Karolina May-Chu

Karolina May-Chu is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator in the German Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She holds a PhD in German Studies from UW-Madison (2017) and teaches courses spanning German language instruction, film, theater, and cultural studies. Her research explores 20th-21st century German-Polish literary relations, border studies, migration, and cosmopolitanism, with her 2024 monograph examining border representations in contemporary fiction.

Research Interests:

• German-Polish borderland cosmopolitism
• Representations of migration in media
• Transnational identity in literature

Service: Co-president of the Polish Studies Association and editorial board member for inclusive German curriculum initiatives.