Kultura Liberalna

„Kultura Liberalna” (Liberal Culture) is an intellectual milieu created around a non-profit, socio-political, weekly magazine established in 2009 by a group of young academics, artists, journalists, students and freelancers. Devoted to modernize liberal thought according to the forthcoming theoretical and practical challenges it also strives to apply liberal ideals to the specific, Central European historical experience. As the group aims at transcending a narrow, strictly economical understanding of liberalism it combines reflection on the economy with that on politics, society, ethics and culture. Apart from ongoing analyses of Polish and international politics, in-depth reflection on our society also plays a prominent role, as well as articles on economy, history and new social movements in Europe and the world. Separate columns are devoted to contributions on the current trends in literature, visual arts and music. “Rarely does such thing happen in the world of culture – Zygmunt Bauman wrote on „Kultura Liberalna” – that a small group of enthusiasts takes up a venture – not for fame and money, but moved by an inner need and probably a kind of vocation – to follow month after month, week after week, live, in real time, the meanders of both high and everyday cultural life, its elitist and popular kind, its institutionalized and spontaneous version, recording and commenting on its ups and downs, mistakes and discoveries, promises and weaknesses”.