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Dr Renata Iwicka

Dr Renata Iwicka

e-mail: renata.iwicka@uj.edu.pl
www: https://jagiellonian.academia.edu/RenataIwicka/

Alumna of Oriental Studies (specialization: Japanese and Chinese Studies), expertise in literary theory. PhD in Cultural Studies. One of the side effects of the studies is translating activity – especially the literature of Taishō period, with special attention paid to the works of Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.

Academic interests

  • Nationalism.
  • Japan and Korean Peninsula.
  • Cultural Anthropology.
  • Social media.
  • Propaganda.

Selected publications

  • 2021, Manifestations of Male Image in the World’s Cultures (ed.), Kraków.
  • 2021, Redefining New Masculinity in Korean Television Drama Series, [in:] “Manifestations of Male Image in the World’s Cultures”, Kraków.
  • 2018, Every Breath You Take: Sasaeng Fans, [in:] Disassembling the Celebrity Figure”, Oxford.
  • 2018, Beethoven alias Wilson – irony in Akutagawa’s works as a treatment for chaos, „Litteraria Copernicana”, Toruń.
  • 2018, Zainichi – the case of “otherness” in contemporary Japan, [in:] „Swój - Obcy - Wróg. Wędrówki w labiryntach kultur”, Warszawa.
  • 2018, Reconciliation Through Social Media: The Image of Japan in the Social Networking Sites (SNS) of South Korea and Japan, [in:] “Postwar Reconciliation in Central Europe and East Asia. The Case of Polish-German and Korean-Japanese Relations”, 
  • 2017, Play Your Roles! Trickster as a Liminal Character in Supernatural, [in:] „Trickster  i inne postaci ambiwalentne  w najnowszej popkulturze”, Kraków.
  • 2017, Źródła klasycznej demonologii japońskiej [The Sources for Classical Japanese Demonology], Kraków.
  • 2017, How „Hallyu” swept „Cool Japan” away: relationship between „soft power” and economy, [in:] „Japońskie realia : polityka i gospodarka”, Toruń
  • 2015, Japanese Myths in Modern Nationalism, “The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture”, No. 15, p. 23-34.

Research projects

  • Neonationalism on the internet (ongoing, ID.UJ).
  • Translating of ethnic minorities’ literature in pre-1945 Japan.
  • Project on hate-speech against zainichi group in Japan finished with an article: Zainichi – the case of “otherness” in contemporary Japan.

Other achievements

  • Grant ID.UJ 2023 for literature purchase.
  • Pro Arte Docendi 2016/17 Award.
  • Kyoto 2014 (research on Obon festival).

Hobbies

  • Physics.
  • Toxicology.
  • Painting.