Małgorzata Stępnik
prof. at Marie Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin. PhD hab. in philosophy, works at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism. Author of monographs: Stanisława Ossowskiego koncepcja socjologii sztuki [Stanisław Ossowski’s concept of sociology of art; 2010] and Outsiderzy, mistyfikatorzy, eskapiści w sztuce XX wieku [The Outsiders, the Mystifiers, Escapists in 20th Century Art; 2016], as well as numerous articles in the fields of art philosophy, aesthetics, and art criticism (among others, in Arts, Cultural Critique, Slavia Meridionalis, Tekstualia, The Polish Journal of Aesthetics). A member of AICA and the Polish Institute of World Art Studies.