mgr Maria Anna Łusakowska
Research interests and projects
American studies
critical heterosexuality studies
heteropessimism
second wave feminism
Reality TV
PhD supervision
dr hab. Joanna Ziarkowska-Ciechanowska (Department of North American Cultures and Literatures)
Selected publications
The (In)Visibility of the White Body: Tracing Postmodern Racial Identities in Caucasia by Danzy Senna. Folio. A Student's Journal. 2022Older publications can be found on the complete list in PBN
Conferences
Conferences
“‘Will looks, age, race matter?’: The Promise of a Neoliberal Romantic Utopia in Netflix‘s Love Is Blind (2020-2022)” FRIAS Conference “Popular Culture and Democracy: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward”, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, 24-26 October 2024
"Stale powtarzano mi, że mam złą krew"". Orphan Trains jako przykład biofilantropii na przełomie XIX i XX wieku.""Polish national conference ""Z Marginesu do Centrum.Narracje mniejszościowe w naukach humanistycznych i społecznych"". University of Warsaw, June 10, 2023
"Dwurasowość a biseksualność. Zjawisko ""passing"" w powieści Caucasia Danzy Senny""
Kobiety i Literatura. Narracje kobiet w przeszłości. History Department at the University of Warsaw, February 24th, 2023
"Being biracial, being bisexual. Passing as a heteronormative white girl in Caucasia by Danzy Senna.""
3rd AISNA Graduates Conference ""Queering America: Gender, Sex, and Recognition in U.S. History, Culture, and Literature.” Centro Studi Americani, September 30, 2022
"Is heterosexuality dead in the 21st century? Netflix's nostalgia for the old patterns of intimacy in the reality TV show Love is Blind."" Challenges of 21st-century English: Second Thoughts Conference on Linguistics, Culture, and Literature. University of Warsaw, May 23, 2022
"Are the straights okay? The toxic workings of heteronormativity and capitalism in the Netflix dating show Love Is Blind."Gender/Sexuality Conference ASC. University of Warsaw, May 27, 2022</p>