Paweł Frelik

Paweł Frelik is a Professor at the University of Warsaw, serving as Director of the American Studies Center and leading the Speculative Texts and Media Research Group. His academic roles include MA Program Coursework Coordination and Remote Teaching Coordination.

Research focuses on science fiction across media, audiovisual culture, and unpopular culture, examining intersections of technology, society, and narrative forms.

Publications demonstrate sustained exploration of video game studies, cyberpunk aesthetics, and science fiction media, with recent work emphasizing gender representation and energy rhetoric in gaming.

• Innovative Research Award, Science Fiction Research Association (2023)
• Thomas D. Clareson Award (2017)
• N. Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature (2017)