ASC faculty help make sense of the US election year.
The American Studies Center offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the U.S. culture, politics and society.
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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American Studies Colloquium Series
April 02, 2020 at 4pm, ONLINE ED; Networks of Holocaust Memory in Third Generation Graphic Narratives
March 25, 2020
During the online streamed lecture, Dana Mihăilescu will present the Amy Kurzweil’s debut graphic memoir, Flying Couch (2016), in order to consider how the Holocaust narrative at the core of this graphic narrative is negotiated by the three generations of Kurweil’s family. Hence, she will highlight an ethical, future-oriented use of mediating forms of Holocaust memories for third generation artists.
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Year 2019/2020
Gender and Sexuality in American Studies; ASC’s BA and MA Student Conference
February 13, 2020
Gender and sexuality studies are crucial fields in American studies because they provide important insight into social relations, political struggles, and cultural norms. The aim of the conference is to create a platform for ASC’s MA and BA students to present their research projects, facilitate an exchange of inspiring ideas, and allow an opportunity to practice presentation skills.
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Year 2019/2020
February 20, 2020 at 4pm; Naciones Cautivas Europeas
February 10, 2020
The Free Europe Committee engaged in psychological and political warfare against Communism on both sides of the Iron Curtain. In her talk prof. Mazurkiewicz will explain what was really at stake for the exiles involved in US-sponsored programs in Latin America.
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Changes in the mode of operation of the ASC Library, Students’ Office, and Financial Office related to the COVID-19 outbreak
March 30, 2020
The ASC Library will be closed to readers from March 12 to April 14, 2020. No penalties will be charged from March 12 to April 14.
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2020 Emerging Scholar Award
March 29, 2020
It is our pleasure to inform the ASC community that Filip Boratyn, our doctoral student and – at the same time – USOS office assistant, is a recipient of the 2020 David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar Award presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.
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We would like to invite you to take part in the Multicultural Volunteering Online!
March 28, 2020
This is a great possibility to learn a new language, improve Polish (or another language that you know and would like to practise), learn about different cultures and meet students, with whom friendship may last beyond the not-leaving-home-times 🙂
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US National Emergency Library
March 26, 2020
During this unprecedented time in history, access to printed books is becoming difficult or impossible. COVID-19 is forcing students, educators, and everyday readers to rely on digital books more than ever before.
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Collecting OZN points online
March 25, 2020
Despite the unusual situation we must deal with at the moment, you do not have to worry about your OZN points! OZN program is going online until regular operations are resumed! Check in which activities you may take part online, in order to get yourself the points, and how to keep a record of those.
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Accommodation fee reduced by 50%
March 24, 2020
On 23rd March, the University of Warsaw rector issued an order which states that students, doctoral candidates, postgraduate students of the School of Education of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation and the University of Warsaw, and participants of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, who live in UW facilities, will pay a partial accommodation fee in April.
