Patryk Dobkiewicz

Dr. Patryk Dobkiewicz is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. His research bridges Critical Discourse Studies, political interpreting, and linguistic landscape analysis. He has led the PRELUDIUM 18 project on ideological shifts in political interpreting and contributed to the Beethoven grant-funded research on commemorative renaming in Poland and Germany.

• Education: PhD in Linguistics (2024), MA in English/Conference Interpreting (2018), BA in English (2016)

His research focuses on ideological manipulation in interpreter-mediated political discourse, right-wing populist rhetoric, and metonymic inscription of ideology in urban environments. He has presented at international conferences including CADAAD, Poznań Linguistic Meeting, and metaphor-focused events.

Key projects include analyzing simultaneous interpreting's role in mitigating political bias and studying post-war commemorative renaming practices. Awards include prestigious National Science Centre grants.

• Organizational Roles: Organizing Committee member for CADAAD, FTL6, and YLMP conferences; Deputy Head of WA PhD Student Council (2019-2020)