Tomasz Mojsik

Prof. Mojsik studied history and classical philology at the University of Warsaw, although his first year of history studies was still at the Białystok Branch. Prof. B. Bravo's and Prof. W. Lengauer's seminars, as well as philological seminars, formed the basis of his research technique, which combines history, philology, but also anthropology. He joined the staff of the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw in 1998, initially as a member of the Department of Polish and General History to the end of the 18th century.

His doctoral thesis, written under the supervision of Professor W. Lengauer, was devoted to the Muses in archaic and classical culture (defence: autumn 2007). It resulted in two books published in 2011, one of which received a review in the "Bryn Mawr Classical Review".

Assistant Dean from 1.09.2019 to 31.08.2020 and Dean of the Faculty of History and International Relations from 1.09.2020.

Founder and president of the Bialystok branch of the Polish Philological Society, long-standing member of the main board of the Society. Member of the Białystok branch of the Polish Historical Society.

Research on ancient culture, including in particular issues of religiosity, the cult of the Muses, the institution of the Mouseion, ancient collecting, the cult of poets and intellectuals, intellectuals as a new social category in European culture, myth and ancient mythography, and more generally on categories of space and memory.

Monographs:

• Antropologia metapoetyki: Muzy w kulturze greckiej od Homer a do końca V w. p.n.e., Warszawa 2011
• Between Tradition and Innovation: Genealogy, Names, and the Number of the Muses , Warsaw 2011 („Akme” nr 9).
• Apollodor,  Biblioteka opowieści mitycznych , wstęp, tłumaczenie i komentarz, Wrocław 2018.
• Orfeusz między Tracją a Pierią: mit, kult i tożsamość macedońska,  Białystok 2019.
• Orpheus in Macedonia: Myth, Cult and Geography , Bloomsbury 2022.
• Odyseusz. Biografia nieautoryzowana, Bohaterowie o tysiącu twarzy, Wydawnictwo Homini, 2025

In preparation:

• Muses , Routledge 2023 (seria: "Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World").

Articles:

• Adventus regis: wejście jako praktyka komunikacyjna w perspektywie historyczno-antropologicznej , „Przegląd Historyczny” t. 106, z. 2 (2015), s. 249-285.
• Timajos , cover-texts i kontekst narracyjny w analizie historycznej , „Historyka” t. 46 (2016), s. 249-269.
• Hermippus FGrH 1026 F84: Dionysius I, the theatre and the cult of the Muses in Syracuse ,
• „Klio” vol. 99.2 (2017), s. 485-512.
• Alexandria as “Pi(m) pleian Thebes”? A Commentary on Posidippus 118 A.–B. (P. Berol. 14283),  „Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik” vol. 205 (2018), s. 68-76.
• From Hesiod’s Tripod to Thespian Mouseia : Archaeological Evidence and Cultural Contexts , „Klio” vol. 101.2, (2019), 1-7.
• Heliconian Nymphs, Oedipus’ Ancestry and Wilamowitz’s Conjecture (Soph. OT 1108),  „Classical Quarterly” (ns) vol. 69.1 (2019), 405-426.

Courses:

• ancient history
• history and narrative,
• anthropology of history

Themes for diploma seminars:

• Ancient history, with particular reference to the Greek world;
• Greek culture and religiosit

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