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Paulina Małochleb

is a literary critic and the secretary of the Wisława Szymborska Award. She is a laureate of both the “Nagrody Prezesa Rady Ministrów” award and the “Stypendium Młoda Polska” award. In 2018, she was nominated for the Polityka Passport Award. She sits on the jury of the Julian Tuwim Literary Award. She runs a blog at ksiazkinaostro.pl.
In Death There Is Also Life
World + People
Dreams and Visions

In Death There Is Also Life

Philosopher and anthropologist of science Vinciane Despret talks about the phenomenon of death midwives, and how we can cultivate a different approach to grief.
Paulina Małochleb
Silenced Memories: LGBT People in World War II
Art + Stories
Experiences

Silenced Memories: LGBT People in World War II

Joanna Ostrowska, author of a book about gay people during World War II, talks about why it is crucial to honour the memory of LGBT people in Poland.
Paulina Małochleb
A Mother in Lockdown
World + People, Art + Stories
Opinions, The Other School

A Mother in Lockdown

During the pandemic, the experience of those with small children – especially mothers – has been a distinct and challenging one.
Paulina Małochleb
Independent of Everyone
Art + Stories
Experiences, Opinions

Independent of Everyone

Israeli poet Agi Mishol talks about old age, her family’s memories of Europe, and the role of nature in poetry.
Paulina Małochleb
A Genocide of Neglect
Art + Stories
Experiences, Opinions

A Genocide of Neglect

Rebbeca Makkai talks about why she set her novel “The Great Believers” in Chicago, who she wrote the book for (and against), and the injustices of the AIDS epidemic.
Paulina Małochleb
Fragile Women
Art + Stories
Experiences, Opinions

Fragile Women

Mathilda Gustavsson, author of “The Club”, talks about her journalistic work uncovering the Jean-Claude Arnault rape scandal at the heart of the Swedish Academy.
Paulina Małochleb
A Witch in Princess Robes
Art + Stories
Opinions

A Witch in Princess Robes

French essayist and writer Mona Chollet talks about the history of witch hunts, how society is still patriarchal and oppressive, and why we need to convince women of their own value.
Paulina Małochleb
A Story No One Has Told Yet
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Story No One Has Told Yet

Nancy Spielberg and Anna Różalska, the producers of the film “Who Will Write Our History”, talk about the little-known history of Jewish social activist Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes archive.
Paulina Małochleb