Teaching Interests:
- Social Problems and Social Change
- Mind, Culture, and Society
- Community Arts
- Global Perspectives
Marysia Galbraith is a cultural anthropologist with research interests in national and ethnic identity, East and Central Europe, and globalization.
She has also investigated the walking pilgrimage to Częstochowa, gifts and favors, work-life balance, conceptions of "a normal life," instrumental engagements with the European Union, and cultural heritage and EU subsidies. In addition, she has explored the impact of globalization on folk craft, with a specific focus on women potters of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. Her most recent work examines Jewish heritage in Poland.
As a researcher, I am primarily interested in practice-based, bottom-up expressions of national belonging. By training and by inclination, I am curious about the psychological dimension of cultural experience, especially the perspectives of particular individuals as they negotiate their positionality within the broader cultural milieu. My earlier research focused on Polish national identity in relation to post-communist reforms and European integration. My current project is on Jewish heritage in Poland.
Research Interests:
- National and ethnic identity
- East and Central Europe
- Globalization.
Research:
- Social Problems and Social Change
- Cultural Anthropology; Identity, Heritage, & Memory
Subject Areas:
- Psychological Anthropology
- Identities and Inequalities: class and status
- Education, Outreach, and Community Engagement.
