Staff Profile
Dr Tadek Wojtych
Research Associate
- Email: tadek.wojtych@ncl.ac.uk
- Address: Media, Culture, Heritage
School of Arts and Cultures
Armstrong Building
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Background
I joined Newcastle University in June 2023. I am interested in the politics of history, museums, and education in Central Europe and North America. I am a Research Associate with the 'Cultural Dynamics: Museums and Democracy in Motion' AHRC/DFG-funded project. Before coming to Newcastle, I was a visiting scholar at Western University (Canada) and I taught at University College London. I was awarded my PhD in April 2023 by the University of Cambridge.
Research
In my research, I explore how the past is used and abused for present-day purposes. My case studies include museums (both online and brick-and-mortar ones) in Central and Eastern Europe and in the UK, as well as history textbooks in Europe and North America.
Publications
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Articles
- Wojtych T. New trends in museum and memory studies: A way forward for Central and Eastern Europe?. Slavonic and East European Review 2022, 100(4), 728-744.
- Wojtych T. Politics, Community, and Entertainment: The reception of Soviet guitar poetry in Poland. Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas 2021, 69(2), 183-208.
- Wojtych T. Internet, Museums and Politics: Project Outline and Literature Review. Europe Now 2019, 29.
- Wojtych T. The Impact of the Women’s Royal Naval Service on the Position of Women in British Society during WWII (in Polish). Progress - Journal of Young Researchers 2018, 3, 69-80.
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Authored Book
- Wojtych T. Beyond the Online-Offline Binary: Virtual Museums of Migration in Central and Eastern Europe. 2023. In Preparation.
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Book Chapter
- Wojtych T. New Museums, New Challenges: Reflections on The Study of Online Museums in Central and Eastern Europe. In: McGlynn, J., Jones, O.T, ed. Researching Memory and Identity in Russia and Eastern Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2022, pp.75-89.
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Edited Book
- Mattingly D, Wojtych T, ed. Poland, Ukraine, and Operation Vistula: Forced Migrations in Research, Culture, and Politics. 2023. In Preparation.
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Review
- Wojtych T. Review of: Anne Applebaum, Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944 – 1956, London: Allen Lane, 2012. St Andrews Historical Journal 2014.