PhD candidate at the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) in Leipzig.

His thesis Leisure under Control? The Politicization of Popular Entertainment in the Multiethnic Cities of Warsaw, L’viv, and Poznan, 1890-1914 explores how attractions such as theaters, cinemas, or amusement parks shaped everyday life in the emerging cities of late imperial Eastern Europe. Situated within transimperial business and cultural networks, these urban spaces became arenas where entrepreneurs sought profit, local authorities enforced order, and nationalists fought for dominance. In cities marked by nationalization and modernization processes, popular entertainment emerged not merely as a pastime but as a stage where governance and belonging were performed. 

During his fellowship at the Center for Urban History, he will research periodical collections preserved in the city’s libraries to finalize his thesis.