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Monika Sosnowska serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies and Mass Media at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Lodz. She holds a PhD in Literary Studies and is editor-in-chief of the semi-annual journal Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance published by Łódź University Press (70 points on the Ministry of Science and Higher Education list).
Dr. Sosnowska earned her master's degree with distinction in 2005 from the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz. She completed her doctoral studies in 2011 with a dissertation titled "Representations of Sensory Perception in Hamlet and in Selected Film Adaptations" at the Faculty of Philology.
Her research focuses on cutting-edge intersections of Shakespeare studies with posthumanism, ecocriticism, and digital culture. She examines how classical texts transform across media platforms and cultural contexts, particularly exploring sensory dimensions in literary interpretation and adaptation.
Dr. Sosnowska has received significant recognition including multiple Rector's Awards from the University of Lodz and the prestigious 2019 Medal of the National Education Commission for her scholarly contributions.
- Second-class Rector's Award for monograph "Shakespeare Made Sensible"
- Third-class Rector's Award for "From Shakespeare to Sh(Web)speare"
- 2019: Medal of the National Education Commission
She has led and participated in major research projects including "Shakespeare in the Making of Europe" (funded by Dutch NWO), "Representations of Sensory Perception in William Shakespeare's Hamlet," and comprehensive Polish Shakespeare bibliographies. As editor-in-chief of Multicultural Shakespeare, she shapes international scholarship in the field.
Dr. Sosnowska maintains active membership in the European Shakespeare Research Association (ESRA), Polish Association of Academic Teachers of English Philology (PASE), and Polish Cultural Studies Society, contributing to both national and international academic communities.
