Culture series.
Text provided by the AMU Press Office.
