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. Originally founded in 1987 as the Graduate Student Award and renamed in 2016 to honor the late David. G. Hartwell, the award has been given annually to a graduate student submitting the most outstanding paper at the Association’s conference. Filip is the first recipient from Poland
and Central/Eastern Europe to receive the award. Congratulations, Filip!
American Studies Colloquium Series
May 29: Surveillance and AI in the Military (and Beyond)
May 21, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to the last lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025 Spring semester! This lecture focuses on the revelatory power of media technology, particularly AI and other new media innovations. Beginning with an analysis of contemporary military surveillance projects, the presentation looks at the role of drones and similar technologies in making new enemies visible.
Year 2024/2025
May 22: Bitburg, Ratification, and Implementation of the Genocide Convention by the US
May 16, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Professor Joe Delap from Athens State University, who will present a lecture titled “Bitburg, Ratification, and Implementation of the Genocide Convention by the US”. The presentation delves into the history of the US’s role in the Convention, discusses US-European dealings prompting Senate ratification, and concludes by looking at what difference, if any, US ratification has made in assessing, investigating, and prosecuting genocide in the International Criminal Court.
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Psychological Support For The UW Community
May 16, 2025
In these difficult times, the University of Warsaw offers psychological support to all members of its community
Year 2024/2025
May 20: History with a Twist: Exploring Fantasy and Alternate Realities in My Lady Jane
May 14, 2025
Join us for a penultimate Weird meeting, a lecture by Nicole Bryjka (University of Warsaw) on fantasy and alternate history in television series My Lady Jane!
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May 8 A Day of Mourning at UW
May 8, 2025
In light of today’s tragedy, the Rector has declared tomorrow, May 8th, a day of mourning for the University of Warsaw community, with no classes and no work. This tragedy is keenly felt by all members of the University of Warsaw community, faculty, administrative staff, and students alike. We all want the university to be a safe place and work hard every day to ensure that it is. It is incredibly difficult to have this hope challenged so severely.