Ewa Mazierska Book order (chronological)

Exploring the relationship between Polish popular music and screen media, this book contextualizes its findings within Polish history and culture. It covers a range of formats, including musicals, biographical films, and music videos, highlighting the popularity of musical comedies in interwar cinema and their resurgence in the 2010s. The author examines key figures in the industry and the impact of technological advancements, particularly YouTube, on music-centered genres. The work raises questions about the local and global significance of Polish popular music and its representation on screen.

Polish Electronic Music 1970-2020 offers a cultural history of popular Polish electronic music, from its beginning in the late 1960/early 1970s till the present day, in the context of Polish economic, social and political history and the history of popular music in this country. From the perspective of production, scene, industry and consumption, the volume considers the issue of access to electronic instruments in the 1970s and 1980s, and the variety of inspirations, such as progressive rock and folk music, that have contributed to the development of Polish electronic music as it is known today. The widespread contribution of Polish electronic music within film is also considered. This is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers of electronic music, popular music, and (Eastern) European music and culture

J'ai passé une grande partie de ma vie sur des montagnes russes, à négocier d'impossibles virages, à escalader les hauteurs - triomphes immenses, joies et plaisirs - avant de plonger, éperdument, vers des abîmes de tragédie et de douleur. Mais c'est bien ce périple insensé qui m'a conduit vers cet endroit inattendu : un présent de bien-être, et, oserais-je le dire, de bonheur. Voilà pourquoi je ne regrette rien du chemin que j'ai parcouru.

Gender, especially masculinity, is a perspective rarely applied in discourses on cinema of Eastern/Central Europe.