Last updated: October 4, 2018
KRZYSZTOF EDWARD BOROWSKI
School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures borowski [at] ku.edu Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures krzysztofeborowski [at] gmail.com 2122 Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Boulevard slavic.ku.edu/krzysztof-borowski University of Kansas krzysztofeborowski.com Lawrence, KS 66045-7594, United States @brwski
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2014–date PhD (expected May 2019), Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Kansas Field: Slavic Linguistics, Co-Chairs: Marc L. Greenberg, Renee Perelmutter Minors: Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology Concentration: Sociolinguistics, Discourse, Identity, Digital Forums Dissertation: (started 2017) “Virtual Nationalism, Real Violence: Conflict Discourse, Identity, and the Social Imagination of Silesian Minority in Poland” Timeline: PhD Student (2014–date), Graduate Teaching Assistant (2014–date), PhD Candidate (December 2016–date)
2009–2011 MA, Serbian & Croatian Languages & Literatures, University of Wrocław (Poland) Track: Linguistics, Thesis: “Slavic Micro-Languages with Particular Focus on Molise Slavic” (Mikrojęzyki słowiańskie ze szczególnym uwzględnienienim molizańskiego) Study abroad: autumn 2010/2011 semester, Lifelong Learning Program Erasmus, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Verona (Italy)
2006–2009 BA, Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Wrocław (Poland)
RESEARCH INTERESTS Online political discourse Language, identity, and power Sociolinguistics of identity, othering, representation Language ideologies and folk linguistics Verbal violence, hate speech, hejt, online radicalization Digital forums and online communities Discourse markers and particles Ethnicity, identity, and nationality in Poland Silesian identity and minority, the Silesian question Curriculum Vitae – 2 – Krzysztof E. Borowski
PUBLICATIONS 1. *Borowski, Krzysztof E. (in preparation). Linguistic typology as a discursive affordance: the idea of “camouflaged German option” in Polish-language online discourse. Volume on social media and critical discourse studies.
2. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (pre-submission). The Polish Discourse Marker no, Stancetaking, and Disagreement in an Online Discussion Forum.
3. *Perelmutter, Renee, and Borowski, Krzysztof E. (under review). Recent Trends in Research of Pragmatics and Discourse in Slavic Languages.
4. *Borowski, Krzysztof E. (under review). Silesian. Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics, Marc L. Greenberg (Ed.). Brill.
5. ***Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2018). The Folk Linguistics of Silesian in Poland. In Stephen M. Dickey and Mark Richard Lauersdorf (Eds.), V zeleni drželi zeleni breg: Studies in Honor of Marc L. Greenberg. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 15–35.
6. ***Greenberg, Marc L., Borowski, Krzysztof E., Schallert, Joseph, and Woolhiser, Curt F. (2017). Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989, Journal of Slavic Linguistics 25(2): 303–336. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/26247
7. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2017). Supplemental Bibliography to Slavic Dialectology: A Survey of Research since 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/24598
8. **Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2015). O języku literackim molizańskich Słowian [On the Molise Slavic Literary Standard]. Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 8: 23–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/pss.2015.8.1
9. Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Slavic and German in Contact: Studies from Areal and Contrastive Linguistics, Elżbieta Kaczmarska & Motoki Nomachi (Eds.). Journal of Slavic Linguistics 23(2): 313–318.
10. Borowski, Krzysztof E., and Fisher, Alexandra. (2015). [Review of] Negotiating Linguistic Identity: Language and Belonging in Europe, Virve-Anneli Vihman & Kristiina Praakli (Eds.). Slavia Centralis 2(2015): 105–107. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/18777
11. **Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014). Condemned to Extinction: Molise Slavic 100 Years Ago and Now. In Jacek Witkoś & Sylwester Jaworski (Eds.), New Insights into Slavic Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 51–58.
* – invited, ** – peer-reviewed, *** – invited and peer-reviewed Curriculum Vitae – 3 – Krzysztof E. Borowski
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC LECTURES 1. *Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2018). “Where East Meets West: Ethnic Ideologies and Othering in Contemporary Poland,” Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas, September 25, Lawrence, KS [slides: PDF / PPTX].
2. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2018). “Othering as a Social Practice in Polish-Silesian Online Discussion Forums,” Second International Conference on Sociolinguistics (ICS), September 6, Budapest, Hungary [slides: PDF / PPTX].
3. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2018). “Identity, Social Control, and the Erasure of Difference in Polish-Silesian Online Discourse,” 7th Conference on Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines (CADAAD), July 4, Aalborg, Denmark [slides: PDF / PPTX].
4. *Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2018). “Szlezjery i Paljaki: Discursive Strategies of Othering in a Polish-Silesian Online Discussion Forum,” Targeting the Other: Radical Discourses, Hate Speech, and Verbal Aggression from Interdisciplinary Perspectives discussion panel, 27th Annual Conference of the Polish Association for the Study of English (PASE 2018): Language, Art, Literature: In Search of Identity, June 26, Łódź, Poland [slides: PDF / PPTX].
5. *Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2018). “The Use of the Internet for Sociolinguistic Research on East-Central Europe,” Introduction to the Languages and Peoples of Russia and East-Central Europe, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, May 1, Lawrence, KS [slides: PDF / PPTX].
6. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2016). “Between a Nation and the State: Conflict Discourse of Silesian Minority in Poland,” 115th American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, November 16, Minneapolis, MN.
7. *Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2016). “Kashubian and Silesian Identities in Online Discourse: A Sociocultural Linguistic Approach,” Discourse and Media discussion panel, Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS) Eleventh Annual Meeting, September 25, Toronto, Canada.
8. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2016). “Forging the Nation: National Discourse of Ethnic Minorities in Poland,” Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas, January 26, Lawrence, KS [video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MDCcdCIYjs].
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9. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2015). “Sociolinguistics and Language Policy of Silesian in Poland,” Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS) Tenth Annual Meeting, September 5, Heidelberg, Germany.
10. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2015). “Silesia, Silesian, Silesians. The (Non-)Existing Problem of Poland,” Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas, February 17, Lawrence, KS [video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk2lIZDlRfs].
11. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014). “Hyphenated Identity. Molise Slavic and Burgenland Croatian as Examples of Ethnolinguistic Leveling,” 12th Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics, November 11, Columbus, OH.
12. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2014). “What’s in a Name? Molise Croatian vs Molise Slavic,” Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS) Ninth Annual Meeting, September 20, Seattle, WA.
13. Borowski, Krzysztof E. (2013). “The Less, the Better? Molise Croatian and its Users 100 Years after their Idiom’s Prophesized Extinction,” Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS) Eighth Annual Meeting, September 26, Szczecin, Poland.
* – invited
AWARDS AND HONORS 2018 Postdoc/PhD Student Travel Bursary, CADAAD conference/Carlsberg Foundation (ca. 2,000 DKK or $300) 2018 Graduate Studies Summer Scholarship, Office of Graduate Studies ($5,000) 2018 Joseph L. Conrad Memorial Award, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures ($500) 2017 Joseph L. Conrad Memorial Award, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures ($250) 2016 PhD Portfolio Defense, Honors, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 2016 Graduate Content Course Competition Winner, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures 2016 Joseph L. Conrad Memorial Award, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures ($200) 2015 Graduate Scholarly Presentation Travel Fund, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences ($500) 2014 Joseph L. Conrad Memorial Award, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures ($375) 2014–date Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures ($14,000) Curriculum Vitae – 5 – Krzysztof E. Borowski
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Content courses (University of Kansas) 1. Europe of Regions and Ethnic Minorities* (2016 Graduate Content Course Competition Winner, 1–10 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2017), Course Designer and Instructor of Record 2. Linguistics in Anthropology: Evolution of Language* (21–30 students), Department of Anthropology (2016), Guest Lecturer on historical linguistics 3. Anthropology of Violence** (21–30 students), Department of Anthropology (2016), Guest Lecturer on the Polish-Silesian conflict about ethnicity and language 4. Introduction to the Languages and Peoples of Russia and East-Central Europe** (11–20 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2016, 2018), Guest Lecturer on (2016) minority languages and ethnic minorities in Europe, (2018) the use of the internet for sociolinguistic research on East/Central Europe [slides: PDF / PPTX] 5. Introduction to Russia and Eastern Europe* (11–20 students), Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (2014), Guest Lecturer on Poland and Polish cultural phenomena 6. Introduction to Slavic Languages and Linguistics*** (1–10 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2015), Guest Lecturer on the Silesian question in contemporary Poland
Language courses (University of Kansas) 1. Elementary Polish I and II* (1–10 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Course Content Designer and Instructor of Record 2. Elementary Ukrainian II* (1–10 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2015), Substitute Instructor 3. Intermediate Polish I and II* (1–10 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2016, 2017), Course Content Designer and Instructor of Record 4. Advanced Polish I* (1–10 students), Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures (2016), Course Content Designer and Instructor of Record
* – undergraduate level, ** – undergraduate/graduate level, *** – graduate level
TEACHING INTERESTS Sociolinguistics and sociology of language Language, identity, and society Language ideologies Language, power, and verbal violence Discourse analysis and discourse studies Slavic languages and linguistics
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SERVICE 2017 “Friday Night at the Kino” Polish Film Screening Presenter, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas 2016–2017 Next Generation Humanities PhD NEH Planning Grant, Doctoral Curriculum Committee, Member, Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas 2016–2017 Faculty Meetings, PhD Student Representative, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Kansas 2016–2017 Slavic Linguistics Society, Executive Board Member 2016 Discourse and Identity, Panel Discussant, Slavic Linguistics Society Eleventh Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada 2016 Contact and Comparative Linguistics, Panel Chair, Slavic Linguistics Society Eleventh Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada 2015 Language in the Media, Panel Chair, Slavic Linguistics Society Tenth Annual Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany 2015 Majors Fair, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures Representative, University of Kansas 2015 International Expo, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures Representative, University of Kansas 2015 Slavia Centralis, Manuscript Reviewer 2014–date KU Polish Club Facebook page (www.facebook.com/KUPolishClub), Manager
LANGUAGES Native speaker of Polish. Fluent in American English. Advanced competence in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian and Italian. Low intermediate competence in German and Russian. Elementary competence in Spanish. Reading competence and/or structural knowledge in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, French, Kashubian, Latin, Macedonian, Molise Slavic, Old Church Slavic, Portuguese, Silesian, Slovak, Slovene, and Ukrainian. Learning Norwegian.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2018 “TWARC It! Workshop: Harvesting and Preserving Twitterature,” Digital Frontiers Workshops, Digital Frontiers 2018 Conference, University of Kansas 2018 “Collecting Data with Web Scraping,” Digital Frontiers Workshops, Digital Frontiers 2018 Conference, University of Kansas 2018 “Leadership & Diagnostic Skills: Leading in the Classroom and Building Skills for Your Future Career,” College Office of Graduate Affairs, University of Kansas 2018 “Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Foreign Language Classrooms,” Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas 2018 “Leading Difficult Conversations and Handling Hot Moments” Workshop, Office of Diversity and Equity, University of Kansas Curriculum Vitae – 7 – Krzysztof E. Borowski
2017 “Inclusive Assignment Design” Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas 2017 “Command Line Tools for Text Analysis: How to Get the Most Out of Your Mac,” Digital Jumpstart Workshops 2017, Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Kansas 2016 “How to Write a Grant Proposal: An Introduction to Grants and Programs at the Wenner-Gren Foundation and the National Science Foundation,” 115th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 2016 “Society for Linguistic Anthropology Mentoring Session: Entering the Market,” 115th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 2016 “Nationalism and Charismatic Leaders” Workshop, Association for Political and Legal Anthropology, 115th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 2016 “NSF Dissertation Improvement Grants” Workshop, Office for Graduate Studies, University of Kansas 2016 “Wikipedia Entries for Research Dissemination: An Introduction to Wikipedia Editing for Academics,” Digital Jumpstart Workshops 2016, Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Kansas 2015 “The Study of Slavic Grammar from Multiple Perspectives” Workshop, Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS) Tenth Annual Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany 2015 “Functional Research of Slavic Languages” Workshop, Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS) Tenth Annual Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany 2015 “Using Literary and Linguistic Annotation Once You've Created It / XSLT and XPATH” Workshop, Digital Humanities Forum 2015, University of Kansas 2015 “Creating Literary and Linguistic Annotation / advanced beginner level XML annotation” Workshop, Digital Humanities Forum 2015, University of Kansas 2015 “Introduction to GIS for Humanists” Workshop, Digital Humanities Forum 2015, University of Kansas 2015 “An Introduction to Text Analysis with Python and the Natural Language Toolkit” Workshop, Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Kansas 2015 “Incorporating Digital Tools into Teaching” Workshop, Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Kansas 2014 “Setting Expectations & Communicating Feedback” Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas 2014 “Web Data 101: Making the most of data on the web. Harvesting, scraping, cleaning, formatting” Workshop, Digital Humanities Forum 2014, University of Kansas Curriculum Vitae – 8 – Krzysztof E. Borowski
2014 “Your Culture and Your Students: Presenting a Confident Persona in Your Class, Lab, or Studio” Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas 2014 “Improving Research Impact and Visibility” Workshop, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Kansas 2014 “Starting Out: Understanding KU Students” Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas
TECHNICAL SKILLS HTML, CSS, GIMP, SPSS, SketchEngine, LancsBox, TweetDeck, Wordpress, Weebly, Blackboard, MS Office, LibreOffice, Mac/Windows/Linux.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2018–date Polish Studies Association 2013–date Slavic Linguistics Society
PROFESSIONAL PROFILES ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krzysztof_Borowski3 Academia.edu: http://kansas.academia.edu/borowski Twitter: https://twitter.com/brwski
REFERENCES Marc L. Greenberg [dissertation co-chair] School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures 2118 Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Boulevard 66045 Lawrence, KS University of Kansas mlg [at] ku.edu
Renee Perelmutter [dissertation co-chair] Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures 2127 Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Boulevard 66045 Lawrence, KS University of Kansas rperel [at] ku.edu
Svetlana Vassileva-Karagyozova [language teaching supervisor] Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures 2141 Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Boulevard 66045 Lawrence, KS University of Kansas svk [at] ku.edu