Assistant professor at the Theatre and Performance Section. Graduated with honors from the University of Warsaw in cultural studies and journalism and holds a PhD from the University of Warsaw in cultural studies. Theatre and performance scholar, haunted by 19th century history; a feminist inspired by women of the past; and a fangirl of fantasy and gothic narratives. Currently, she is working on unveiling Polish colonial histories hoping to prevent further replication of racial stereotypes in contemporary Poland.
Her research has been widely published in both Polish and international academic journals (e.g. Theatre Journal, Feminist Media Studies, Contemporary Theatre Review, Pamiętnik Teatralny, Journal of Fandom Studies). She also appears as a cultural commentator in Polish media.
Recipient of PIASA Waclaw Lednicki Award (2024), the Ministry’s Scholarship for young outstanding scholars (2019-2021), the UW Rector’s Award (2016), the UW Rector’s Team Award (2021), and the team award of the Polish Society for Theatre Research (2018), finalist for the ASTR Barnard Hewitt Award.
Most recent publications in English:
Polish Theatre Revisited: Theatre Fans in the Nineteenth Century, University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, 2024.
“Being a Modrzejewska’s Fangirl: Female Fandom and Celebrity in Nineteenth-Century Polish Theatre”, Theatre Journal vol. 74.1, March 2022, 17–40, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/tj.2022.0002
“Ashantis in Warsaw: Notions of ‘Blackness’ in Polish Society at the Turn of the 20th Century – A Preparatory Contribution to Polish Colonial History”, trans. Arthur Barys, View. Theories and Practices of Visual Culture 29, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36854/widok/2021.29.2344
Time in Service of Orientalism: The Case of Polish Japanomania at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, “Acta Poloniae Historica” 2024, nr 130: 75–92.