Professor Dr. Elzbieta Wójcik Leese

Biography

Elzbieta Jolanta Wójcik-Leese is a Ph.D. and an academic language consultant at the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP) at the University of Copenhagen. Her work encompasses creative writing, translation studies, stylistics, and cognitive poetics, focusing particularly on contemporary poetry in English. An accomplished poet and literary translator, Wójcik-Leese’s research interests include translanguaging, belonging, and the intersection of environmental studies with creative practices. She has recently piloted a course that engages students in ecocritical reading and writing, emphasizing more-than-human interrelations. Her engagements in research have included international collaborations, particularly a workshop series funded by Academy Finland and NOS-HS, that addresses multilingual writing and publication processes in various cultural contexts. Wójcik-Leese has authored several notable translations and has contributed extensively to literary journals. She has received recognition for her academic endeavors, including a Fulbright scholarship. In 2021, she was awarded a grant to develop a course integrating ecological themes into creative writing. Her poetry and translations have been selected for various journals and anthologies, reflecting her commitment to exploring diverse literary forms and languages.

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