Karolina Lewestam

Karolina Lewestam
Born (1979-10-20) October 20, 1979
Occupationspublicist, philosopher, lecturer
Children3
Academic background
Education
ThesisThe Hare and the Tortoise: Problems with the Notion of Action in Ethics (2012)
Doctoral advisorAllen Speight
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Websitelewestam.com

Karolina Aldona Lewestam (born October 20, 1979) is a Polish philosopher, children's book author, and member of the editorial board of the magazine Pismo.

Education

Lewestam was born on October 20, 1979.[1] She was an only child, and has described her early childhood as lonely. She became interested in reading from a young age.[2]

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.[3] From 2006–2013 she studied at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[4] 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.[5][6]

Career

Lewestam worked as an assistant at the University of Warsaw (2004–2006) and at Boston University (2008–2011).[4] She was a member of the Board of Trustees[7][8] and a lecturer (2002–2004) at Collegium Invisibile. She taught at a secondary school in Warsaw in 2002.[4]

She worked as a copywriter for 4fun.tv (2004), and for Telewizja Polska as editor of "The Summa of Events" (2004–2005), and at an advertising agency (2004–2006).[4] She was also associated with PAFF and UW School of Education.[9] She has published columns in the monthly publications Pismo,[10] Dziennik Gazeta Prawna,[11] and Gazeta Wyborcza.[12][13]

She was awarded the Polish Academy of Sciences award for the best essay in 1997.[4] She was nominated five times for the Grand Press award in the journalism category (2015,[14] 2016 ,[15] 2017,[16] 2018,[17] 2020[18]).

Her 2021 book, Mała księżniczka (The Little Princess), is a reinterpretation of the 1943 novella The Little Prince; changes include the introduction of a female protgonist and having Amelia Earhart be the book's narrator.[19]

Her book, Dragon Shepherds, was awarded the EMPiK Discovery 2022.[20]

Her 2023 novel Silla, and its 2024 sequel, Strażniczka perły, are fantasy novels set in the arctic.[2][21] Lewestam received the 2024 Hestia Literary Journey Award for Silla.[22][2]

Personal life

Lewestam has three children.[23] Following the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Lewestam and her husband hosted some displaced Ukrainians in their home.[24] She is a feminist.[25]

Book publications

  • Lewestam, Karolina (2009). Bajki o Kubuś. Katowice: Association of Publishing Initiatives: Upper Silesian Cultural Center. p. 46. ISBN 9788392185192.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  • 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 (2022). Dragon Shepherds: parents against the world (1st ed.). Wołowiec: Wydawnictwo Czarne. ISBN 978-83-8191-406-2. OCLC 1303139753.

Novels

  • Lewestam, Karolina (2021). Mała księżniczka [The Little Princess]. Warsaw: W.A.B. ISBN 9788328092785.[19]
  • Silla. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Agora. 2023. ISBN 978-83-268-4156-9.[26]
  • Strażniczka perły [Guardian of the Pearl].[27]

Co-authored

  • Lewestam, K.; Masłoń, A. (2023). Pamiętnik Magdy Kot [Magda Kot's Diary]. Warsaw: W.A.B. ISBN 9788328096851.

References

  1. ^ National Court Register of the Education in an Open Society Association (KRS no.: 0000277784)
  2. ^ a b c Pewińska-Jaśniewicz, Gabriela (2024-09-28). "Karolina Lewestam: Książki były przepustką do czegoś lepszego". Zawsze Pomorze (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. ^ "Karolina Lewestam". European College of Liberal Arts Berlin. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Graduate Student Placement | Philosophy". Boston University. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  6. ^ "Philosophy Tree - Karolina Lewestam". academictree.org. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  7. ^ Gendźwiłł, Adam, ed. (2007). "Collegium Invisibile. Annual report 2007/2008" (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06.
  8. ^ "Authorities". Collegium Invisible. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Lewestam Karolina". magazinepismo.pl. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  11. ^ "Karolina Lewestam". GazetaPrawna.pl. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  12. ^ Lewestam, Karolina. "Hyde Park w sypialni". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  13. ^ Lewestam, Karolina (2014-09-12). "Wznieśmy się wyżej w tej debacie". Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  14. ^ "Information about the 2015 Grand Press awards". old.grandpress.press.pl. 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Award nominations Grand Press 2018". Grand Press. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ a b ""Ta książka sama chciała powstać" – mówi Karolina Lewestam, autorka "Małej Księżniczki"". lubimyczytac.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ Sowińska, Agnieszka (2024-11-19). ""Książki, które mają moc leczenia świata, czekają na półkach dla najmłodszych czytelników"". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  22. ^ Pewińska-Jaśniewicz, Gabriela (2024-09-13). "Znamy laureata Nagrody Literacka Podróż Hestii 2024". Zawsze Pomorze (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  23. ^ "Karolina Lewestam". Wydawnictwo Czarne. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  24. ^ Dickerson, Caitlin (2022-05-03). "'You Cannot Host Guests Forever'". The Atlantic. ISSN 2151-9463. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  25. ^ "Karolina Lewestam: Feminizm nie dał mi narzędzi do bycia matką. Macierzyństwo było dla mnie szokiem". klubjagiellonski.pl (in Polish). 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  26. ^ "Świat przyrody i literatury według Karoliny Lewestam". Jedynka - Polskie Radio (in Polish). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  27. ^ ""Strażniczka perły" - Karolina Lewestam". Jedynka - Polskie Radio (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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