# LGBTQ+ Free Zones, Language Brutalisation and Legal Resistance in Poland

LGBTQ+ Free Zones, Language Brutalisation and Legal Resistance in Poland at Universität Zürich Zentrum, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:15.

- Venue: Universität Zürich Zentrum, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich
- With: Jakub Urbanik
- Go to page: https://www.uzh.ch/de/events/rv/language-power.html

A lecture in the series «Die Sprache der Macht. Die Macht der Sprache» on LGBTQ+ Free Zones in Poland, language brutalisation and legal resistance. The speaker is Prof. Jakub Urbanik of the University of Warsaw. The series examines the relationship between language and power and is organised by the Commission UZH Interdisziplinär. It aims to foster a conscious and critical approach to language as a societal factor of power.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:15 — Universität Zürich Zentrum, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich

Written by a model, sources: [uzh.ch](https://www.uzh.ch/de/events/rv/language-power.html)

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