Chair of Modern Japan Studies at Leiden University, food historian, and author.
Chair of Modern Japan Studies at Leiden University. Education, awards, fellowships.
Read moreBooks, journal articles, book chapters, essays, encyclopedia entries, and online publications.
Read moreDoctoral candidates working on material culture, consumption, and waste in East Asia.
Read moreSelected interviews, press, and public appearances.
Read moreGarbage Matters, Consumption and Sustainability in Asia series, Global Food History.
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News · 3 Nov 2026
On 3 November 2026, the Government of Japan announced that Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Joanna Cwiertka received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.
News · 30 May 2026
On 29 May, Anoma van der Veere and Katarzyna Cwiertka presented their book Sushi eet je met je handen at a LeidenGlobal event on Japanese food culture.
News · 12 May 2026
Katarzyna Cwiertka co-authored a new Dutch-language book on Japanese food culture with correspondent Anoma van der Veere, published by LS Uitgeverij.
News · 2 Jan 2025
‘Plastic’ is a common noun referring to a wide range of synthetic materials that constitute essential building blocks of our material reality. Plastic occupies an ambivalent position in our society. On the one hand, it has been instrumental
Media · 28 Jan 2024
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Media · 26 Nov 2022
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