Agata Joanna Lagiewka
Agata Joanna Lagiewka
Agata Joanna Lagiewka, PhD Candidate at the University of Graz in Graz, Austria
Agata Joanna LagiewkaI am a doctoral candidate at the University of Graz in Austria and graduated at the University of Vienna and University of Barcelona in German, English and Cultural Studies. Previously to my research in Edmonton I had been working at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain within the ÖAD Lectureship Programme: Teaching German Abroad from 2010-2014. My PhD-thesis examines transcultural German and English literature in the context of diaspora, migration and autobiographical writing. My field of study, papers and publications focus on contemporary German and English literature with the particular interest on postcolonial literature, migration literature and the concepts of hybridity, physical and mental border-crossing and transcultural identity, including social issues from historical, socio-political and literary perspectives, dealing with migration, discrimination, construction and perception of 'Otherness' and racism. I have also been active in working with NGOs and community organizations with an educational focus in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Contact
E-mail: lagiewka@ualberta.caTelephone: 780-492-6390
Address:
University of Alberta
Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies
Suite 300 F
Arts & Convocation Hall
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2E6