Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska was featured in the fourth episode of the #pokolenieNCN anniversary series created to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the National Science Centre, Poland (NCN). The series consists of 15 short interviews with researchers representing the “NCN generation” and is hosted by Anna Korzekwa-Józefowicz.
In the interview, Karolina discusses her research on resettlement cultures formed after 1945 in post-displacement areas of Poland and former Czechoslovakia. She also talks about material traces of the past, memory of place, and the ways successive generations build relationships with inherited spaces.
The conversation was also an opportunity to present ERC StG project and to highlight the importance of national grants, which help researchers gain experience needed to apply for European funding. She also reflects on the role of NCN grants in developing an independent research career. As a bonus, viewers can also find out what profession she might have chosen if she had not become a researcher.
You will find the link to the conversation here.