EM Latecka
Lecturer
Room 706, Inkanyiso (Arts) Building
Qualifications:
MA (English) (University of Lodz Poland)
About
I was born in Lodz, Poland, to a family of academics, a trait that has been evidently passed on to me. I completed my education in Poland, with a Master’s in the English Language and Teaching, with accomponent minor in, among others, philosophy. This has later in my life, after arrival in South Africa in 1995, led to my switching disciplines and taking philosophy as my main field of academic enquiry. Apart from my academic qualifications, I am a qualified touch typist and PA. I have curriculum development, mentoring and facilitation skills.
I am also a longstanding copy-editor and proof-reader. I can call myself highly computer-literate, with good organisational and office skills and telephone manners. I pride myself in good people and managerial skills, friendly and helpful. Outside work, I enjoy listening to classical music, opera in particular and dabbling in photography
Research Interests
- Areas of Specialisation: Phenomenology, Existentialism, Critical Theory, Existential Phenomenology
- Areas of Competence: Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Education, Philosophy and Language, Philosophy and Psychology, Critical Thinking
- Areas of Interest: Curriculum development, Writing for the Curriculum, Improvement of student thinking and writing skills
Professional membership
- Philosophy Society of Southern Africa (PSSA)
- South African Society for Critical Theory (SASCT) – since inception 2017; EXCO Member 2019, 2020, and 2021
- American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT)
- Polskie Towarzystwo Fenomenologiczne (Polish Phenomenology Society – PTFen)
- Centre for Phenomenology in South Africa – since inception 2013
Research Databases / Publications
- ACADEMIA: https://uzulu.academia.edu/EwaLatecka
- RESEARCHGATE: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ewa-Latecka
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0524-5774