Aleksandra Polok

Aleksandra Polok is a PhD student in literary studies. She is a graduate of Polish language and Literature Studies with a polish teaching major in the University of the National Education Commission. In her master’s thesis, she explored the research stream of the cultural contexts of reading in Poland during the anti-positivist breakthrough, analyzing literary education guides of that time.The doctoral student’s research interests include contemporary poetry and Polish literature for children and teenagers. In her project, she focuses on the concept of modern melancholy in contemporary poetry.