Lukasz Pawelek, PhD

Lukasz Pawelek, PhD

Assistant Professor of Spanish and German

Hargray Room 217
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
Office: 843-208-8336
Lukasz Pawelek, PhD

I am an Assistant Professor of Spanish and German in the Department of Humanities at »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Beaufort. My research interests encompass U.S. Latino and diasporic literature, literary representations of nostalgia, collective memory and globalization, and the evolving Latinx identity in the United States; secondary field of interested: Post-Wall Ostalgie memoir and film. I am a co-founder and co-organizer of the annual Gateway to Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Conference. I established Polyphony Research Group that engages students in undergraduate research, conference presentations and service in the Latino Community.

  • Education
  • Teaching
  • Research

PhD in Modern Languages. Wayne State University 2015

MA in Romance Languages. Wayne State University 2011

BA in Romance Languages. Wayne State University 2010

  • GERM B101 Beginning German I
  • GERM B102 Beginning German II
  • SPAN B101 Beginning Spanish I
  • SPAN B102 Beginning Spanish II
  • SPAN B201 Reading and Written Expression
  • SPAN B202 Oral Communication
  • SPAN B398 Selected Topics
  • SPAN B399 Independent Study
  • SPAN B407 Literary Tendencies and Masterpieces of Spanish America II
  • U.S. Latino and Diasporic Culture
  • Literary Representations of Nostalgia
  • Collective Memory and Globalization
  • The Evolving Latinx Identity in the United States
  • Post-Wall Ostalgie Memoir and Film