Ewa Matkowska

Ewa Matkowska is an Associate Professor at the Department of German Literature after 1945 and an Assistant Professor at the Literary and Media Research Workshop at the University of Wrocław. Her office is located in Room 322, and she can be contacted via email or phone (+48 71 3752 867). She completed interdisciplinary studies at the University of Munich, focusing on Modern German Literature, Art History, and German as a Foreign Language (DaF).

Her research explores:

• The intersection of literature and political systems, particularly in the German Democratic Republic (GDR)
• Media manipulation and propaganda mechanisms in authoritarian contexts
• Cross-cultural literary analysis between German and Polish traditions
• Artistic creativity narratives in contemporary German-language literature

She has authored significant monographs examining GDR cultural politics, surveillance societies, and clandestine documentation practices. Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on 20th-century Central European literary history and media control strategies.