fot. Joanna Małolepsza

Paulina Eryka Masa – Born in Gdańsk (Poland) in 1997. Philologist, translator, playwright and lecturer of foreign languages. She graduated in bilingual section of spanish in Gdansk, established under the Agreement between the Ministry of Education of Poland and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain, and in Iberics Studies (spanish and portuguese) with the specialization in translations in the Institute of Romance Languages of University of Gdansk. In 2020-2021 she was a member and representative of Iberian Studies students in the Council of the Institute of Romance Philology. In 2017 she obtained a diploma Título de Bachiller assigned by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Kingdom of Spain. In 2018 she participated in the Tutoring programme in the University of Gdansk during which she investigated topics in the Linguistics field resulting in the article about language policy of Spain. In her bachelor’s thesis she talked about refugees in contemporary spanish dramaturgy. In her master’s thesis she investigates the Angelica Liddell’s theatre in post-dramatics terms. It is the work of Liddell that constitutes her main scientific and artistic fascination. She is also interested in transgression in the theater of the 20th and 21st centuries, ritual and performance. In 2019 she was awarded a scholarship from the Rector of University of Gdansk for the best students. She is a student of Italian and Theatre Studies. She is a semi-finalist of the 14th Gdynia Drama Award.

Education:

2021-2024 Bachelor of Theatre Studies, University of Gdańsk (Poland)

2020-2023 Master of Iberics Studies, Institute of Romance Philology, University of Gdańsk (Poland), specialization: translations and literature

2020-2022 Postgraduates Studies of Italian Philology,  Institute of Romance Philology, University of Gdańsk (Poland)

2017-2020 Bachelor of Iberics Studies, Institute of Romance Philology, University of Gdańsk (Poland), specialization: translations and literature

2013-2017 Bilingual Section of Spanish in Gdansk (established under the Agreement between the Ministry of Education of Poland and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain)