Is Postmodernism to Blame? | Dr Ewa Sidorenko

Dr Ewa Sidorenko is originally from Poland where she was involved in student political activism against the communist system. Ewa has been in the UK since the 1980s. She received her PhD in 1998 for her thesis: ‘Neo-liberalism after communism: Constructing a sociological account of the political space of post-1989 Poland’.

She has taught sociology at Goldsmiths’ University of London, Royal Holloway University of London, and the Open University. Most recently she taught at the Faculty of Education, University of Greenwich. She has published on postmodern uncertainty, identity, community arts, and research methodologies. She is currently completing a research project about the impact of Brexit on The Polish community in UK.

Ewa was a left activist in the Labour Party until the election of Keir Starmer, and has supported campaigns for Julian Assange. She is a member of Left Lockdown Sceptics group and occasionally writes for OffGuardian.

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