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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in Culture | Research by Dr. Ryan Denson

| Weronika Cygan-Adamczyk | Mermaids, the Kraken, dragons, phoenixes—fantastic creatures that have firmly taken root in our cultural consciousness. We read about them in books, see them in movies, and face them in video games. Without them, the worlds of Harry Potter and The Witcher—along with many other iconic stories—would not exist. These supernatural beings...

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Guided by Paratexts | Prof. Magdalena Ślawska’s Research

| Author: Olimpia Orządała | A text is no longer a linear narrative. It has become a multi-level arrangement of visual and semantic signposts. Magdalena Ślawska, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice studies this phenomenon. She emphasises that the graphisation of media discourse is...

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The gene of space pirates | Yeast TardigradeGene

| Author: Agnieszka Sikora, PhD | As part of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), in which Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, PhD is participating, 13 scientific experiments developed by Polish companies and universities will be carried out. Among the research to be conducted by the Polish astronaut is the Yeast TardigradeGene project,...

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Henryk Baranowski and his journey through theatre and life | Research by M. Nowacka-Flakiewicz

| Magdalena Nowacka-Flakiewicz, MA | In the works of Henryk Baranowski (1943–2013) – director, emigrant, teacher, philosopher, and actor – travel was not only a geographical experience but also a spiritual necessity and an artistic tool. He directed over 60 theatre and opera productions in Europe, Russia, and the USA. From the stages of Warsaw...

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