Work, Identity, and Paradoxes. The Intertwining of New Technologies, Algorithm Logic, and Individual Experiences

Joanna Wygnańska

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Joanna Wygnańska University of Lodz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5995-3012

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Joanna Wygnańska, University of Lodz

Joanna Wygnańska, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology of Culture at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz. She is a member of the research team in the Center of Biographical Research and Oral History, University of Lodz, and a research assistant and contractor in national and international research projects concerning biographical research. She is the author of the scientific monograph Oswajając bałkańskie demony. Rzecz o Serbii. Dyskursywne konstruowanie serbskiej tożsamości narodowej [Taming the Balkan Demons. The Thing about Serbia. Discursive Construction of Serbian National Identity]. Her current research interests concern the experience of human relations with artificial intelligence. In this aspect, she mostly focuses on analyzing human interaction with (mainly well-being) chatbots. Her other research interests lie in issues of constructing national identities, discourse analysis, and biographical research. She is also fascinated by the issues related to the impact of symbolic culture on social life, especially in the context of portraying social problems through the lenses of contemporary cinema.

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