Elzbieta M Gozdziak
I have been quiet but .... busy
I just realized that I have not posted anything since September... This doesn't mean I have been idle; quite to the contrary. Writing My...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Sep 3
- 3 min
Reminiscing about the summer ... looking forward to fall
The dog days of summer are gone .... BTW Did you know that in Polish the dog days of summer are called "sezon ogórkowy" or "cucumber...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- May 6
- 2 min
Lack of sensitivity or .... racism
I have written about racism, xenophobia, and islamophobia in Poland on these pages and elswhere previously. Sadly, I have to reurn to...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Red Noses staged in Poznań ... lack of awareness of racism?
I have recently seen Red Noses by Peter Barnes staged at the New Theatre (Teatr Nowy) in Poznań, Poland. The play takes place in 14th...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Feb 28
- 1 min
TransAtlantic life and research
My new four-year research project on migrant children in Polish schools means that I travel frequently between Poznań, Poland, the city...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Martial law anniversary ... coercion, compulsion, and forced emigration
On December 13th, 1981, martial law was declared in my native Poland. I remember that night as if it was yesterday... A young faculty...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Oct 20, 2022
- 7 min
Studying Korean culture at a distance: How an anthropologist survived the pandemic
COVID-19 brought field research to a screeching halt. Without fieldwork, the anthropologist in me felt like a fish out of water. I...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Sep 19, 2022
- 7 min
Hot off the presses ... A new book on Africans in Thailand
My colleague, Supang Chantavanich of Chulalongkorn University, and I have a new edited volume on African Migration to Thailand: Race,...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
What's in a word?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet," said Juliet to Romeo. As Juliet finds out, words...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Deserving and undeserving refugees ...
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Appearing on television from an undisclosed location, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Jan 13, 2022
- 4 min
Working on soft money... not for the faint of heart
In 2021, I submitted three grant applications. I will not know the outcome of these competitions until the spring of 2022, but regardless...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
New Year's Resolution ... more blog posts?
I blog in my head daily, so why aren't you seeing more blog posts on this page? I cannot use COVID as an excuse. I didn't blog too...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Jan 2, 2022
- 4 min
2021: My Journey in Books
Photo: Korean bookstore at Starfield Mall in Soul (on my Bucket List!) I keep track of the books I read for pleasure on Goodreads. I...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
International Migration. Quick Immersion.
I continue to stay busy during the pandemic. My new book will be published on April 1. Not an April Fool's joke! Here are a few...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Dec 1, 2020
- 4 min
Staying busy during the pandemic
Unable to travel to conferences, connect with colleagues, and meet new scholars, I thought I would update you on my activities during the...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Nov 30, 2020
- 14 min
Erased? The state of anthropology in Poland
On October 1, 2018, Jarosław Gowin, the Polish Minister of Science and Education, has signed a new law known as the Constitution for...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
"LGBTQ ideology" not commensurate with Polish "values"
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers. The landmark...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Apr 19, 2020
- 2 min
Social distancing and privilege
I returned to Washington, DC from Budapest on March 13 and have been on lockdown ever since. First it was a self-imposed quarantine, but...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Oct 12, 2019
- 2 min
Poland’s LGBTQ+ community replaced migrants in run-up to parliamentary elections
Tomorrow Poles will cast their votes in the 2019 parliamentary elections. The Polish diaspora will vote as well. Four years ago, in 2015,...
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Elzbieta M Gozdziak
- Oct 12, 2019
- 1 min
Using Fear of the “Other,” Orbán Reshapes Migration Policy in a Hungary Built on Cultural Diversity
Here is a link to my article on the evolution of migration policy in Hungary, a once multicultural country that welcomed migrants and...
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