The main objective of the conference is an interdisciplinary analysis of the phenomenon of violence – its sources, forms, meanings, and consequences in history, politics, literature, culture (film, TV series, games, fairy tales, music), art, law, medicine, business, society, education, private, family, and public life, human mindset and emotions, and individual human experience.

We will discuss, among other things, how violence shapes interpersonal relationships, state structures, the international order, and individual and collective identity.

The concept of violence is complex and multidimensional – contemporary research highlights that violence is not merely an individual act, but a social process embedded in the structures of the state, economy, culture, and public discourse. Its presence is evident in armed conflicts and political crises, as well as in everyday interpersonal relationships, digital communication systems, and symbolic practices.

The conference aims to provide a multifaceted reflection on violence, both as a real social and political experience and as a symbolic, cultural, psychological, and pedagogical category.

Participants will have the opportunity to present research on physical, psychological, structural, economic, symbolic, media, and digital violence—as well as ways to represent, legitimize, counteract, and overcome it.

Example research areas:

• Historical forms of violence: wars, revolutions, persecutions, genocides
• State and political violence: repressions, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, social control
• Symbolic, cultural, and linguistic violence – narratives of domination and exclusion
• Economic and structural violence: social inequalities, marginalization, poverty
• Violence against the individual: domestic violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, peer violence (or bullying)
• Media and digital faces of violence – cyberbullying, hate speech, disinformation
• Violence in literature, art, film, and popular culture – images, metaphors, aestheticization
• Religion and ideologies as tools for eliminating, justifying, or condemning violence
• Psychological mechanisms of aggression, trauma, and its consequences
• Ethical and legal aspects of violence – responsibility, justice, human rights
• Resistance movements, the struggle for freedom and justice – violence as a tool for social change
• Violence in medicine and health sciences
• Strategies for counteracting violence and building a culture of peace
• And much more!

The thematic areas indicated above are only exemplary.

We strongly encourage you to go beyond them.

In addition, the speeches may be interdisciplinary, combining various fields of science.

We believe in academic freedom and do not censor speakers. Original presentations will always gain interest from the Conference Committee.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, practitioners, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Presentations may be delivered in the following languages:

- English

- Polish

Panels (sessions) during the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Prof. Mariola Bieńko (University of Warsaw) – Chair of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Alvin Wang (University of Central Florida) – Vice-Chair of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Krzysztof Mudyń (University of Rzeszów) – 2nd Vice-Chair of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Killion Munyama (WSG University of Economy) – Member of the Scientific Committee.
• Dr. Jagoda Dzida (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American & European Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/JD8bwZ9J8gvGP9tV8

2️⃣Registration should be performed by 23.59 on April 7, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by April 8, 2026.

3️⃣Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by April 10, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣Register via the Audience Registration Form at:

https://forms.gle/qkX5SJeoEZeHS3Ek9

2️⃣Register using the above-mentioned Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on April 11, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by April 13, 2026, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. The schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 229 PLN / 60 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 259 PLN / 70 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 129 PLN / 40 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 159 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisfied).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• The Center For American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use