Michael Goddard – University of Salford

Michael Goddard is a Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Salford. He has published widely on Polish and international cinema and visual culture as well as cultural theory. He is currently completing a book on the cinema of Raul Ruiz. Most recently, his research focuses on contemporary Polish visual and popular culture and urban space, as well as on subversive media and popular practices in both Eastern and Western Europe, particularly in the 1970s. For a full list of Michael Goddard’s... [More]

Raf Uzar – Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities

A linguist and professional translator by day, Raf Uzar undergoes an incredible transformation in the twilight hours becoming a prolific journalist, avid blogger and wannabe DJ by night. He currently works at Poland’s premier private university, the Warsaw-based School of Social Sciences and Humanities where he trains translators focusing particularly on the indelible connection between language and culture. Recently, aside from his work as a translator trainer and linguist, Raf has been a regular... [More]

Agnieszka Rasmus – University of Lodz

Agnieszka Rasmus holds a PhD degree in Shakespeare and film studies. She teaches drama and film at the University of Lodz, Poland. Her interests are mainly work-related and comprise film history and theory, Hollywood , counter-cinema, British film, and remaking. Her favourite directors, aside from Has, are Hitchcock, Cronenberg, Lynch, and De Palma. Her favourite haunts are: the BFI at St Stephen’s Street, London , and the Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire. Author... [More]

Timjim – Site Creator

My story is a long one. Started off working for Warner Bros. in film sales and copyright, before moving to Poland to work as a musician. Finding money tight, I took additional work at University of Lodz leading to my becoming a senior lecturer, before work led me back to the UK (ever since I have been between countries). My main interest is now Open Content Licensing and its encouragement of communal creativity in music and film. Timjim Rec-Ignition.com  Read More →