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Karolina Lewestam
Born (1979-10-20) October 20, 1979 (age 44)
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw, Boston University
Occupation(s)publicist, philosopher, lecturer
Children3

Karolina Aldona Lewestam (born October 20, 1979)[1] is a Polish philosopher, writer, and member of the editorial board of Pisma.

Education[edit]

Karolina Lewestam graduated from the University of Warsaw with a Bachelor's degree in sociology and a Master's degree in philosophy as part of the Interdisciplinary Individual Humanities Studies (1998–2004). She was a holder of the Minister of National Education scholarship three times. In 2002–2003 she studied at Bard College Berlin in Berlin, Germany.[2] In the years 2006–2013 she studied at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, US.[3] where in 2014 she defended her thesis, written under the supervision of Allen Speight, PhD in ethics, The Hare and the Tortoise: Problems with the Notion of Action in Ethics.[4][5]

Career[edit]

She worked as an assistant at the University of Warsaw (2004–2006) and at the Boston University (2008–2011).[3] She was a member of the Board of Trustees[6][7] and a lecturer (2002-2004) at Collegium Invisibile. She taught at a secondary school in Warsaw in 2002.[3]

She worked as a copywriter for 4fun.tv (2004), and for Telewizja Polska as editor of "The Summa of Events" (2004–2005), advertising agency (2004–2006).[3] In later years, she was also associated with PAFF and UW School of Education.[8] She publishes or has published columns in the monthly Pismo,[9] Dziennik Gazeta Prawna,[10] and Gazeta Wyborcza.[11]

She was awarded the Polish Academy of Sciences award for the best essay in 1997.[3] She was nominated five times for the Grand Press award in the journalism category (2015,[12] 2016 ,[13] 2017,[14] 2018,[15] 2020[16]).

Her book, Dragon Shepherds, was awarded the EMPiK Discovery 2022.[17]

Personal life[edit]

Lewestam has three children.[18]

Book publications[edit]

  • Lewestam, Karolina (2009). Bajki o Kubuś. Katowice: Association of Publishing Initiatives: Upper Silesian Cultural Center. p. 46. ISBN 9788392185192.
  • Czetwertyńska, Grażyna; Krawczyk, Magdalena; Lewestam, Karolina (2008). An idea for a classy school...: project guide. Warsaw: Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej. p. 124. ISBN 9788389623355.
  • Lewestam, Karolina (2021). The Little Princess. Warsaw: W.A.B. p. 104. ISBN 9788328092785.
  • Lewestam, Karolina (2022). Dragon Shepherds: parents against the world (1st ed.). Wołowiec: Wydawnictwo Czarne. ISBN 978-83-8191-406-2. OCLC 1303139753.
  • Lewestam, K. Silla, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Agora, 2023, ISBN 978-83-268-4156-9,
  • Lewestam, K. and Masłoń, A. Magda Kot's Diary, Warsaw: W.A.B., 2023, ISBN 9788328096851.

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Court Register of the Education in an Open Society Association (KRS no.: 0000277784).
  2. ^ "ECLA Berlin: Karolina Lewestam". ecla.peterhajnal.info. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lewestam, Karolina (2013). "The hare and the tortoise: the problems with the notion of action in ethics" (PDF). Boston University. pp. 142–147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-14.
  4. ^ "Graduate Student Placement | Philosophy". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  5. ^ "Philosophy Tree - Karolina Lewestam". academictree.org. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  6. ^ Gendźwiłł, Adam, ed. (2007). "Collegium Invisibile. Annual report 2007/2008" (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06.
  7. ^ "Authorities". Collegium Invisible. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  8. ^ Lichnerowicz, Agnieszka (2019-07-13). "Listen to the podcast: Will the algorithm protect us against hate speech in networks? Twitter introduces new regulations". TOK FM. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  9. ^ "Lewestam Karolina". magazinepismo.pl. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  10. ^ "Karolina Lewestam". GazetaPrawna.pl. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  11. ^ "Search by tag – Karolina Lewestam". rekrutcza.pl. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  12. ^ "Information about the 2015 Grand Press awards". old.grandpress.press.pl. 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  13. ^ "Grand Press 2016. Michał Szułdrzyński with the award in the Journalism category". Press.pl. 2016-12-13. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  14. ^ Kozielski, Maciej (2017-12-12). "Grand Press 2017 - list of nominees". Press.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  15. ^ "Award nominations Grand Press 2018". grandpress.press.pl. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  16. ^ "Karolina Lewestam from DGP in the finals of Grand Press 2020". kultura.gazetaprawna.pl. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  17. ^ "Bestsellery Empiku 2022 rozdane – Tokarczuk, Pizgacz i sanah z nagrodami! Lista zwycięzców" [EmpiK Bestsellers 2022 awarded - Tokarczuk, Pizgacz and Sanah with awards! List of winners]. Empik (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  18. ^ "Karolina Lewestam". Wydawnictwo Czarne. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.