Readings on American Race Relations
This resource list was compiled by Krystyna Mazur, William Glass, Agnieszka Graff, and Marta Usiekniewicz and announed in the statement issued by Polish Americanists.
American Studies BA
Admission criteria for the BA program in American Studies comprise a high-school diploma and an adequate grade in High-level English at the school-leaving exams.
MA in American Studies
MA admission criteria include an undergraduate degree and an adequate score at the entrance exam.
Events
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Year 2020/2021
February 25, 2021 at 5p.m., Online; Q&A with Comic Book Artist Shawn Martinbrough
February 15, 2021
Shawn Martinbrough, a comic book artist, who has made projects for DC Comics, Marvel and Dark Horse Comics will be a guest of prof. Paweł Frelik during the Q&A session. He will discuss the diversifying role of comics, his personal story, and influences on his work.
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American Studies Colloquium Series
January 28, 2021 at 4:45pm, Online; Cyberfeminism, an Orthodox Version in North America: Social Media as a Counterpublic Transformative Space of Religiosity
January 25, 2021
Our next guest, Jessica Roda from Georgetown University will give a talk on the usage of social media by ultra-Orthodox women, as a tool for the development of cyberfeminism(s) in the transformative counterpublic space reinforcing religious norms and authority.
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Year 2020/2021
January 25, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., Online; Weird Space Junkies: Speculations on the Psychedelic
January 25, 2021
In this lecture, Jędrzej Burszta proposes to examine the cultural history of psychedelic science fiction in the United States, focusing on the legacy of the 1960s New Wave movement.
Tweets
News
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Erasmus+ applications are now open
February 12, 2021
Deadline for the first round of recritment is the 8th of March. More detailed information regarding the list of partnering universities and required documents is to be found on our website.
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2021/2022 Stipend at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
February 10, 2021
Due to the bilateral agreement between University of Warsaw and University of Florida, Gainesville the American Studies Center offers 1 stipend for a 2021/2022 fall or spring semester at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Dr Renata Siuda-Ambroziak awarded MINIATURA research project
February 10, 2021
We are excited to announce that Dr Renata Siuda-Ambroziak’s project “Contemporary Religius Culture of the Descendants of the Polish 19th Century Immigrants in the South of Brazil” will be funded by the National Science Center in the MINIATURA 4 scheme.
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Competition “Entrepreneur of the Year at University of Warsaw”
February 9, 2021
We invite all the University of Warsaw’s employees, students and graduates, involved in running their own company, to participate in the competition for the “Entrepreneur of the Year.”
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Professor Jerzy Gąssowski
(1926–2021)February 3, 2021
Born in 1926, Professor Gąssowski was an eminent Polish archeologist, who served as the Director of the American Studies Center between 1984 and 1987.
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Funds for promoting scientific research projects
February 2, 2021
Rules for reveiving funds for research projects whose popularisation will lead to the increased visibility of the University of Warsaw, its employees, and its ongoing scientific enquiries.
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Zotero training for MA
January 29, 2021
On February 8, we invite all OSA MA students to take part in a free online Zotero training with prof. Paweł Frelik. The training will be held in Polish.
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Institute of the Americas and Europe
January 24, 2021
Announcement regarding online exams at the Institute of the Americas and Europe in the fall semester 2020/2021.
