Agata Handley (Dr) is Assistant Professor in the The Institute of English Studies of the University of Łódź. She works in the Department of Canadian, Intermedial and Postcolonial Studies. Her main areas of academic interest are the culture of the English North, and contemporary British and Canadian literature, recently with a special focus on intermedial issues. From 2009 she is a member of the Editorial Team of Text Matters: A Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture. Her book Constructing Identity: Continuity, Otherness and Revolt in the Poetry of Tony Harrison was published in 2016 by Peter Lang Publishing. She has also written numerous articles and taken part in several projects concerned with different aspects of European culture. She teaches British Literature, British Culture and Academic Writing, and is interested in innovative teaching methodologies, among others project-based learning and the “Mantle of the Expert” teaching method, which utilises drama and theatre techniques in the learning/teaching process. Her current research concerns contemporary ekphrasis in anglophone literature and culture.
Project participation
Wielka Wojna: W Rocznicę Wybuchu: Projekt Fundacji Współpracy Polsko Niemieckiej (The Great War: On the Anniversary of the Commencement of War: The Project of the Foundation for Polish-Austrian Cooperation) 00488/2014/TM. Role: wykonawca, 2014-16.
Heritage, Community Traditions, and Identity in Birmingham (Lost Communities History Project) Funded Birmingham’s by Heritage Lottery FundPartners: Newman University, George Dixon Academy, Calthorpe School, Al Hijrah School, Perry Beeches Academy II, Kingshurst Academy; Project Ref: YR-15-03890. Role: consultant, 2015-17.
Developing Innovative Teaching Strategies to Improve Entrepreneurial Skills and Enhance Performance of Disadvantaged Learners and Facilitate Integration in Schools (Mantle of the Expert Method Project), Project Number: 2016-1-UK01-KA201-024591. Role: project liaison and events organiser, 2016-18.
Developing Entrepreneurial Education: The “Commission” Model of Education. Lead Partner: MAT; Associate Partner: Department of Canadian, Intermedial and Postcolonial Studies; Project Nr: 209-1-UK01-KA201-062133. Role: project coordinator, 2019-21.
Other
Visiting Scholar at Newman University, Birmingham, UK. September 2017 – June 2018.
Managing Editor, Text Matters: The Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture. (Member of the Editorial Team since 2009)