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Your Thesis

The goal of all higher degree research (HDR) programs is to write a thesis that demonstrates how you have made an original contribution to knowledge. While the task of writing a thesis can be daunting, there are several things you can do to stay on track and complete your thesis on time while producing your best work.  

The Graduate Research School (GRS) runs two seminars that will help you prepare for your thesis submission:

Thesis Submission Seminar   Outlines the submission and examination process

Using Publications in Your Thesis Seminar Examines how publications may be incorporated into your thesis, including how authorship is determined, and when to seek permission to use published work

The GRS also offers a weekly HDR writing group and a Thesis Writing Boot Camp to help you build a regular writing practice. For information on the seminars and events available, please visit this page .  

Can’t make it to a Seminar or event? Watch a recording of the last session and download a copy of the slides here . 

Additional Resources

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Lovell DW , 2017 , Introduction: Making sense of the transition from communism , http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315195209-1

Primoratz I; Lovell DW , 2016 , Protecting civilians during violent conflict: Theoretical and practical issues for the 21st century , http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315602660

Lovell DW , 2015 , Marx's proletariat (RLE Marxism): The making of a myth , http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315713366

Lovell DW , 2015 , Investigating Operational Incidents in a military context: Law, justice, politics , lovell, d , (ed.) , Brill , Leiden

Lovell DW , 2015 , Marx's Proletariat: The making of a myth , Routledge Library Editions: Marxism , Routledge , London

Primoratz, I ; Lovell, D , 2012 , Protecting civilians during violent conflict: Theoretical and practical issues for the 21st Century , Primoratz, I ; Lovell, David , (ed.)

Lovell DW; Windle K , 2008 , OUR UNSWERVING LOYALTY A documentary survey of relations between the Communist Party of Australia and Moscow, 1920-1940 Preface and Acknowledgements , Lovell DW; Windle K , (ed.) , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lovell DW; Windle K , 2008 , The scope and limits of this book , Lovell DW; Windle K , (ed.) , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

, 2008 , Our Unswerving Loyalty: A documentary survey of relations between the Communist Party of Australia and Moscow, 1920-1940 , Lovell DW; Windle K , (ed.) , ANU E Press , Canberra

, 2003 , Asia-Pacific Security: Policy Challenges , Lovell DW , (ed.) , ISEAS Publishers , Singapore

Lovell DW , 2002 , The Transition: Evaluating the Postcommunist Experience , Ashgate , Aldershot

Lovell DW , 2001 , The Macquarie student writer`s friend: A guide to essay writing , 1st , Macquarie Library , Sydney

Lovell DW; Maley WL; Kukathas C; McAllister I , 1998 , The Australian political system (second edition) , Original , Addison Wesley Longman , Melbourne

Lovell DW; Flaherty J , 1997 , Marxism and Australian Socialism , Australian Scholary Publishing

Lovell DW; Flaherty J , 1997 , Marxism and Australian Socialism before the Bolshevik Revolution , Original , Australian Scholarly Publishing , Melbourne

Lovell DW; McAllister I; Maley WL; Kukathas C , 1995 , The Australian Political System , Original , Longman Australia , Melbourne

Kukathas C; Lovell DW; Maley W , 1990 , The Theory of Politics , Addison-Wesley Longman

Lovell DW , 1984 , From Marx to Lenin , Cambridge University Press

Book Chapters

Lovell DW , 2018 , 'Prospects for US relations with Australia' , in Handbook on the United States in Asia: Managing Hegemonic Decline, Retaining Influence in the Trump Era , pp. 225 - 243

Lovell DW , 2017 , 'Creating Strategic Corporals? Preparing Soldiers for Future Conflict' , in Lovell D; Baker D (ed.) , The Strategic Corporal Revisited: Challenges Facing Combatants in 21st-Century Warfare , UCT Press , Cape Town,South Africa , pp. 131 - 146

Lovell DW , 2017 , 'The 'Strategic Corporal' Revisited' , in Lovell DW; Baker DP (ed.) , The Strategic Corporal Revisited: Challenges Facing Combatants in 21st-Century Warfare , UCT Press , Cape Town, South Africa , pp. 1 - 18

Lovell DW , 2016 , 'An American Faust: Reflections on Haus's adaptation of Goethe's Faust I' , in Lovell D; Haus H (ed.) , Goethe's Faust I The Making and Impact of a Contemporary Performance , Cambridge Scholars Publishing , Newcastle upon Tyne , pp. 74 - 88

Lovell DW , 2016 , 'Introduction: A Contemporary Performance of Goethe's Faust I' , in Lovell D; Haus H (ed.) , Goethe's Faust I The Making and Impact of a Contemporary Performance , Cambridge Scholars Publishing , Newcastle upon Tyne , pp. 1 - 9

Lovell DW , 2016 , 'Educating for ethical behaviour? Preparing military leaders for ethical challenges' , in Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict: Theoretical and Practical Issues for the 21st Century , pp. 141 - 158

Lovell DW , 2016 , 'Protecting civilians during violent conflict: An issue in context' , in Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict: Theoretical and Practical Issues for the 21st Century , pp. 1 - 16

Lovell DW , 2016 , 'Communism and Nationalism' , in Stone J (ed.) , The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism , edn. First , John Wiley & Sons , West Sussex UK

Lovell DW; Kontos M; Nicolini M; Warner J , 2016 , 'Introduction' , in Lovell DW; Kontos M; Warner J (ed.) , Contemporary Social and Political Aspects of the Cyprus Problem , edn. first , Cambridge Scholars Publishing , Newcastle upon Tyne , pp. 1 - 17

Lovell DW , 2016 , 'Settling Protracted Social Conflicts: Trust, Identity, and the Resolution of the "Cyprus Issue"' , in Lovell DW; Warner J; Kontos M (ed.) , Contemporary Social and Political Aspects of the Cyprus Problem , Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , pp. 18 - 35

Lovell DW , 2015 , 'Introduction: The Challenges of Investigating Operational Incidents' , in Lovell D (ed.) , Investigating Operational Incidents in a Military Context: Law, Justice, Politics , Brill Nijhoff , Leiden , pp. 1 - 19

Lovell DW , 2015 , 'Surrender and detention' , in Key concepts in military ethics , UNSW Press , Sydney , pp. 157 - 162

Lovell DW , 2015 , 'The Tension between Secrecy and Transparency: Investigations in the 'Wiki Age'' , in Lovell DW (ed.) , Investigating Operational Incidents in a Military Context: Law, Justice, Politics , Brill Nijhoff , Leiden , pp. 169 - 195

Lovell DW; Lovell DW , 2014 , 'Responding to disasters in the Asia-Pacific region: state and civil society relationships' , in Sakai M (ed.) , Disaster Relief in the Asia Pacific: Agency and resilience , Routledge , Abingdon , pp. 19 - 34 , http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415711777/

Lovell DW , 2012 , 'Educating for Ethical Behaviour? Preparing Military Leaders for Ethicsl Challenges' , in Lovell DW; Primoratz I (ed.) , Protecting Civilians during Violent Conflict , Ashgate , Surrey , pp. 141 - 157

Lovell DW , 2012 , 'Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict: An Issue in Context' , in Lovell DW; Primoratz I (ed.) , Protecting Civilians during Violent Conflict , Ashgate , Surrey , pp. 1 - 16

Lovell DW , 2011 , 'Communism' , in Ritzer G; Ryan JM (ed.) , The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology , edn. first , Wiley-Blackwell , Chichester , pp. 73 - 74

Lovell DW , 2010 , 'Theatre and the Peloponnesian War: Pericles versus Aristophanes' , in Georgiou C (ed.) , Tenth International Symposium on Ancient Greek Drama: Identity and Diversity in Ancient Greek Drama , edn. First , Cyprus Committee of the International Theatre Institute , Nicosia , pp. 322 - 330

Lovell DW; Windle K , 2008 , 'Forging a Communist Party for Australia: 1920-1923' , in Lovell DW; Windle K (ed.) , OUR UNSWERVING LOYALTY: A DOCUMENTARY SURVEY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA AND MOSCOW, 1920-1940 , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV , pp. 57 - 191 , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lovell DW; Windle K , 2008 , 'Moscow takes command: 1929-1937' , in Lovell DW; Windle K (ed.) , OUR UNSWERVING LOYALTY: A DOCUMENTARY SURVEY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA AND MOSCOW, 1920-1940 , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV , pp. 271 - 338 , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lovell DW; Windle K , 2008 , 'The price of subservience: 1938-1940' , in Lovell DW; Windle K (ed.) , OUR UNSWERVING LOYALTY: A DOCUMENTARY SURVEY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA AND MOSCOW, 1920-1940 , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV , pp. 339 - 365 , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lovell DW; Windle K , 2008 , 'Wilderness years: 1924-1928' , in Lovell DW; Windle K (ed.) , OUR UNSWERVING LOYALTY: A DOCUMENTARY SURVEY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA AND MOSCOW, 1920-1940 , AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV , pp. 193 - 269 , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lovell DW , 2008 , 'Piecing Together the Past: The Comintern, the CPA, and the archives' , in Lovell D; Windle K (ed.) , Our Unswerving Loyalty: A documentary survey of relations between the Communist Party of Australia and Moscow, 1920-1940 , ANU E Press , Canberra , pp. 1 - 23 , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Lovell DW , 2008 , 'The CPA and the Comintern: From Loyalty to Subservience' , in Lovell D; Windle K (ed.) , Our Unswerving Loyalty: A documentary survey of relations between the Communist Party of Australia and Moscow, 1920-1940 , ANU E Press , Canberra , pp. 25 - 51 , http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000291532900003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Lovell DW , 2007 , 'Art and Communism in Europe: Heinze-Uwe Haus as Anti-Ideologue' , in Meyer Dinkgräfe D (ed.) , Brechtian Theatre of Contradictions: Providing Moral Strength under Conditions of Dictatorship: A Festschrift for Heinz-Uwe Haus , edn. Original , Cambridge Scholars Publishing , Newcastle: UK , pp. 268 - 284

Lovell DW , 2007 , 'Communism' , in Ritzer G (ed.) , The Blackwell encyclopaedia of sociology, Vol 1 , edn. Original , Oxford Publishing , Oxford , pp. 612 - 617

Lovell DW , 2007 , 'Lying and Politics' , in Politics and Morality , Palgrave Macmillan , UK , pp. 189 - 208

Lovell DW , 2007 , 'Lying and Politics' , in Politics and Morality , Palgrave Macmillan UK , pp. 189 - 208 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230625341_11

Lovell DW , 2007 , 'Strained Relations: Russia, Australia and the Comintern,1920-1940' , in Massov A; McNair J; Poole T (ed.) , Encounters under the Southern Cross: Two Centuries of Russian-Australian Relations 1807-2007 , edn. First , Crawford House Publishing , Adelaide , pp. 163 - 184

Lovell DW , 2007 , 'Utopia' , in Ritzer G (ed.) , The Blackwell encyclopaedia of sociology, Vol 1 , edn. Original , Oxford Publishing , Oxford , pp. 5155 - 5159

Lovell DW , 2006 , 'Sascha Talmor as Literary Critic - Introduction' , in Living Novels: A Journey Through Twentieth-Century Fiction - Sascha Talmor , edn. First , New Academia , Washington , pp. xiii - xvii

Lovell DW , 2005 , 'Corruption as a Transitional Phenomenon: Understanding Endemic Corruption in Postcommunist States' , in Haller D; Shore C (ed.) , Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives , edn. First , Pluto Press , London , pp. 65 - 82

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Dr Kasia Jezowska

University of Oxford, DPhil History, 2019

Kingston University & Design Museum, MA Curating Contemporary Design, 2010

University of Łódź, Poland, MA History of Art, 2008

Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (UK), 2017

I am a cultural historian of Eastern Europe during the Cold War. 

I joined UNSW in 2019 to develop a comprehensive programme in design history and theory. Since then, I have been lecturing and convening a range of courses in history and theory for BA and MA students. I am a co-convenor of the Design and Humanities Work in Progress Seminar (with Livia Lazzaro-Rezende) and an international Design History Writing Group (with Leah Armstrong, University of Applied Arts Vienna).

I am currently completing the manuscript of my first book 'Socialist by design. The state, industry, and modernity in Cold War Poland' based on my doctoral thesis (History, Oxford, 2019). The central task of this book is to uncover how modern Poland was conceptualised and visualised in the three decades between the 1940s and 1970s. It shows that more than merely developing a new iconography, the state turned to the products of industry, which allowed it to connect the search for Polishness with the national economic and social objectives. At stake was a political project, which from the start was imbued with a paradox: how to demonstrate the socialist commitment of post-war Poland while providing it with a clear distinctiveness vis-à-vis other countries, including, most importantly, the USSR.

My second project 'Coal Nations and Carbon Cultures' continues an investigation into the political potential of material cultures, placing coal at the forefront of this enquiry. It unearths the complex relationship between natural resources, industrial products, and national identity.

In 2023 I am a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University, The Stanford Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.                                                                        

• Publications
• Teaching and Supervision
• Research Activities
• Book Chapters Book Chapters | 2022 Jeżowska K , 2022 , '"A slightly exotic country": Poland’s contentious debut at the 11th Milan Triennale, 1957' , in Atkinson H; Clarkson V; Lichtman SA (ed.) , Exhibitions Beyond Boundaries. Transnational Exchanges through Art, Architecture and Design from 1945 , Bloomsbury Publishing , London & New York , pp. 59 - 76 , https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/exhibitions-beyond-boundaries-9781350088498/ Book Chapters | 2018 Jezowska K , 2018 , 'News from Elsewhere. The reception of Polish design abroad after 1989' , in Frejlich C (ed.) , Z drugiej strony rzeczy : polski dizajn po roku 1989 = The other side of things : polish design after 1989 , pp. 92 - 102 , http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1038456116 Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Architektura, Poland (1947-89)' , in Edwards C (ed.) , The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Arkady' , in Edwards C (ed.) , The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Escape from Reality: Wojciech Zamecznik’s Exhibition Designs' , in Puchała-Rojek K; Ziębińska-Lewandowska K (ed.) , Wojciech Zamecznik : foto-graficznie = photo-graphics , Zachęta - Narodowa Galeria Sztuki , Warsaw Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Instytut Wzornictwa Przemysłowego' , in Edwards C (ed.) , The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Polish Design' , in Edwards C (ed.) , The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Poster Biennale and awards, Wilanów' , in The Bloomsbury Encyclopaedia of Design Book Chapters | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Projekt (1956-97)' , in Edwards C (ed.) , The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Book Chapters | 2013 Jezowska K , 2013 , 'Warsaw XXX. An interview with architect and designer Jacek Damięcki' , in Disruption. An investigation on the idea of disturbance, subversion and irritation in art and design practice Book Chapters | 2012 Jezowska K , 2012 , 'New Needs in an Augmented World by Ludwig Zeller' , in New Talents Biennale Book Chapters | 2011 Jezowska K , 2011 , 'Design Faction' , in On Show. Temporary Design of Fairs, Special Events and Art Exhibitions
• Edited Books
• Journal Articles Journal articles | 2022 Jezowska K , 2022 , 'Book Review: Designing One Nation: The Politics of Economic Culture and Trade in Divided Germany' , JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY , 57 , pp. 832 - 834 , https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000812313000020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1 Journal articles | 2022 Jeżowska K; Jezowska K , 2022 , 'Book Review: Designing One Nation: The Politics of Economic Culture and Trade in Divided Germany by Katrin Schreiter' , Journal of Contemporary History , 57 , pp. 832 - 834 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00220094221083479e Journal articles | 2022 Jeżowska K; Jezowska K , 2022 , 'Socialist, Humanist and Well-Designed: The Polish Welfare State at the International Labour Exhibition in Turin, 1961' , Contemporary European History , 33 , pp. 173 - 191 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0960777322000029 Journal articles | 2022 Jeżowska K; Jezowska K , 2022 , 'Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890–1918' , Journal of Design History , 35 , pp. 427 - 428 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epac029 Journal articles | 2018 Jezowska K , 2018 , '‘The Optimum Imperative: Czech Architecture for the Socialist Lifestyle, 1938-1968’ by Ana Miljacki' , Journal of Design History , 31 , pp. 298 - 300 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epy025 Journal articles | 2016 Jezowska K , 2016 , 'Zmagania z ideologią. Pierwsza Polska Wystawa Przemysłu Lekkiego w Moskwie (1949)' , Miejsce. Studia nad sztuką i architekturą polską XX i XXI wieku , 2 , pp. 128 - 146 Journal articles | 2014 Jezowska K , 2014 , 'Reinventing the high heel. Marloes ten Bhomer on engineering the shoe' , Disegno
• Working Papers
• Other Conference Presentations | 2022 Jones MI; Jezowska K; Miller S; Strecker J , 2022 , 'A case study of History Writing, Collaboration and Cultural Heritage: The role of David Jones’ in transforming design and culture in mid-century Australia' , presented at 40th Australian Historical Association (AHA) Conference , Deakin University , 27 June 2022 - 01 July 2022 , https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/510e58dd-b292-4701-b90f-ea8e3756162c/summary Creative Written Works | 2018 Jezowska K , 2018 , Back to Front. Polish Exhibitions on Show , Jezowska K , (ed.) Curatorial Outputs | 2018 Jezowska K , 2018 , Back to Front. Polish exhibitions on show , exhibited at: The Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy , 16 April 2018 - 22 April 2018 Curatorial Outputs | 2016 Jeżowska K , 2016 , Glass & Cup. Polish Design Stories , exhibited at: Istanbul Design Week , 27 November 2013 - 01 December 2013 Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2016 Jezowska K; Kunicki M; Czyzewski H , (eds.) , 2016 , 'Post-1945 Poland: Modernities, Transformations and Evolving Identities. Working Papers' , Programme on Modern Poland, St Antony's College , Oxford , presented at Post-1945 Poland: Modernities, Transformations and Evolving Identities , Oxford , 11 June 2015 - 12 May 2019 , https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/related-documents/post-1945_poland_working_papers_pomp_2016.pdf Conference Papers | 2015 Jezowska K , 2015 , 'Challenging the ideology: the construction of the narrative of the 1st Exhibition of the Polish Light Industry in Moscow in 1949' , in Jezowska K; Kunicki M; Czyzewski H (eds.) , Post-1945 Poland: Modernities, Transformations and Evolving Identities. Working Papers , Programme on Modern Poland, St Antony's College , University of Oxford , presented at Post-1945 Poland: Modernities, Transformations and Evolving Identities , University of Oxford , 11 June 2015 - 12 June 2015 , https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/related-documents/post-1945_poland_working_papers_pomp_2016.pdf Creative Written Works | 2013 Jezowska K , 2013 , Glass & Cup. Polish Design Stories , Jezowska K , (ed.) Creative Written Works | 2013 Jezowska K , 2013 , What’s for Breakfast? Design from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia & Georgia , Jezowska K , (ed.) Other | 2013 Jezowska K , 2013 , The Modernist Studies Association Review , Curatorial Outputs | 2013 Jezowska K , 2013 , What’s for Breakfast? Design from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia & Georgia , exhibited at: , 24 June 2013 - 03 July 2013 Other | 2012 Jezowska K , 2012 , Modernities on display , Curatorial Outputs | 2012 Jeżowska K , 2012 , Design Faction , exhibited at: Other | 2011 Jezowska K , 2011 , Łódź Design Festival review , , https://design.britishcouncil.org/blog/2011/nov/24/lodz-design-festival/ Curatorial Outputs | 2010 Jezowska K , 2010 , Innovation Greenhouse exhibition , exhibited at: Victoria and Albert Museum, London , 18 September 2010 - 26 September 2010

UNSW The Associate Dean of Research Philanthropic grant, 2021 UNSW Faculty Research Grant, 2019 Design History Society research and conference grants, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2012 Arts and Humanities Research Council grant for the doctoral research, 2015–17 Student Travel and Research (STAR) Grants, St Antony’s College, 2018 and 2016 The Centre for East European Language-Based Area Studies Internship grant, the National Museum, Warsaw, 2015 Oxford Noble Foundation scholarship, 2014 Polish Culture around the World grant, The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, 2014 and 2012 Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship, 2012

My scholarly interest in design diplomacy has developed in parallel to my curatorial practice. Over the last fifteen years, I collaborated on exhibition projects and public programming with design industry partners, governmental bodies and cultural institutions. I developed thematic exhibitions and temporary displays for the London Design Festival, Milan Design Week, Istanbul Design Week and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In 2018 I curated  Back to Front: Polish Exhibitions on Show , an exhibition for the Triennale Design Museum in Milan that recontextualised historical material to make it relevant for contemporary audiences. You can read more about my curatorial outputs in the Publication section on the right.

My Research Supervision

Julie Gai Oliver, ‘Colonial jewellery displayed in museums and galleries in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania: the nature of the jewellery and the methods of display. The correlation between museum collections and colonial jewellery narratives.’ PhD Art, Design and Media, Part-Time, since February 2022. Joint supervision with Dr Zoë Veness.

My Teaching

National Design Histories, BA DDES1200

Global Design Discourses, BA DDES1201

Positions in Design, BA DDES2200

Making of Design Culture, BA DDES3200

Design History and theory, MA SAHT9143