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Polish Journal of English Studies

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Polish Journal of English Studies is the scholarly journal published by the Polish Association for Study of English. Our editor-in-chief is Prof. Krzysztof Fordonski @forster1970.bsky.social and you can find all the details at pjes.edu.pl

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Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And the winner is... Our most quoted paper (according to Google Scholar) is now "Summoning the Voices of the Silenced: Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls, a Feminist Retelling of Homer’s The Iliad" by Tuhin Shuvra Sen, the Department of English of the U of Chittagong pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Top Five - Our readers in September come from 1. United States - 1 in 4 2. Singapore - 1 in 6 3. China - 1 in 11 4. Poland - 1 in 11 5. Algeria - 1 in 30

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And the winner is... Our most popular paper in September is "Hozier’s “Eat Your Young” as a Modern-Day Response to Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” by Zuzanna Gołofit from the University of Wroclaw. You can find it on our website if you have not read it yet! pjes.edu.pl/articles/hoz...

Hozier’s "Eat Your Young" as a Modern-Day Response to Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

PASE bids farewell to the late Professor Teresa Bela from @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social pase.edu.pl/farewells/pr...

Prof. Teresa Bela (1946–2026) – PASE

Polish Association for the Study of English is an association of Polish scholars whose research and academic activities concern the study of English in all its aspects.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

PASE was represented at the @essenglish.bsky.social conference in Santiago de Compostela (31.08–4.09) by Prof. Marzanna Pogorzelska from the U of Opole who delivered parallel lecture “«Not as innocent as they seem»: English Textbooks and Their Ideological Entanglement in Neoliberal Reality”.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Teresa Bela from the Institute of English Studies at the @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social founding member and deputy chairman of the board of the Polish Association for the Study of English.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Google Scholar is the source of unexpected discoveries! This is our most quoted article - "Immense Risks: the Migrant Crisis, Magical Realism, and Realist “Magic” in Mohsin Hamid’s Novel Exit West" by Ewa Kowal from the @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social Have you read it? pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan" by Tomasz Śledź from the Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland is back as the most read of our articles in August. If you have not read it yet, you will find it here: pjes.edu.pl/articles/11-...

Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Have you ever thought where our readers come from? We checked our analytics for the last three years and the list looks like this. 1. United States 2201. 2. China 1885. 3. Poland 1809. 4. Singapore 919. 5. United Kingdom 610. 6. India 486. 7. Czechia 354. 8. Canada 324. Check us up at pjes.edu.pl

PJES – Polish Journal of English Studies

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our journal - Polish Journal of English Studies - has already published papers written by authors from 31 countries. Will you help us increase the number? We are looking for submissions! You can check the list of our authors at pjes.edu.pl/for-contribu...

Our Contributors – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Since 2015 we have published quite a lot of papers, reviews, and conference reports. It may be difficult to find something you are looking for if you need to check each of the 22 issues so we prepared a list with links to make the task easier. Check it out! pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We have completed the presentation of the 12.1/2026 issue. The next issue, dedicated to adaptations, will be available in December. If you would like to see your paper in the PJES, we are waiting for submissions! pjes.edu.pl/for-contribu... #cfp #callforsubmissions

Information for Contributors – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Animesh Kumar and Ujjwal Jana, both from the University of Delhi, India, reviewed for our issue 12.1/2026 the book: Jens Martin Gurr, 2024. Understanding Public Debates: What Literary Studies Can Do. You will find the review (and many more!) on our website! pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...

Review: Jens Martin Gurr, 2024. Understanding Public Debates: What Literary Studies Can Do – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We celebrate the birthday of our editor-in-chief @forster1970.bsky.social with the review of his most recent book from our last issue: Krzysztof Fordonski 2025. E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations written by Anna Kwiatkowska. pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...

Review: Krzysztof Fordoński, 2025. E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Animesh Kumar and Dr Ujjwal Jana, both from the University of Delhi, India, reviewed for our issue 12.1/2026 the book Literary Studies and Human Flourishing by James F. English and Heather Love (eds.) pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...

Review: James F. English and Heather Love (eds.), 2023. Literary Studies and Human Flourishing – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The PJES regularly publishes books reviews. Vladimíra Fonfárová from the Tomas Bata University reviewed for us: Šárka Bubíková and Olga Roebuck (eds.), 2023. The Place It Was Done: Location and Community in Contemporary American and British Crime Fiction. pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...

Review: Šárka Bubíková and Olga Roebuck (eds.), 2023. The Place It Was Done: Location and Community in Contemporary American and British Crime Fiction – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The PJES is the official journal of the Polish Association for the Study of English which organises yearly conferences. Here is the report from the 33rd Annual Conference of the PASE, which took place in June 2025, written by Anna Karczewska, the University of Białystok. pjes.edu.pl/articles/the...

The 33rd Annual Conference of the Polish Association for the Study of English (PASE) / Crossroads Conference, Białystok, 4–6 June 2025 – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

You still have three weeks to submit your paper to our next issue 12.2/2026 dedicated to (Re)timing adaptations - is it ready? You will find all the necessary details here: pjes.edu.pl/issues/12-2-... #CallForPapers #CFP

12.2 (2026) – PJES

Call for submissions “And time, that takes survey of all the world” (Henry IV, Part I). (Re)timing adaptations Experiencing any work of art, whether a film or a novel, disturbs the perception of time,...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Maksym Cheremisin from the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland, published in our issue 12.1/2026 his paper "Common Issues of Using English as a Lingua Franca". You can read it here! pjes.edu.pl/articles/com...

Common Issues of Using English as a Lingua Franca – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Maciej Adamski published in our issue 12.1/2026 his paper "Relationality and Posthuman Motoring in Human-generated and Non-human EV Discourse in Australia" - you will find it on our website! pjes.edu.pl/articles/rel... #posthumanism

Relationality and Posthuman Motoring in Human-generated and Non-human EV Discourse in Australia – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Dagmara Kottke from the University of Siedlce, Poland, published in our issue 12.1/2026 her article "Translating Vita Sackville-West’s Seducers in Ecuador into Polish: Cultural and Linguistic Challenges". You can find it here pjes.edu.pl/articles/tra...

Translating Vita Sackville-West’s Seducers in Ecuador into Polish: Cultural and Linguistic Challenges – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

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Krzysztof Fordoński - Forsterian Professor @forster1970.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The first review of my last book Forster Bibliographies is now published - pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev... - you can read it and (if you have not read the book yet) see if you agree. Just use the link at the end - the book is free Open Access. Or write your own review and let me know!

Review: Krzysztof Fordoński, 2025. E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Magdalena Szukalska from the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań published in our 12.1/2026 issue her paper "Audio Monsters: Cosmic Horror and Inhuman Beings in The Magnus Archives" - please, take a look! pjes.edu.pl/articles/aud...

Audio Monsters: Cosmic Horror and Inhuman Beings in The Magnus Archives – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Corina Mitrulescu from the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania published in our issue 12.1/2026 her paper "Against the Machine: An Ecofeminist Reading of E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops" pjes.edu.pl/articles/aga... #ecofeminism #emforster

Against the Machine: An Ecofeminist Reading of E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We begin the presentation of the 12.1/2026 issue with "Inverting Dickens: Biofiction, Illegibility, and the Author as Suspect in Dan Simmons’s Drood" by Abdelrahman Morshed from the University of Pecs, Hungary pjes.edu.pl/articles/inv... #dickens #simmons #biofiction

Inverting Dickens: Biofiction, Illegibility, and the Author as Suspect in Dan Simmons’s Drood – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The beginning of a new month is a perfect moment to remind you that our new issue 12.1/2026 is available from our website. 352 people have already found it. Have you? pjes.edu.pl/issues/12-1-...

12.1 (2026) – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina" by Maciej Piaskowski (University of Łódź, Poland) is our most popular paper in July. Let's see how the articles from our latest issue will be doing in August. If you have not read it yet: pjes.edu.pl/articles/pos...

Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The most popular paper during the first half of 2026 published by our journal is "Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina" by Maciej Piaskowski from the University of Łódź. It has already been read 174 times. Congratulations! pjes.edu.pl/articles/pos... #posthumanism

Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It is a surprise but "Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan" by Tomasz Śledź was also our most popular paper in June - perhaps you should check it out? pjes.edu.pl/articles/11-...

Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We have updated our statement! For the whole text check: pjes.edu.pl

PJES – Polish Journal of English Studies

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Our most popular paper in May - Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan by Tomasz Śledź! pjes.edu.pl/articles/11-...

Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

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Krzysztof Fordoński - Forsterian Professor @forster1970.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations is now available for free as PDF or EPUB format! www.wuw.pl/product-pol-... #emforster #youneedit #literature

E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations (EBOOK)

The volume contains three bibliographies of the English writer Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970): the bibliography of scientific publications on the works of the writer, published from 1975, the bibli...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Michał Rutkowski from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostella published in our issue 11.2/2025 paper "The Role of Register-Specific Semantic Prosody in ESL Advanced Instruction: “Environmental” Discourse in Academic and Journalism Genres of British English". pjes.edu.pl/articles/the...

The Role of Register-Specific Semantic Prosody in ESL Advanced Instruction: “Environmental” Discourse in Academic and Journalism Genres of British English – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Perhaps first #modwrite and then beautiful Olsztyn in the autumn? #cfp #wells #hgwells

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Olsztyn invites you all to a conference celebrating H. G. Wells. Hurry up as there is little time left! #cfp #hgwells

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

University of Warsaw invites translation scholars to TRANSLATON is a series of conferences dedicated to translation studies, covering both theoretical and practical aspects. All the details in #cfp translatoryka.iksi.uw.edu.pl/en/translato...

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TRANSLATON - Zakład Translatoryki

TRANSLATON 3: Translating Transformations. Transforming Translations is an academic conference concerning translation, interpreting and related linguistic services.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

One third of 2026 has passed so it is time for some statistics. Our most popular paper of 2026 so far is "Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina" by Maciej Piaskowski from the University of Łódź. It has been read by 128 people. Have YOU read it? pjes.edu.pl/articles/pos... #posthumanism

Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Dominika Lipszyc from the University of Warsaw published in our issue 11.2/2025 her paper "Reception of American Literature in Fascist Italy on the Example of John Steinbeck’s Novels". pjes.edu.pl/articles/rec...

Reception of American Literature in Fascist Italy on the Example of John Steinbeck's Novels – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

As usual we publish book reviews as preprints. Anna Kwiatkowska, from the University of Warmia and Mazury, reviewed for us the book "E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations" by Krzysztof Fordoński pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Konstancja Missa from the University of Wrocław published in our issue 11.2/2025 her paper "The Serious and The Frivolous: Parodic and Thematic Dualities of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost" which examines the story as a commentary on Anglo-American cultural tensions. pjes.edu.pl/articles/ser...

The Serious and The Frivolous: Parodic and Thematic Dualities of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Zuzanna Gołofit from the University of Wroclaw published paper "Hozier’s “Eat Your Young” as a Modern-Day Response to Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”. The paper discusses how the song reveals attitudes of the ruling class analogous to those of 18th century Ireland. pjes.edu.pl/articles/hoz...

Hozier’s "Eat Your Young" as a Modern-Day Response to Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Katarzyna Nowak from the University of Łódź published in our issue 11.2/2025 her paper "Affect, Hope and Collective Consciousness as acts of radical rebellion in Wachowski’s Sense8". This article examines how ideas from affect theory can be found in Sense8. pjes.edu.pl/articles/aff...

Affect, Hope and Collective Consciousness as acts of radical rebellion in Wachowski’s Sense8 – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our mother organisation the ESSE @essenglish.bsky.social meets in Santiago de Compostella in late August. You can get all the information about the conference from the website www.esse2026.com/en/pagina.ph...

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Any Shakespeare scholars interested in a scholarship for the summer? #shakespeare #scholarship #grant

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Bartosz Jastrzębski from the Nicolaus Copernicus University, published in our 11.2 issue article "Poland Cannibalistic Capitalism: Societal Collapse in Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender Is the Flesh". The article examines the novel as a dystopian allegory. pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u... #posthumanism

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Maciej Piaskowski from the University of Łódź published in issue 11.2/2025 paper about Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina. This article explores how contemporary cinema, such the movies reimagine love and intimacy within the framework of posthuman theory. pjes.edu.pl/articles/pos... #posthumanism

Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Karolina Sawa from the University of Łódź published in our issue 11.2/2025 paper "Fragmented Minds: SOMA and the Reconstruction of Identity". The article examines how the video game SOMA serves as a critical examination of posthuman subjectivity in a transhuman setting. pjes.edu.pl/articles/fra...

Fragmented Minds: SOMA and the Reconstruction of Identity – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

More from our 11.2/2025 issue! Kricie Ann Jonsson from the Linnaeus University Vaxjo, Sweden wrote a paper about Beastly Humans, Humane Beasts: The Blurring of Human-Animal Boundaries in Fairy Tale Retellings for Adults pjes.edu.pl/articles/bea...

Beastly Humans, Humane Beasts: The Blurring of Human-Animal Boundaries in Fairy Tale Retellings for Adults – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We continue the presentation of our latest issue 11.2/2025with the paper Cartographies: Relational Ecologies and Decolonial Belonging in the Works of Olga Tokarczuk and Amitav Ghosh written by Samiul Azim, Akidul Hoque, Farida Parvin. pjes.edu.pl/articles/car...

Cartographies: Relational Ecologies and Decolonial Belonging in the Works of Olga Tokarczuk and Amitav Ghosh – PJES

Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.

Polish Journal of English Studies @pjes-pase.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The PASE conference in Rzeszów includes a special panel on adaptations - www.ur.edu.pl/pl/konferenc... - and the PJES will publish papers based on the presentations. It is the very last moment to submit your proposals!

PANEL PROPOSAL - Uniwersytet Rzeszowski