Dr hab. Monika Kucner, Professor at the University of Łódź, is a Germanist, literary scholar, and cultural historian of Łódź. She has been affiliated with the University of Łódź for many years, successfully combining academic, teaching, and organizational responsibilities.

Education and Academic Advancement:

Prof. Monika Kucner earned her master's degree at the University of Łódź, writing her thesis under the supervision of Professor Krzysztof A. Kuczyński. She also completed her doctoral dissertation under his guidance. She received her postdoctoral degree (habilitation) from the Faculty of Philology at the University of Łódź and was awarded the academic title of Professor at the University of Łódź in 2021.

Academic Positions and Functions:

• From 2004 to 2006, she served as head of part-time studies at the Department of German Studies on the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Łódź.

• Since 2007, she has been affiliated with the Faculty of Philology – initially as an assistant professor at the Department of Literature and Culture of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and later at the Institute of German Philology.

• In 2015, she obtained her habilitation degree.

• Since 2016, she has been head of the Department of German Studies, as well as director of the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Multicultural and Multiethnic Łódź and the Region.

• In 2021, she was appointed Professor at the University of Łódź.

Academic Work and Institutional Engagement:

Monika Kucner's research focuses on the German-language culture and literature of Łódź, Polish-German relations, and the city’s multicultural heritage. She regularly participates in academic conferences, co-edits scholarly volumes, and collaborates with national and international research centers.

Membership in Scientific Councils and Committees:

• Kommission für die Geschichte der Deutschen in Polen

• Scientific Council of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism

• Scientific Council of the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Multicultural and Multiethnic Łódź and the Region

• Scientific Council of the Interdisciplinary Center for Urban Studies