Regular Contributors
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Agnieszka Macoch graduated from University of Illinois in May 2008, earning a Master's degree in modern European History. She loves to travel and ride horses. Her main areas of interest include international relations, history and animal welfare. Agnieszka is heading to India this December to "experience the culture and people of this exotic region". In the near future she is also planning to pursue a career with the United States Foreign Service as a political analyst. Articles: Blending Portugues Nostalgia into Eastern Fabric: Stasiuk's Fado; Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland; The Art of Making History Come to Life: Wanda Koscia's Documentary "Battle for Warsaw '44" |
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Aleksandra Styś graduated from the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw in 2007, where she studied predominantly translation in English and French, as well as anthropological lingustics, and from the College of Europe in 2009, specialising in EU external relations. Passionate about the history and architecture of Warsaw, since 2006 she has worked as a city guide interpreting the complex beauty of the Polish capital to foreign tourists. A real admirer of Art Nouveau and French culture, she is also a zealous jogger and biker, especially in the woods. She is currently working in one of the Brussels think tanks committed to European integration, dealing with foreign policy. |
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Anna Kisielewska is a graduate of Concordia University in Political Science, though she's spent most of her career in the fields of translation and subtitling. Anna attended PiTR in 2008 and is now channeling its infectious energy into the Canadian Foundation for Polish Studies, organizing events and doing outreach with university students. Anna loves travelling and reading, but most of all, she loves spending time with her three-year-old son, Julian. |
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Our webmasters. The men without which CR wouldn't exist. Patient, consistent and dedicated, Antoni (left) and Jan Kowalczewski are the founders of hip & happenin' angeltear.com. In their own words: "Angeltear came from a concept that innovative online tools do not need to be graphically challenged. Our focus has always been on usability and accessibility, by providing intuitive tools and solutions that result in increased sales for our clients, as well as a more enjoyable experience for all users." A&J are 2006 PitR alumni. They have supported and sponsored CR from the moment it was born in our minds. Thank you! |
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Christian Davies, a participant at PitR in 2008, graduated from University College London in 2009. He is currently living in Warsaw, pursuing a curious double life that combines working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with DJing at venues of varying repute around the city. Interests include exploring the city's nooks and crannies, keeping up with global politics and current affairs, consuming literature from around the world and following the Welsh rugby team from near and afar. He will be returning to London in the Autumn of 2010 to study for a Masters in International Relations at the London School of Economics. |
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Filip Dutkowski earned a degree in International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, where he studied a bit of everything within the framework of Individual Interfaculty Studies of Humanities. Later he graduated from the College of Europe in Natolin, Warsaw. Radical football fan, connoisseur of beer, keen traveler. Author of a guidebook to Iceland; co-author of a guidebook to Spain. Pretends to have read more books than he actually did. A true burgher of the Royal City of Kraków and a loyal subject of the Habsburg monarchy. Currently works in the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Articles: |
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Irene Tomaszewski is a writer, contributing editor at CR, founding president of the Montreal-based Canadian Foundation for Polish Studies and program director of Poland in the Rockies. She is the author of Inside a Gestapo Prison 1942-44: The Letters of Krystyna Wituska. Codename Żegota: The Most Dangerous Conspiracy in Occupied Europe, co-authored with Tecia Werbowski, is scheduled to be published by Praeger in spring 2010. Articles: |
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John Guzlowski , CR's poetry editor, is an award-winning poet and blogger extraordinaire: http://lightning-and-ashes.blogspot.com/. A retired professor of contemporary literature at Eastern Illinois University, Guzlowski has written extensively on Polish, Jewish and Polish American writing and poetry. His own poetry is inspired by his parents' years in German camps and the family's experience as post-war immigrants and deals with the universal themes of trauma, pain, memory, parent-child relations and love. To submit poetry to CR, email jzguzlowski [at] gmail.com. |
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After a brief stint in Singapore and a year in New York, South African Judith Browne, a 2008 PitR alumna, currently lives in South Africa where she works for an NGO. Her love affair with Poland began when an anthology of Postwar Polish poetry arrived unexpectedly on her doorstep. Articles: Poems in Transit; Stranger Facts, Moving Fictions: Eric Bednarski's World Premiere |
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Justine Jablonska graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, with a specialization in urban issues, politics and foreign policy. In her previous corporate life, she worked as an editor, writer and project manager for various companies, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, NASD, Humana and Creative Powers Inc. |
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Kinia Adamczyk, a 2006 PitR alumna and 2008 intern, graduated from the College of Europe in Natolin, Warsaw, and from Concordia University's Montreal faculty of Communication Studies and Journalism. By co-founding CR, Kinia aimed to create an English-language platform to bring together the many Polish voices and their friends from around the world. An avid pianist, reader and traveler, Kinia enjoys documenting the lives and stories of fascinating people and places around the globe. Articles: |
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Kris Kotarski is a researcher and journalist contributing regular columns to The Guardian, The Calgary Herald and 3 Quarks Daily. He is a graduate of the University of Calgary's Master of Strategic Studies Program and has worked for a number of research organizations, including the United Nations. He presently resides in The Hague. Articles: Stadium: The Devil's Playground; Pessimism and Optimism: 1989 and 2009 Children Consider their Elders' Attitudes |
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Nina Jankowicz, a 2008 PitR alumna and 2010 Intern, is a senior at Bryn Mawr College, where she is a double major in Political Science and Russian Language. She spent Spring 2010 studying at Herzen State Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg, Russia. After graduation in 2011, Nina hopes to pursue a graduate degree in Central and Eastern European Studies. In her spare time, Nina enjoys theater and music, and has recorded two independent albums of her own music, both available on iTunes. Articles: |
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Norman Davies is a returning speaker at Poland in the Rockies. A British historian, he is noted for his publications on the history of Poland, Europe and the British Isles. Though formally retired from his academic post in 1996, Norman Davies continues to write and publish. He lives in Oxford and Cracow with his wife Maria, and has two sons. From 2000 - 2006 he was a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford: and is now a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge. Articles: The Baroness, History and Restitution |
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Patrycja Romanowska discovered her love of politics while working as a journalist, discovered her love of economics while studying politics and rediscovered her love of writing while studying economics. Since coming to Canada from Poland 20 years ago, Patrycja has lived all across Western Canada - from Flin Flon to Fort McMurray-and consequently possesses a broad understanding of the natural resource extraction sector and a passion for the outdoors. Patrycja has a Masters of Science in natural resource and agricultural economics from the University of Alberta. She is currently doing consulting, translation and writing for Canadian and European clients. Articles: Your House Must Be Dirty; Life Advice: Plato vs. Grandma; Old Maids, Mothers, and Mary |
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Vincent Chesney is an associate psychologist at Selinsgrove State Center in Pennsylvania and an adjunct professor at Luzerne County Community College. An avid artist, Vincent enjoys both writing and painting. Next year the Byzantine style icon he painted commemorating Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, will be consecrated as part of the parish's 125th anniversary. Founded by Lemkos, Transfiguration is the oldest Slavic Byzantine church in the US. Articles: When an American Dream Turns into an American Tragedy... Jan Lewan Strives for Redemption; The Anthracite Coal Region: a Living Reflection of Polish History; Philadelphia Celebrates Polish Coal Mining Heritage; Grieving in Shamokin, PA ; Big Mary and Slavic Miners' Battle With King Coal |
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Wanda Urbanska, producer/host of the American television series Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska, promotes environmental stewardship, thoughtful consumption, community involvement and financial responsibility. The daughter of a Polish Nazi-era refugee father, she is a graduate of Harvard University, who went on to a successful writing career in Los Angeles. She is the author of six books, and her work has appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Vogue and Glamour. She hosted the PBS primetime special, Escape from Affluenza, and has appeared on such programs as the Today Show, CBS This Morning and Oprah, and was heard on NPR's All Things Considered. Articles: Schmoozing in Warsaw: Of Politics and Friendship; Americans in Warsaw; Legislation Sought for Our "No-Vacation" Nation |
Occasional Contributors
Anna Cienciala: Poland, Russia, and Katyn - Is Reconciliation Possible?
Anna Tomaskovic-Devey: Ruthenia, Galicia, Bieszczady: Land of My Grandmothers; A Step Closer to a World Without Nuclear Weapons
Anya Ogórkiewicz: On Lobbying in My Forefather's Country - a Personal Coming of Age
Bożena U. Zaremba: Jazzing Up Chopin's Classic: Romantic Inspirations with a Twist
David French: Tricky Polish Love: Sztuczki, a review
David Judson: Let's Ban the European Union, and the Month of December, Too
Dominic Roszak: Poles and Visas: A Few Questions for Andrew Nagorski and Dominic Roszak; Reflections: Canadian Minister Visits Poland; Wording the Unspeakable: Ottawa Dispatch
Estanislao Oziewicz: A Son's Pilgrimage to Monte Cassino
Eva Stachniak: Exiles in Paris
Eve Jankowicz: Was Defeat of Polish "Joker" Arlen Specter a Victory for PAC and American Polonia?
Filip Terlecki: The Pole Position: Be like Dexter and Tap Into Your Inner Glee to a Successful Career; The New Wave: Young Polish-Canadian Professionals Take Action
Hanna Siemaszko: Poles and Hungarians: "Dwa Bratanki"
Joanna Czechowska: Chivalry Remembered in the UK: The Old Poles and the New
Joanna Szupinska: The Political and Social Roots of the Łódź Biennale
Jodi Greig: A Few Questions for... Bill Johnston, Translator
John Guzlowski: Chopin With Cherries Review, Second Language Poetry
Kamila Podbielski: The Clock is Ticking: Bridging the Gap Between Young and Elder Polonia
Kasia Szyndel: A Pole at the Head of the European Parliament
Krzysztof Bobiński: Same Neighborhood. New Friends?
Krzysztof Rutkowski: Sensing My Childhood - Crossing the Oder River
Louiza Szacon: Echoes from the Past: Awakening Agency and Advocacy in the Young Polish Diaspora
Marek Broniewski: Poland in the Rockies Across the Ages
Marta Dąbroś: Poezja Naszego Wieku
Noora Valkonen: A Few Words About Lustration and Nomenklatura with ... Georges Mink, historian
Tom Cwiok: Property Restitution in Poland: No Chance for a General Act
Witold Rybczynski: 1967. A Polish Visit
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