Aleksandra Kamińska

Aleksandra Kamińska is an Assistant Professor at the American Studies Center, University of Warsaw, and a member of the Gender/Sexuality Research Group. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from the University of Warsaw and earned her MA at the same institution.

• Research Focus: Life narratives in popular culture and literature
• Key Areas: Queer temporalities, girlhood as identity category
• Academic Affiliation: American Studies Center UW

Kamińska's work intersects cultural analysis with gender studies, examining how marginalized identities are constructed through narrative forms. She received the Fulbright Award (2018-2019) and National Science Center grants (Etiuda, Preludium) to advance her research at Columbia University.

Scientific Recognition:

• Fulbright Scholar
• National Science Center Etiuda & Preludium grant recipient

Outside academia, she co-founded the 'Girls and Queers to the Front' initiative, which reimagines dominant modes of cultural production through zines, books, and curated events including performances, concerts, exhibitions, and workshops.