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Dr Anna Misiak is an Associate Professor in Film & Visual Culture at Falmouth University, serving as Course Leader for MA Prosthetic Effects and MA Film & Television. A former Fulbright Scholar and Leverhulme Trust Fellow, she holds a PhD in Sociology/Film from the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on Eastern European cinema, documentary film, and feminist visual culture, co-founding the open-access journal MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture in 2017. She leads international research projects like 'Documentary in V4 Countries' and teaches advanced modules on world cinema, research methods, and transnational film studies.
- Education: PhD in Sociology/Film (2005), Institute of Sociology and Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences; MA in Literature and Culture Studies (2000), American Studies (2000), Warsaw University.
- Grants/Awards: Leverhulme Trust Fellowship (2015), Fulbright Scholarship (2002), Visegrad Fund Grant (2013).
- Professional Roles: Editor-in-Chief of MAI journal, External Examiner at Southampton Solent University, Jury Member for Cornwall Film Festival.
Her teaching emphasizes radical curiosity and creativity, designing postgraduate programs in collaboration with Gorton Studios. Beyond academia, she founded Women under Communism and teaches yoga in Cornwall (Yoganna). Key research themes include film censorship, transnational cinema, and feminist methodologies.
