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Assistant Professor in the Department of Society and Cultural Heritage of Europe

Dr Łucja Piekarska-Duraj

Dr Łucja Piekarska-Duraj

Office: room 606

Sociologist and social anthropologist studying the dynamics of social memory and identity, her special area of interest being museums. PhD in sociology. Her professional experience includes various collaborations with museums and other heritage institutions, making her a keen interpreter as well as analyst of heritage. Awarded several scholarships and awards (Polish Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Association des Centres culturels de dialogue (FR); Małopolska Marshal’s Office). Has served as an expert of the Council of Europe contributing to the Routes4U protest). Co-authored a manual on heritage interpretation in museums. Currently involved in research about populism, teaching about Europe and its heritage and projects related to collective memory formation.

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  • Ł. Piekarska-Duraj, The Invisible Hand of Europe. The Museum as a civilizing tool. Peter Lang, Berlin-Warsaw 2020, p. 250.  
  • Ł. Piekarska-Duraj (with Krzysztof Kowalski and Barbara Törnquist-Plewa), Narrating Otherness in Poland and Sweden. European Heritage as a Discourse of Inclusion and Exclusion, Peter Lang, Berlin-Warsaw, 2019, p.  320.
  • Ł. Piekarska-Duraj (with Krzysztof Kowalski and Barbara Törnquist-Plewa) Diversity and Unity. How Heritage Becomes the Narrative for Europe’s Future,  „Politeja” 2018, no 1 (thematic volume), p.  193.
  • Ł. Piekarska-Duraj, Democratization as an Aspect of Heritage Europeanization. The Museum Triangle [in:] K. Kowalski, B. Törnquist-Plewa (eds.), Europeanization of Heritage and Memories in Poland and Sweden, Jagiellonian University Press, Kraków 2016, p. 33-57. 
  • Ł. Piekarska-Duraj, J. Hajduk, P. Idziak, S. Wacięga, Local Museum in a global world. Practical Manual, available online (Lokalne Muzeum w globalnym świecie. Poradnik praktyczny), Małopolski Instytut Kultury, Kraków 2013, p. 159.

  • POPREBEL - Popular rebellion against modernity, European Commission, Horizon 2020; 2019-2022. Member of research team. 
  • CHIC - Cultural Heritage International, Curriculum to be finalised with multilingual manual for academic students, European Commission, Erasmus+; 2019-2021. Member of research team, trainer. 
    E-WORDS Europeans Win Ostracism. From Remembrance to a Dialogue Society, European Commission, Europe for Citizens, 2017-2019. Member of research team.
  • The Europeanization of realms of memory and the construction of common heritage” funded by Polish National Centre of Science (Harmonia 4), 2014 – 2018. Principal researcher in international project. 
  • A local museum in a global world, funded by Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, finalized with a manual for interpretive museum planning; 2017-2019. Researcher, author, trainer.