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Katarzyna Wojnicka

@katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg || Editor in-chief for @normajournal.bsky.social || Winner of Emma Goldman Award || Primarily interested in men (and masculinities studies)

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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Our paper on Warsaw’s Tęcza (Rainbow) installation aka one of the European #queermemorials and a project that started during my 2018 postdoc in Leeds, is out in Geoforum: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The queer afterlives of public art: The spaces and times of Warsaw’s Tęcza (Rainbow)
This article develops the concept of the queer afterlives of public art through an intensive case study of Julita Wojcik’s Tęcza, a rainbow-arched str…
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NORMA.International Journal for Masculinity Studies @normajournal.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Publication alert! If you are interested in gender & environmental issues you should know that we have just published a Special Issue on "planetary masculinities" edited by Kadri Aavik, Jeff Hearn, Martin Hultman & Tamara Shefer. Don't be a stranger and visit us: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Men, masculinities, and the planet at the end of (M)Anthropocene: ecological/social/economic/political relations, processes and consequences
Published in NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
After a Sunday morning (academic social media) scroll, I have one thought: if you need to write that something (an event, journal, or grant) is prestigious, it probably isn’t.
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
In March 2026, the Swedish Sociological Association organises its biannual conference, and you should consider joining us. Megan Rådesjö and I are leading the working group on gender and intersectionality: it will be bilingual, it will be great, so you should not hesitate 😊 lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
That moment when an Anglo-Saxon team of authors still hasn't managed to distinguish Polish first names from surnames 🤦‍♀️
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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
We all know there's a gender gap in support for the populist radical right. Where there is debate is on the why In this new ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ paper, Kathina Mehring , @gefjonoff.bsky.social & @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social use cross-country data to explain "protective masculinity" plays a role
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
It feels like I left Spain years ago (it was 10 days) and this phase of #queermemorials project is over, but it is not entirely true as the last one, Monumento contra la LGTBIfobia, located in Rivas, has not had its debut on my social media yet
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Made it to Olivenza after some serious travel gymnastics 🚍🚫🚗. Totally worth it though—the Parque de Diversidad hosts this beautiful, quirky, has-it-all #queermemorial 🌈💖
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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Resharing with a new link 😅 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨 Can "protective masculinity" help explain the gender gap in support for the populist radical right? 👀 In this new ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ paper, Kathina Mehring , @gefjonoff.bsky.social & @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social provide the answers 🗳️ doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Spanish #queermemorials stop 3: Mérida 🌈 Special for 3 reasons: 1) 41°C 😅 so I broke my own research safety rules & worked after 21:00 2) The memorial is very worn out and heartbreakingly sad. Dear Mérida people, please renovate! 3) No one around except dogs,their humans & runners 🏃🐕🏳️‍🌈
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
When in Marbella, instead of buying just another LV bag, go to la Avenida del Mar and visit Monumento a la Diversidad LGTBI, one of the Spanish #queermemorials
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#queermemorials project is back 🌈 This season: 🇪🇸 Did you know that under Franco, Spain had its own version of concentration camps for those accused of homosexuality? In the 1970s... I didn’t, until this project. Anyways, the 1st stop: Fuengirola’s simple but cute Arco Iris 🏳️‍🌈🏖
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Zaleca się do czytania wywiad o mojej książce "Mężczyznologia" którego udzieliłam Wirytualnej Polsce kobieta.wp.pl/jest-badaczk...
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Jest badaczką męskości. "Nie ma czegoś takiego jak typ macho"
- Męskość, choć bywa przywilejem, często jest jednak ciężarem - mówi dr hab. Katarzyna Wojnicka, autorka książki "Mężczyznologia", która od ponad dwóch dekad bada męskość. Zaznacza, że stereotypowe ob...
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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This new publication feels extra special 🤗 It started as Kathina's master thesis, won the best thesis prize and now, 3 years later, found a wonderful home in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. ⬇️ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
With Kathina and @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social, we investigate how gender-(in)egalitarian and (non-)nativist attitudes interact in shaping PRR support and the gender gap in PRR support.
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Scientific papers are like kids: you pretend to love them all equally, but deep down, you have a favorite. And this one is mine. Born from the brilliant MA thesis of Kathina Mehring, it's a reminder that co-writing with young scholars is the best part of this job. 💙📄 Link to the paper ⬇️
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Pozostając w temacie "obrońców granic" siejących chaos na mojej (i waszej) zachodniej granicy, zapraszam do lektury wywiadu, który dla OKO.Press przeprowadził ze mną Anton Ambroziak.
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Good news everyone! Od dzisiaj na stronach PWN oraz innych księgarni internetowych dostępna jest znowu Mężczyznologia (w dodruku) :) PS. Książkę gorąco poleca piesek Tadeuszek
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Just a reminder that my book Mężczyznologia is out! Sure, it's in Polish, but approx. 20-40% of books in your library are unread anyways so let it be one of them. Link in comment or DM me, I have plenty. And yes,please judge it by its cover because it's gorgeous. #UnreadButBeautiful #Mężczyznologia
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I finally got to see my new book in its full glory! 🩷🖤💚
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Amy Alexander and Gefjon Off wrote the book that you all should read ASAP 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Dla osób nowoczesnych, które nie lubią papieru, mam wspaniałą wiadomość: "Mężczyznologia" dostępna od dziś także w formie ebuka :) ksiegarnia.pwn.pl/Mezczyznolog...
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Mężczyznologia
„Mężczyznologia” to pierwsza na polskim rynku empiryczna publikacja kompleksowo poświęcona socjologii męskości. Autorka – Katarzyna Wojnicka – opierając się na wieloletnich badaniach własnych, wprowad...
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Happy to share that a paper I co-authored with Kathina Mehring and @gefjonoff.bsky.social will soon be out in the European Journal of Politics and Gender 🚀 Stay tuned, more info coming your way shortly
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
On my way to Philadelphia and @ces-europe.bsky.social annual conference, where I'm presenting not 1 but 2 papers on transnational abortion activism in CEE & single migrant men. Anyone else from 🇪🇺 participating this year?
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
"Mężczyznologia" już pod strzechami, a poleca ją najlepszy mężczyzna jakiego znam: mój tata PS.Link do zakupu w komentarzu
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Alberto, on our time in Harvard, El Pais, all true
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Ciąg dalszy analiz powyborczych.Tym razem z Julia Kubisa stawiamy tezę, że narracje o nakazie, zakazie i wyborze w kontekście kobiecych i męskich ciał mocno wpływają na to, jak głosują (już wcześniej) młode kobiety i (ostatnio) młodzi mężczyźni. wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,12...
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"Każdy zdrowy mężczyzna w Polsce powinien...". Te słowa Tuska napędziły wyborców Mentzenowi i Braunowi
Młodzi mężczyźni nie zagłosowali na Trzaskowskiego, bo zorientowali się, że ich cielesna integralność jest naruszana, że ktoś chce podporządkować ich ciała politycznym interesom, bez pytania ich o zda...
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Genderowych analiz powyborczych czas start
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Moja nowa książka "Mężczyznologia" już w przedsprzedaży :) ksiegarnia.pwn.pl/Mezczyznolog...
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Mężczyznologia
„Mężczyznologia” to pierwsza na polskim rynku empiryczna publikacja kompleksowo poświęcona socjologii męskości. Autorka – Katarzyna Wojnicka – opierając się na wieloletnich badaniach własnych, wprowad...
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NORMA.International Journal for Masculinity Studies @normajournal.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Fresh from the press: Dutch fraternity men discuss masculinities and sexuality and scholars analyse these discussions: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Persistent traditions and fresh winds: reflecting on sexuality, masculinity, and interventions for change with Dutch fraternity men
Misconceptions about how masculinities are shaped, performed, and valued can hinder progress toward creating equal and safe social worlds. This article seeks to deepen understanding of how Dutch fr...
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I'm not sure how many people here speak Polish, but I have recently written a new book and have just accepted its future cover and feel like sharing it now :)
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NORMA.International Journal for Masculinity Studies @normajournal.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Attention scholars! We have a new CfP for a special issue on transmasculinities. We're looking for critical, intersectional, and trans-informed contributions that expand the field of masculinity studies beyond cisnormative frames. Deadline: Nov,30 2025 think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Transmasculinities
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
For the first time in 5 years, I have ZERO papers to work on as @normajournal.bsky.social editor and ZERO reviews to write as a rev#1 or rev#2. Is this how freedom looks like?
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a woman in a white dress is laying on the ground with a bird flying in the background and the word freedom written above her .
ALT: a woman in a white dress is laying on the ground with a bird flying in the background and the word freedom written above her .
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 19/05/2025
A Tinder Test of Democratic Norms💋 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social with @bertous.bsky.social We rely on a visual conjoint experiment, cross-sectional data, & panel data to show that affective polarization drives the normalisation of the far right among the centre-right 🇬🇧🇪🇸 doi.org/10.1086/736698
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Radboud University offers this amazing PhD position. Apply if you can 🤓 www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
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PhD Position: Fatherhood, Emotions and Masculinity in Migration | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD Position: Fatherhood, Emotions and Masculinity in Migration at the Faculty of Social Sciences? Check our vacancy!
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NORMA.International Journal for Masculinity Studies @normajournal.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Our 2nd 2025 issue has just landed on our website — and it’s all about fatherhood. Whether you're into critical theory, art, or lived experiences, there's something here for you! Plus, an editorial written by one and only @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/rnor20/2...
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Volume 20, Issue 2 of NORMA
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
A new blog post has just landed on my www! 🎉 It’s about our article on caring masculinities published in Men & Masculinities some weeks ago. PLUS: the post is accompanied by a photo of my acrylic masterpiece. And yes, you’ve guessed correctly, it is David Bowie katarzynawojnicka.com/2025/05/10/n...
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Not all that glitters is gold: rethinking caring masculinities
For decades, researchers, educators, and activists have asked: What would it take to change masculinity? How can we shift away from harmful, dominant models of manhood rooted in control, emotional …
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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
MEN4DEM’s first working paper is out! It lays the theoretical groundwork for transforming anti-democratic masculine norms into democratic masculinities rooted in equality, participation, and inclusive leadership across Europe. Read more: www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
First MEN4DEM working paper
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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Interested in how LGBTQ+ history is memorialized across Europe? Join us this Thursday for a talk with the leading expert on the subject, @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social!
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Come and join me (online) next week!
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NORMA.International Journal for Masculinity Studies @normajournal.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The newest issue of NORMA has just landed and it’s a special one! This themed issue explores diverse aspects of men and masculinities in medial contexts, and is edited by Karen Hvidtfeldt, Michael Nebeling Petersen, and Signe Rom Rasmussen. Dive in! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rnor20/2...
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Medicine Man. Reconfigurations of Masculinity in times of increased Medicalization. Volume 20, Issue 1 of NORMA
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Breaking news!We are looking for a managing editor for NORMA. If you have a PhD, are into critical men and masculinities studies and wish to shape its future directions, and most importantly, want to work with a team of supportive co-editors (like me), update your CV and apply ASAP 😀
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using GIFs. (“Hard mode”: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR or Disney)
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a man is standing on a bus holding onto a railing .
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Rereading Anselm Strauss, feeling like it's 2001 again #academicnostalgia
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
So Harvard is fighting back. Good. www.latimes.com/world-nation... Supported by donors, Stanford, Yale profs & Obama. Very good. Examples matter. And Harvard isn’t the first: remember community colleges, then Wesleyan, Georgetown, Princeton. Find & share language that clarifies & galvanizes.
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This professor studies dictatorships. He helped convince Harvard to stand up to Trump
Harvard professor Steve Levitsky has spent decades studying democracies and how they fail. He's now raising alarm bells over what he sees as a slide toward autocracy under President Trump.
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
And what are YOU doing this rainy afternoon?
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
New issue of @normajournal.bsky.social has just landed — and it’s all about fatherhood. Whether you're into critical theory, art, or lived experiences, there's something here for you! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AJT3F...
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Daddy issue
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Katarzyna Wojnicka @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The holiday may be over, but the Puerto Rico photo-bombing continues! One highlight worth sharing: In a park in San Juan, you’ll find a stunning queer memorial, designed by Alberto de la Cruz and installed in 2016—a tribute to diversity and a memorial of all victims of homophobia #queermemorials
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