The American Studies Center Library has received a large collection of books belonging to the late Andrzej Wala (1942–2018), a historian, poet, and co-founder of Polish-American Ethnological Society.

Andrzej Wala devoted a substantial part of his life to studying the history and culture of Native Americans and was an esteemed specialist in the field. In 1976, he co-founded the Polish-American Ethnological Society and from 1985 until his death he acted as its Executive Director. He was also an author of a book of poems, a collection of satirical rhymes, as well as a collection of radio speeches.

Mr. Wala left an extensive collection of books, containing 500 volumes, focusing heavily on the history and culture of Native Americans. Thanks to the generosity of his wife, Mrs. Barbara Wala, the entire collection was gifted to the ASC Library. The entire collection will be catalogued and marked with a special bookplate commemorating Andrzej Wala and will soon be available for both researchers and students.

The American Studies Center and the Polish-American Ethnological Society are planning to organize a special seminar as soon as the epidemiological situation makes it possible.

Year 2023/2024

April 26: Bad Gays and They/Them Armies: Homonationalism and its Backlash

April 16, 2024

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Ben Miller and Huw Lemmey, the hosts of Bad Gays, “a podcast about evil and complicated queers in history” and the authors of Bad Gays: A Homosexual History.

Year 2023/2024

April 26-27: Status Quo/Status Queer

April 16, 2024

The aim of the conference is to create an opportunity for MA and BA students at the American Studies Center and Institute of Applied Social Sciences to present their research projects and facilitate an exchange of inspiring ideas.

Year 2023/2024

April 16: Screening of Nostalgia and Elegy in the Streets by Jim Hubbard

April 16, 2024

Join us for a screening of films by Jim Hubbard, who has been making experimental films about lesbian and gay activism and community building since the mid-1970s. The screening will be followed by an audience Q&A with the filmmaker.

Year 2023/2024

15 Kwietnia: Monstrualna Kobieta kontra Patriarchat: Czy “horror ciąża” to nowy wyraz kobiecej siły?

April 15, 2024

Drogie Osoby Studenckie, serdecznie zapraszamy na kolejne wydarzenie Sekcji Studenckiej Pracowni Gender/Sexuality! Na najbliższym spotkaniu dowiemy się, czy dekonstrukcja patriarchalnych wyobrażeń na temat ciąży jest możliwa oraz jak współczesna kultura audiowizualna odbiera dwoistość tożsamości, jaką dotknięte są ciężarne.

American Studies Colloquium Series

April 15: Film, AIDS, Activism: Culture Engagements that Move

April 15, 2024

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture in the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2023/2024 Spring semester! This talk will look at the structures of feeling that guide notions of kinship in AIDS activist video works from the earliest years of the AIDS epidemic of the United States.