Geneviève Zubrzycki

Who is Geneviève Zubrzycki?

Geneviève Zubrzycki is an American sociologist, associate professor at the department of sociology, University of Michigan, with interests in Slavic studies.

She graduated from the McGill University in 1992. She earned M. Sc. in sociology from the Université de Montréal and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago, 2002.

Her book The Crosses of Auschwitz: Nationalism and Religion in Post-Communist Poland earned her several awards, including the "AAASS and Orbis Books Outstanding Book Award in Polish Studies", American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, "Distinguished Book Award", Sociology of Religion Section, American Sociological Association, and "Biennial Kulczycki Book Prize", Polish Studies Association. The book studies the national identity and Catholicism in Poland after the fall of Communism.