Ewa Antoszek is an assistant professor at the department of British and American studies of UMCS Lublin, Poland. In her research, she examines the question of ethnic identities, representations of space in literature, border issues, with a particular focus on the U.S.-Mexico border and the situation of Latinx in the United States, as well as migrations and their effects. Her latest research is devoted to the issue of hostipitality. She is the author of "Out of the Margins: Identity Formation in Contemporary Chicana Writings" (Peter Lang, 2012), a co-editor of "Other Drums: Difference and Discord in American Literature and Culture" (UMCS Publishing House, 2013) and many articles devoted to the issue of borders. In 2022-2023, she received research grants from the National Science Center: NAWA, "New aspects of contemporary American literature and culture" and Miniatura 6, "Hostipitality and conviviality: artivism on the U.S.-Mexico border as an example of actions challenging exclusionary practices." She holds a diploma in American studies from Smith College (Northampton, MA). Ewa is a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar.