Academia Goes Burlesque:
on the Queer Impact of the, Popular and Sexual Culture, Berlin May 15-16, 2024

Konrad Sierzputowski

Konrad Sierzputowski is a music studies scholar, cultural critic, and researcher of contemporary LGBTQ+ culture. A graduate of the Faculty of Polish Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Sierzputowski is a recipient of the Foundation for Polish Science scholarship (2021), the Fulbright Junior Research Award at Columbia University Department of Music (2020), and the Kraków UNESCO City of Literature Award (2023). Currently, he is researching Polish queer humor at the Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research in Berlin. He is also a translator and dramaturge for "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" (Capitol Theater in Wrocław, 2022) and a playwright of "Hamlet" (Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz, 2024).