It is our greatest pleasure to announce that the ASC alumna, Aleksandra Kamińska, has defended her doctoral dissertation, written under the supervision of Prof. Paweł Frelik and Prof. Karolina Krasuska.

Her dissertation “Archiving Girlhood: Self-Representation of Girls in Visual Culture and Literature” is an analysis of how the girl has been functioning as an identity category across American popular culture in the years 2010-2019, using the framework of failure.

Aleksandra Kamińska was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University (2018-2019) and recipient of two grants from the National Science Center (Etiuda 2020-2021, Preludium 2022-2025). She has published in “The Journal of Popular Culture,” “Adeptus,” and “Popular Culture,” among others.

She has taught classes at the American Studies Center since 2017, such as “American Graphic Memoir,” “Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies,” and “Youth Culture in the United States.” Besides her academic work, she has co-founded the Girls* to the Front initiative, creating space for women and queer artists, writers, and musicians, by publishing zines, conducting workshops, and organizing concerts and performances.

Congratulations on your Doctorate degree Ola!

News

ASC Library closed during the Easter holiday

March 22, 2024

During the Easter holiday (March 28 – April 2, 2024) the ASC Library will be closed. Have a great Easter break!

News

The classes offered by the ASC are canceled from March 25th to 27th

March 21, 2024

From March 25th to 27th, the classes offered by the ASC are canceled, while other, non-ASC classes (physical education, languages. OGUN) will proceed according to the schedule.

American Studies Colloquium Series

March 21: American-German Relations: From Partnership in Leadership to War in Ukraine

March 21, 2024

We are pleased to invite you to the third lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2023/2024 Spring semester! The lecture will try to outline the historical roots of the complicated relations between USA and Germany as well as focus on the recent debates surrounding the war in Ukraine.

Year 2023/2024

March 19: The Algernon-Gordon Effect: Rethinking Human-Animal Relationships

March 19, 2024

Weird Fictions Research Group proudly invites you to the next “Weird Medicine” event! During this workshop, we will reflect upon the potentialities of Daniel Keyes’ Hugo Award-winning short story “Flowers for Algernon” (1959) to challenge—or not—our relationship with laboratory animals.

News

ASC Offices Holiday Break

March 19, 2024

From March 28th to April 2nd, the Students’ Affairs Office will be closed due to the Easter break. On April 3rd, the Students’ Affairs Office will be closed because of staff training.