University of Silesia in Katowice

Faculty Member, Institute of English Literatures and Cultures, Department of Postcolonial Studies and Travel Writing

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Assistant Professor at the Department of Literatures in English and Travel Writing, Institute of English Cultures and Literatures, University of Silesia in Katowice. Member of the Polish Association of American Studies, American Studies Association (ASA), Modern Language Association (MLA), the Melville Society. In the years 2003-2008 served as the Executive Officer of the International American Studies Association. An alumnus of the Civic Education Project. A member of his home Institute’s faculty since 1995. Performed the functions of the Academic Secretary of the Institute, Coordinator of the NeoLit Students’ Research Society, and co-organizer of numerous conferences and other academic events. Co-founder and co-editor of the Review of International American Studies since 2006. Regular contributor to the Er(r)go Quarterly, responsible for the “Critical Notes” section. To unwind, he goes sailing, sings sea-shanties in a vocal sextet Banana Boat, plays the guitar, or devises plans for future sailing expeditions.

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