dr hab. Joanna Mizielińska, prof. ucz.
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| pracownik |
| profesor uczelni |
Contact |
| j.mizielinska@uw.edu.pl |
Scientific activity
2009 habilitation, Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Warsaw
2001 PhD, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
1998 MA, Central European University (CEU) / University of the State of New York
1994 MA, Faculty of Polish Studies, University of Warsaw, Department of Polish Culture
Scientific interests
My research interests focus on the sociology of gender, sexuality, intimacy, couples, and families.
Selected publications
Selected Publications
Monographs and Edited Volumes
2023, Mizielińska, J., Dahl, U., Uibo, R. & Sorainen, A. eds. Queer(y)ing Kinship in the Baltic Region and Beyond. Stockholm: Södertörn Academic Studies, open access;
2022 (paperback 2024), Mizielińska, J. Queer Kinship at the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland, Routledge, open access;
2017, Mizielińska, J. Odmienne czy zwyczajne? Rodziny z wyboru w Polsce. PWN
2017, Mizielińska, J. Różnym głosem. Rodziny z wyboru w Polsce. (co-authored with J. Struzik and A. Król).
2016, Mizielińska, J. & Kulpa, R. eds. De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives, Routledge
Recent Articles
2025, Stasińska, A. & Mizielińska, J. Exploring Sociocultural Embodiment: LGBTQ+ Body Care Practices and Norm Negotiation in Poland. Sociological Research Online. SAGE Publications. Epub ahead of print 3 April 2025.
2024, Stasińska, A. & Mizielińska, J. More than Just Sex, More than Just Friendship: Understandings of Sex Life of Nonheterosexual Couples in Poland. Gender, Place & Culture, vol. 31, issue 4, pp. 441-463
2024, Mizielińska, J. & Stasińska, A. Non-Heteronormative Reproductive Tactics in Poland. Sociological Research Online. DOI: 10.1177/13607804241237339;
2024, Mizielińska, J. & Uryga, D. On the queer road. Parents’ reactions and strategies in response to their LGBTQI children’s coming out. Children and Youth Service Review, vol. 163;
2023, Mizielińska, J. & Stasińska, A. Negotiations Between Possibilities and Reality: Parental Plans and Their Fulfilments by Families of Choice in Poland, European Journal of Women’s Studies, 30 (2), 148-163.
2023, Mizielińska, J., Struzik, J. & Król, A. Queer Kinship, Queer Ageing – Perspectives from Poland, Gender, Place and Culture, 30 (6): 747–69;
2021, Mizielińska, J. & Stasińska, A. Frame Story Approach in Mixed and Multi-method Study on Families of Choice in Poland, Sociological Research Online, 26 (4), 792-809;
2020, Mizielińska, J. “Is She Still a Family or Rather Some Stranger?” – Relative Strangers and Kinship Plasticity in Families of Choice in Poland. Journal of Homosexuality. 68 (11), 1899-1922;
Projects
Projects in progress
Completed projects
Completed Projects
2023-2026 Partner in the project “Imagining Queer Aging Futures: A Study of Aging Among LGBTQ+ Individuals in Estonia, Poland, and Sweden,” The Foundation for Baltic and Eastern European Studies
2017-2020 Partner in the project “Doing Rights: Innovative Tools for Professionals Working with LGBT Families,” Erasmus Plus
2016-2019 Partner in the project “Queer(y)ing Kinship in the Baltic Region,” Södertörn University, Stockholm
2013-2016 Principal Investigator, “Families of Choice in Poland,” Ideas Plus, MNiSW (Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
Other
Privately
I hold a diploma in cat psychology and support animal rights. I practice yoga and meditation. I also write beyond the academic sphere.