New East Digital Archive

Kamila Rymajdo

Kamila Rymajdo is a Manchester based journalist and academic, predominantly writing about music, popular culture and the Polish diaspora. She’s a contributor to magazines including Dazed, i-D, Vice and Mixmag and previously worked as music editor at The Skinny North. Her academic writing has been published in edited collections including Contemporary Cinema and Ideology (Routledge), Heading North (Palgrave Macmillan) and Popular Music in the Post-Digital Age (Bloomsbury).

From cassette cinemas to home-made joysticks: how new media revolutionised Poland behind the Iron Curtain

From cassette cinemas to home-made joysticks: how new media revolutionised Poland behind the Iron Curtain

When imitation becomes exploitation: virtual artists Pussykrew speak out against the erasure of queer creativity in Poland

When imitation becomes exploitation: virtual artists Pussykrew speak out against the erasure of queer creativity in Poland

My Friend the Polish Girl confronts immigration, identity and Instagram in Brexit-era Britain

My Friend the Polish Girl confronts immigration, identity and Instagram in Brexit-era Britain

Hot dog joint? Time capsule? The sad decline of Eastern Europe’s iconic K67 kiosks

Hot dog joint? Time capsule? The sad decline of Eastern Europe’s iconic K67 kiosks

LGBTQ arts face increasing censure in Poland. Will this be the country’s last queer exhibition?

LGBTQ arts face increasing censure in Poland. Will this be the country’s last queer exhibition?

‘Why didn’t I admit to being Polish?’ Brexit has divided Poles in Britain — and we need to talk about it

‘Why didn’t I admit to being Polish?’ Brexit has divided Poles in Britain — and we need to talk about it

Discover Poland’s coastal delights with our guide to Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot

Discover Poland’s coastal delights with our guide to Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot

Your ultimate guide to the best of Poland’s nightlife scene

Your ultimate guide to the best of Poland’s nightlife scene