On September 28 we celebrated the graduation of the ASC Class of 2019!
Congratulations to all graduates!
From political science to literature, from film to economy, from history to popular culture
The American Studies Center offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the U.S. culture, politics and society.
From literature to political science, from film to economy, from history to popular culture
The American Studies Center offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the U.S. culture, politics and society.
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Year 2019/2020
January 23, 2020 at 5pm; Renewable energy sources as socio-technical project
January 10, 2020
During the lecture, doctor Aleksandra Lis will present social aspects of energy production in Poland and Argentina, as well as the meaning of electric energy for different actors – communities, nations and companies.
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Year 2019/2020
January 17, 2020 at 10am; Star Trek seminar
January 7, 2020
The seminar consists of prior viewing of the two episodes of Star Trek and the following discussion led by our guest lecturer – Stefan Rabitsch from University of Graz. Read more, sign up and participate!
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Year 2019/2020
January 16, 2020 at 4pm; “I Like Big Hats and I Cannot Lie”: Petasus Americanus or a Cultural History of Cowboy Hats
January 6, 2020
Stefan Rabitsch will argue during the lecture that cowboy hats do matter. Unlike other headwear, western hats—*petasus americanus*—have retained their potency and recognizability as a wearable signifiers of Americanness.
Events
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Christmas with the Psychological Counselling Centre
December 19, 2019
Psychologists from the UW Psychological Counselling Centre (CPP) will be available for UW students and employees also around Christmas time. Watch a video with Dr. Szymon Chrząstowski encouraging those who do not feel comfortable in this period or face some difficult situations, to come for short conversations.
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UW as a research university – an excellence initiative
December 19, 2019
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education awarded UW in the first competition in the framework of the “Excellence initiative – research university” programme. Out of 20 applications submitted in response to the call, the Ministry has selected 10 HEIs.
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4EU+ information meeting
December 19, 2019
On 5th December, the University of Warsaw organised a 4EU+ information meeting for its entire academic community.
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The Polish Word of the Year – poll
December 19, 2019
Until 31st December, one can vote for a word or expression which, in their opinion, has great resonance for the year 2019. Słowo Roku 2019 (Word of the Year 2019) will be announced at the beginning of January by the UW linguists who organise the event.
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UW congratulates Olga Tokarczuk
December 9, 2019
On 9th and 10th December, at the University of Warsaw, there will be an action called “UW congratulates Olga Tokarczuk”. Members of the UW academic community will have an opportunity to congratulate Nobel Prize laureate. The author of “The Books of Jacob” (Księgi Jakubowe) or “Flights” (Bieguni) graduated from the UW Faculty of Psychology.
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Spotkanie informacyjne 4EU+
November 27, 2019
5 grudnia w godz. od 9.00 do 11.30 w dawnej Bibliotece Uniwersyteckiej odbędzie się spotkanie informacyjne dotyczące działań zaplanowanych dla Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego w ramach Sojuszu 4EU+ oraz projektu „Uniwersytety Europejskie”. Mogą wziąć w nim udział wszyscy członkowie społeczności UW.
