The media patron of the event is Radio 艁贸d藕, which not only brings its many years of experience and authority in the field of radio broadcasting, but also actively co-creates a space for dialogue between the scientific community and media practice.
The conference will also feature the premiere of the installation "Radio Room" by Justyna Banaszczyk (FOQL) 鈥� an artist working in the field of experimental electronic music, whose latest project expands the field of reflection on audiology and the radio space.
The conference places radio and audio studies within the broader context of contemporary media and cultural studies. The organisers want to create a forum for dialogue between radio studies, sound studies, media history, cultural studies and the analysis of digital platforms and online media. An interdisciplinary perspective is crucial, allowing us to consider radio as both a cultural institution, a technological medium, and a tool for building communities.
The conference programme will include academic presentations and meetings with practitioners related to radio broadcasting and sound art. Special guests will include Dr Daniel Muzyczuk, Director of the Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕, and editor Mariusz Wo藕niczka from Radio 艁贸d藕.
The conference will feature leading radio and sound researchers, as well as award-winning radio practitioners who co-create and shape the contemporary face of the medium, including Prof. Urszula Doliwa, dr hab. Gra偶yna Stachyra, dr hab. Tomasz Misiak, Robert Horvitz, Dr Kila van der Starre, Prof. Christof Migone and Dr Katarzyna Michalak.
Papers presented during the conference will present radio from a broad historical and cultural perspectives. The conference participants will examine, among other things, the revival of Polish radio broadcasting after 1989, the ways in which radio has been presented in Polish weekly opinion magazines over the past decade, and the history and evolution of radio genres such as interviews, reportage and radio drama. Audio practices in the digital age will also be a key theme, including the differences between linear radio and on-demand podcasts, changing listening habits, and the operation of audio archives as new forms of "radio after time".
Additionaly, the conference programme includes analyses of specific phenomena and case studies. Researchers will discuss topics such as the longest-running poetry show in radio history, the operation of Polish community radio in the United States, local podcasts building listener communities and models for financing community radio, as exemplified by Radio 357. Topics will also include radio art and sonic experiments, contemporary audiofiction ecosystems, the role of radio theatre and artists associated with the Polish Radio Theatre, as well as the role of audio reportage and new forms of audio narrative.
A reflection on the relationship between radio and technology will be a significant part of the conference. Speakers will address issues related to the transition from traditional broadcasting to digital platforms, the transformation of radio semiotics in the world of streaming, and the application of artificial intelligence in the production and distribution of audio content. The programme will also include analyses of independent and community radio in various cultural contexts.
Not only is the conference to summarise a century of radio history in Poland, but it is also an attempt to answer the question of what role radio, and more broadly, audio, will play in the society of the future. Following the event, selected articles are planned to be published in a special issue of the journal "Zagadnienia Gen贸w Literackich" (Issues of Literary Genres) (2027), which will consolidate and expand upon the key themes of the conference discussion.
THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
The Biedermann's Palace, Franciszka艅ska 1/5
Plenary session and premiere of the Radio Room installation by Justyna Banaszczyk FOQL
1:00 p.m. Opening of the conference
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Mariusz Wo藕niczka, Radio 艁贸d藕
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Dr Daniel Muzyczuk, Director of the Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕
coffee break 2:15 p.m. 鈥� 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. Przestrze艅, przemiany i wsp贸lnotowo艣膰 radia [Space, transformations and community of radio]; host: Kinga Sygizman
Prof. dr hab. Gra偶yna Stachyra Teleoafektywna struktura tera藕niejszo艣ci w radiu i streamie on demand [The Teleoaffective Structure of the Present in Radio and Streaming on Demand]
Prof. dr hab. Urszula Doliwa, Dr Magdalena Szyd艂owska 鈥淢y艣l lokalnie, dzia艂aj globalnie鈥� 鈥� o potencjale zakotwiczonego lokalnie podcastingu [鈥淭hink Local, Act Global鈥� 鈥� On the Potential of Locally Anchored Podcasting]
Dr Katarzyna Michalak Audioserial wobec paradygmatu reporta偶u d藕wi臋kowego [Audioseries and the paradigm of audio reportage]
Closing ceremony 4:30 p.m.
The Radio Room installation will be available all day.
TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Faculty of Philology, 91桃色, Pomorska 171/173
8:45 a.m., Assembly Hall A1
Opening of the conference: Prof. Monika Worsowicz, Head of the Department of Journalism and Social Communication
Sectional meetings: room 2.23
9:00 a.m. Radio mi臋dzy histori膮 a pami臋ci膮; chair: Joanna Bachura-Wojtasik
Prof. dr hab. Violetta Wejs-Milewska Archiwum audialne jako fenomen wsp贸艂czesnego wariantu radia
Dr Monika Makowska 鈥濩odziennie us艂yszymy (...) polski 艣piew, polsk膮 muzyk臋!鈥�. Fryderyk Chopin i Karol Szymanowski na falach Polskiego Radia w XX-leciu mi臋dzywojennym
Dr Joanna Walewska-Choptiany Relacje z proces贸w pokazowych jako teksty kultury popularnej. Przypadek Wandy Odolskiej
mgr in偶. Arkadiusz Miller Od radiow臋z艂a do platform cyfrowych: rozw贸j technologiczny Polskiego Radia Kielce na tle przemian systemu medialnego
coffee break 11:00 a.m. 鈥� 11:30 a.m.
11:30 Radio jako scena [Radio as a stage]; chair: Violetta Wejs-Milewska
Dr Janusz 艁astowiecki 艢cie偶ki, tropy i 藕r贸d艂a. Droga Darka B艂aszczyka w Teatrze Polskiego Radia
Dr Aneta W贸jciszyn-Wasil Nie tylko w eterze. Formy realizacji tematyki literackiej w podcastach
mgr Daria Kondraciuk Opera radiowa 鈥� poetyka gatunku na przyk艂adzie 鈥濸rzyg贸d Sindbada 呕eglarza鈥� Tomasza Sikorskiego
lunch break 1:00 p.m. 鈥� 2:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Faculty of Philology, 91桃色, Pomorska 171/173 | sectional meetings: room 2.23
2:00 p.m. Radio Poetics in Action; chair: Natalia Kowalska-Elkader (ENG)
Dr Kila van der Starre A Media-Specific Analysis of Candlelight Poetry on the Radio. The World鈥檚 Longest-running Radio Poetry Show
Prof. Christof Migone Radio Naked (Radio is dead, long live radio)
mgr Fabiana Gibim Deja Vudu: Fugitive Frequencies and Nocturnal Transmission
coffee break 3:30 p.m. 鈥� 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. Obrazy i praktyki radia poza eterem; chair: Zofia Nacewska
dr hab. Agnieszka Dytman-Stasie艅ko Radio w telewizji 鈥� podziemne radio Solidarno艣膰 lat 80. XX wieku
Dr Magdalena 呕mijkowska Obraz polskiej radiofonii na 艂amach polskich tygodnik贸w opinii 鈥濶ewsweek鈥�, 鈥濸olityka鈥�, 鈥濻ieci鈥� w latach 2015-2025
mgr Piotr Buka艅ski Sztuczna inteligencja w radiu. Mo偶liwo艣ci i przyk艂ady zastosowa艅 AI
mgr Paulina Zwoli艅ska-Pieni膮偶ek Ewolucja wywiadu radiowego w Polskim Radiu
TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Faculty of Philology, 91桃色, Pomorska 171/173 | sectional meetings: Assembly Hall A1
9:00 a.m. Radio After Transitions; chair: Eliza Matusiak (ENG)
Robert Horvitz Polish Radio Re-born After Communism
Dr Marija Maglov Disourses on Radio Art in Radio Belgrade
Dr 脕kos Windhager Building Communities from Ultra-Minorities: Charismatic Leadership, Cultural Resistance, and Public Service Radio in the Digital Age
lic. Leon Jachimiak (In)visible Journalists? Radio SoVo from the Perspective of Media and Accessibility Studies
coffee break 11:00 a.m. 鈥� 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. Radio Drama Across Platforms; chair: Marija Maglov (ENG)
Dr Eliza Matusiak From Airwaves to Platforms: Radio Drama in the Context of New Technologies and Listening Practices
mgr Wirginia Wywia艂 From Metaphor to Keyword: Framing Pragmatics and Keyword Politics in Radio Drama Descriptions on Digital Platforms
mgr Micha艂 Pokrowiecki Audio Series or Audio Drama? 鈥� Differences between contemporary Polish and anglophone audio fiction ecosystems and their facilitation of listener cultures
lunch break 1:00 p.m. 鈥� 2:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, 12 MAY
Faculty of Philology, 91桃色, Pomorska 171/173
sectional meetings: Assembly Hall A1
2:00 p.m. Radio mi臋dzy technologi膮 a spo艂eczno艣ci膮; chair: Aneta W贸jciszyn-Wasil
dr hab. Krzysztof Kaszewski Lokalno艣膰 w nazwach stacji radiowych i tytu艂ach audycji
dr hab. Patryk Ga艂uszka, dr Piotr Chmielewski Radio spo艂eczno艣ciowe czy radio finansowane przez spo艂eczno艣膰? Przypadek Radia 357
dr Barbara Leja Polonijne radio jako przestrze艅 wsp贸lnoty etnicznej w ameryka艅skim eterze
coffee break 3:30 p.m. 鈥� 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. Praktyki s艂uchania, praktyki opowiadania; chair: Paulina Czarnek-Wnuk
dr hab. Tomasz Misiak Radio g艂臋bokiego s艂uchania. Studium przypadku 鈥濵ikrofonu w Puszczy Zielonce鈥�
Dr Kinga Sygizman Nowa (?) szczero艣膰 w reporta偶u audialnym
Dr Monika Bia艂ek Reporta偶 radiowy w mediach i komunikacji spo艂ecznej
Dr Katarzyna Szklarek-Zar臋bska Wsp贸艂praca duetu re偶ysersko-autorskiego Waldemar Modestowicz-Marta Rebzda na przyk艂adzie s艂uchowisk 鈥濪o gwiazd鈥�, 鈥濸ozw贸l, 偶e Ci opowiem鈥� oraz 鈥濼o s艂owo鈥�
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