50th Anniversary of the American Studies Center
1976-2026
The American Studies Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026. Throughout the year, we will host a series of events and initiatives that honor our history, our legacy, and our future. These celebrations will bring together the many communities that have shaped our work over the past five decades, including our faculty and affiliates, students and graduates, special guests and visiting scholars, and cultural and business partners.
50th Anniversary Event Calendar
January 2026: Afrofuturism: Film and Literature Festival
May 2026: “American Studies: Pasts, Presents, Futures” Symposium ; Millennium Docs Against Gravity: ASC Programming
June 2026: 21st Professor Andrzej Bartnicki Forum for the Advanced Studies of the United States
September 2026: “American Day” in cooperation with Wydawnictwo Czarne; Symposium on U.S. politics and the November 2026 midterm elections; “National Videogames: Cultures, Industries, Communities” Conference
October 2026: Kościuszko Foundation Lecture; ASC Alumni Reunion
November 2026: Digital Games Research Association: Central and Eastern Europe Conference
December 2026: American Film Festival: ASC Edition