It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Teresa Bela from the Institute of English Studies at the @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social founding member and deputy chairman of the board of the Polish Association for the Study of English.
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Polish Journal of English Studies is the scholarly journal published by the Polish Association for Study of English. Our editor-in-chief is Prof. Krzysztof Fordonski @forster1970.bsky.social and you can find all the details at https://pjes.edu.pl/
Google Scholar is the source of unexpected discoveries! This is our most quoted article - "Immense Risks: the Migrant Crisis, Magical Realism, and Realist “Magic” in Mohsin Hamid’s Novel Exit West" by Ewa Kowal from the @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social Have you read it? pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u...
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"Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan" by Tomasz Śledź from the Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland is back as the most read of our articles in August. If you have not read it yet, you will find it here: pjes.edu.pl/articles/11-...
Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Have you ever thought where our readers come from? We checked our analytics for the last three years and the list looks like this. 1. United States 2201. 2. China 1885. 3. Poland 1809. 4. Singapore 919. 5. United Kingdom 610. 6. India 486. 7. Czechia 354. 8. Canada 324. Check us up at pjes.edu.pl
PJES – Polish Journal of English Studies
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Our journal - Polish Journal of English Studies - has already published papers written by authors from 31 countries. Will you help us increase the number? We are looking for submissions! You can check the list of our authors at pjes.edu.pl/for-contribu...
Our Contributors – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Since 2015 we have published quite a lot of papers, reviews, and conference reports. It may be difficult to find something you are looking for if you need to check each of the 22 issues so we prepared a list with links to make the task easier. Check it out! pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/u...
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We have completed the presentation of the 12.1/2026 issue. The next issue, dedicated to adaptations, will be available in December. If you would like to see your paper in the PJES, we are waiting for submissions! pjes.edu.pl/for-contribu... #cfp #callforsubmissions
Information for Contributors – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Animesh Kumar and Ujjwal Jana, both from the University of Delhi, India, reviewed for our issue 12.1/2026 the book: Jens Martin Gurr, 2024. Understanding Public Debates: What Literary Studies Can Do. You will find the review (and many more!) on our website! pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...
Review: Jens Martin Gurr, 2024. Understanding Public Debates: What Literary Studies Can Do – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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We celebrate the birthday of our editor-in-chief @forster1970.bsky.social with the review of his most recent book from our last issue: Krzysztof Fordonski 2025. E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations written by Anna Kwiatkowska. pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...
Review: Krzysztof Fordoński, 2025. E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Animesh Kumar and Dr Ujjwal Jana, both from the University of Delhi, India, reviewed for our issue 12.1/2026 the book Literary Studies and Human Flourishing by James F. English and Heather Love (eds.) pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...
Review: James F. English and Heather Love (eds.), 2023. Literary Studies and Human Flourishing – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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The PJES regularly publishes books reviews. Vladimíra Fonfárová from the Tomas Bata University reviewed for us: Šárka Bubíková and Olga Roebuck (eds.), 2023. The Place It Was Done: Location and Community in Contemporary American and British Crime Fiction. pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev...
Review: Šárka Bubíková and Olga Roebuck (eds.), 2023. The Place It Was Done: Location and Community in Contemporary American and British Crime Fiction – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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The PJES is the official journal of the Polish Association for the Study of English which organises yearly conferences. Here is the report from the 33rd Annual Conference of the PASE, which took place in June 2025, written by Anna Karczewska, the University of Białystok. pjes.edu.pl/articles/the...
The 33rd Annual Conference of the Polish Association for the Study of English (PASE) / Crossroads Conference, Białystok, 4–6 June 2025 – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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You still have three weeks to submit your paper to our next issue 12.2/2026 dedicated to (Re)timing adaptations - is it ready? You will find all the necessary details here: pjes.edu.pl/issues/12-2-... #CallForPapers #CFP
12.2 (2026) – PJES
Call for submissions “And time, that takes survey of all the world” (Henry IV, Part I). (Re)timing adaptations Experiencing any work of art, whether a film or a novel, disturbs the perception of time,...
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Maksym Cheremisin from the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland, published in our issue 12.1/2026 his paper "Common Issues of Using English as a Lingua Franca". You can read it here! pjes.edu.pl/articles/com...
Common Issues of Using English as a Lingua Franca – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Maciej Adamski published in our issue 12.1/2026 his paper "Relationality and Posthuman Motoring in Human-generated and Non-human EV Discourse in Australia" - you will find it on our website! pjes.edu.pl/articles/rel... #posthumanism
Relationality and Posthuman Motoring in Human-generated and Non-human EV Discourse in Australia – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Dagmara Kottke from the University of Siedlce, Poland, published in our issue 12.1/2026 her article "Translating Vita Sackville-West’s Seducers in Ecuador into Polish: Cultural and Linguistic Challenges". You can find it here pjes.edu.pl/articles/tra...
Translating Vita Sackville-West’s Seducers in Ecuador into Polish: Cultural and Linguistic Challenges – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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The first review of my last book Forster Bibliographies is now published - pjes.edu.pl/articles/rev... - you can read it and (if you have not read the book yet) see if you agree. Just use the link at the end - the book is free Open Access. Or write your own review and let me know!
Review: Krzysztof Fordoński, 2025. E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Magdalena Szukalska from the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań published in our 12.1/2026 issue her paper "Audio Monsters: Cosmic Horror and Inhuman Beings in The Magnus Archives" - please, take a look! pjes.edu.pl/articles/aud...
Audio Monsters: Cosmic Horror and Inhuman Beings in The Magnus Archives – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Corina Mitrulescu from the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania published in our issue 12.1/2026 her paper "Against the Machine: An Ecofeminist Reading of E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops" pjes.edu.pl/articles/aga... #ecofeminism #emforster
Against the Machine: An Ecofeminist Reading of E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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We begin the presentation of the 12.1/2026 issue with "Inverting Dickens: Biofiction, Illegibility, and the Author as Suspect in Dan Simmons’s Drood" by Abdelrahman Morshed from the University of Pecs, Hungary pjes.edu.pl/articles/inv... #dickens #simmons #biofiction
Inverting Dickens: Biofiction, Illegibility, and the Author as Suspect in Dan Simmons’s Drood – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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The beginning of a new month is a perfect moment to remind you that our new issue 12.1/2026 is available from our website. 352 people have already found it. Have you? pjes.edu.pl/issues/12-1-...
12.1 (2026) – PJES
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"Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina" by Maciej Piaskowski (University of Łódź, Poland) is our most popular paper in July. Let's see how the articles from our latest issue will be doing in August. If you have not read it yet: pjes.edu.pl/articles/pos...
Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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The most popular paper during the first half of 2026 published by our journal is "Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina" by Maciej Piaskowski from the University of Łódź. It has already been read 174 times. Congratulations! pjes.edu.pl/articles/pos... #posthumanism
Posthuman Love in Her and Ex Machina – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
pjes.edu.pl
It is a surprise but "Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan" by Tomasz Śledź was also our most popular paper in June - perhaps you should check it out? pjes.edu.pl/articles/11-...
Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
pjes.edu.pl
Our most popular paper in May - Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan by Tomasz Śledź! pjes.edu.pl/articles/11-...
Cathy Ames as a Femme Fatale in East of Eden: Steinbeck and Kazan – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
pjes.edu.pl
E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations is now available for free as PDF or EPUB format! www.wuw.pl/product-pol-... #emforster #youneedit #literature
E. M. Forster: A Bibliography of Critical Studies, Translations, and Adaptations (EBOOK)
The volume contains three bibliographies of the English writer Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970): the bibliography of scientific publications on the works of the writer, published from 1975, the bibli...
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Michał Rutkowski from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostella published in our issue 11.2/2025 paper "The Role of Register-Specific Semantic Prosody in ESL Advanced Instruction: “Environmental” Discourse in Academic and Journalism Genres of British English". pjes.edu.pl/articles/the...
The Role of Register-Specific Semantic Prosody in ESL Advanced Instruction: “Environmental” Discourse in Academic and Journalism Genres of British English – PJES
Polish Journal of English Studies is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars working in the literature and culture in English, as well as theoretical and applied linguistics.
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Perhaps first #modwrite and then beautiful Olsztyn in the autumn? #cfp #wells #hgwells
H.G. Wells and Modernity: Texts, Contexts, (Re)visions. Host and dates: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland | 22-24 October 2026. #essecfp. 👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...