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2021: My Journey in Books
Photo: Korean bookstore at Starfield Mall in Seoul (on my Bucket List!) I keep track of the books I read for pleasure on Goodreads. I...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Jan 2, 20224 min read


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...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Mar 24, 20212 min read


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...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Dec 1, 20204 min read


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...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Nov 30, 202014 min read


"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...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Jun 17, 20203 min read


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...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Apr 19, 20202 min read


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,...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Oct 12, 20192 min read


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...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Oct 12, 20191 min read


What’s God got to do with it? Debating religion and forced migration entanglements
Call for Contributions to a conference panel at the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) Accra, Ghana ...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Oct 4, 20192 min read


Open House for Foreigners Residing in Poznań
Today, June 12, 2019, the Department of Foreigners' Affairs of the Wielkopolska Voivodship Office in Poznań organized the first ever open...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Jun 12, 20192 min read


The sacred time of vacation
As you know from my previous post, I have recently moved back to Europe to work on a couple of different projects, both here in Poland...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Aug 16, 20182 min read


Globalized World, Mobility, and Polish Bureaucracy
After 30+ years of living and working in the United States, this summer I came back to Europe and to my native Poland to assume two...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Aug 7, 20183 min read


Thinking about precarity
I have been thinking about precarity a lot in recent months, both in relation to my research on international migration and in relation...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
May 27, 20183 min read
Cruel and unusual punishment: A personal reflection on the DACA decision
Yesterday, 800,000 dreams were shattered as the Republican administration rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
May 27, 20183 min read
Waiting for another executive order
In the first week since his inauguration, Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. According to various reports, the next...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Jan 27, 20172 min read


Bicske refugee camp to close at the end of December
Just a quick trip to the refugee camp in Bicske, a small town outside Budapest, before the camp closes at the end of December. Bicske,...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Dec 3, 20162 min read


We too have got pens and phones...
The right-wing (they claim to be non-partisan sic!) research organization known as Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has reacted to...
Elzbieta M Gozdziak
Nov 10, 20162 min read
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