Iwona Hofman

Iwona Hofman is a Full Professor at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) and serves as the Director of the Institute of Social Communication and Media Sciences, Head of the Department of Journalism and Mediolinguistics, and Head of the Paris Institute of Literary Studies Workshops. Her academic career spans over 25 years, with leadership roles at UMCS since 2004.

• PhD (1999) and Habilitation (2004) in Political Science from Adam Mickiewicz University
• Professor title (2010)
• Visiting Professor at Center for Contemporary History Research in Potsdam (2006)
• Professor at Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava, Slovakia (2012-2018)

Her research focuses on:

• History of post-war Polish emigration, particularly the Paris-based Institute Literacki and Kultura journal
• Political thought and journalistic theories
• Media history and social communication theories
• Interdisciplinary analysis of cultural institutions

Key publication trends reveal her expertise in:

• Exile media networks
• Polish-Slovak-Ukrainian-Belarusian cultural relations
• Democratic values in media
• Political communication frameworks
• Media literacy initiatives
• Academic governance structures

Scientific awards include:

• Multiple national medals (Lublin, Union of Lublin, 550th Lublin Voivodeship)
• Woman of the Year (2010), Entrepreneurial Woman (2013)
• Homo Didacticus UMCS (2022)
• 100th Anniversary Medals of Poznań and Gdańsk Academic Institutions
• Ambasador Wschodu (2021)

She has:

• Supervised 19 doctoral dissertations
• Received multiple Rector's Awards from UMCS (2010-2024)
• Chaired academic councils and panels nationally and internationally
• Served as Editor-in-Chief for 15 academic book series
• Contributed to over 140 academic articles and book chapters