Maria Korybut-Marciniak

Maria Korybut-Marciniak is a Professor in the Department of Church History and Heritage at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. She holds a habilitated doctorate (dr hab.) and is an active researcher and doctoral supervisor, focusing on 19th-century Polish and Lithuanian-Belarusian social and cultural history. Her work emphasizes gender, private life, bureaucracy, and charitable institutions under Russian rule.

Research Interests: Her primary areas include gender history, women's roles in 19th-century Polish society, the history of private life, and the social dynamics of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian lands. She explores cultural mentality, everyday practices, and marginalized groups through personal documents, memoirs, and institutional records.

The recent publications (2024–2014) reflect a consistent focus on 19th-century social and cultural history, particularly centered on Vilnius and the Russian Empire. Themes include humor, food culture, bureaucratic life, charitable activities, and biographical studies of forgotten figures—especially women in science and gentry women. Keywords span history, cultural studies, gender, and social history, with sub-fields like emotional history, material culture, and philanthropy.

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Advising and Grants: Dr. Korybut-Marciniak is an approved doctoral supervisor, willing to mentor Polish doctoral students. She has confirmed access to funding and adequate research infrastructure for doctoral projects. While no specific grants are listed, her ability to support research financially is explicitly stated.

Labs, Teams, and Collaborations: She is part of a research team contributing to the publication series Życie prywatne Polaków w XIX wieku (Private Life of Poles in the 19th Century), frequently co-authoring with Jarosław Kita and Karolina Studnicka-Mariańczyk. Her work is associated with the Institute of History and utilizes archival sources from Vilnius, including family correspondence and institutional records.