In order to prevent the COVID-19 disease spread among the UW community, the Rector of the University of Warsaw decided that the Library will be closed to readers from March 11 to April 14, 2020.

We also cancel meetings, trainings and trips planned for this period.

You may contact us:

  • by phone: 55 25 178, 55 25 179 (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  • by e-mail: informacja.buw@uw.edu.pl (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  • using Ask a Librarian chat (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
  • on our Facebook profile.

 

Library account:

  • the due date for borrowed items (books, keys etc.) has been set to April 18,
  • no penalties will be charged from March 11 to April 14,
  • no new requests can be made,
  • requests already made will be valid until April 18.

Online resources:

  • the University of Warsaw Students and Employees have remote access to the collection of books and electronic journals subscribed by UW, available from the University of Warsaw Library (BUW) in the ‘Online resources’ tab (https://www.buw.uw.edu.pl/zasoby-online /), after logging in with the library card number and password,
  • the University of Warsaw Students and Employees who have got their ELS/ELD/ELP (Electronic Student/Employee ID) and have not registered yet, can register online. Please check out the Registration section on the page: https://www.buw.uw.edu.pl/en/practical-information/how-to-use/ The account activation website is available in Polish only,
  • new password can be set using the ‘Forgot your password?’ functionality, on the Login page.

 

Year 2024/2025

April 29: Feminism and Gender Representations in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

April 23, 2025

Join us for a lecture by Agata Zygardowicz on Buffy and her iconic impact on American television: “Feminism and Gender Representations in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Buffy the Vampire Slayer occupies a significant space in the history of feminist media, portraying themes of 1990s third-wave feminism, postfeminist aesthetics, and television genre for teens. This lecture examines how the series both reflects and critiques feminist ideals, offering a protagonist who is emotionally vulnerable, fashion-conscious, and physically powerful at the same time.

News

Recruitment for the MOST program for the Fall Semester 2025/2026

April 19, 2025

Applications for the MOST Student Exchange Program are now open! Apply until May 15.

American Studies Colloquium Series

April 24: The Minima Moralia of Autotheory: New Reflections on Damaged Life

April 16, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the fourth lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025 Spring semester! This time we welcome Jonathan Alexander with a lecture titled “The Minima Moralia of Autotheory: New Reflections on Damaged Life”.

Year 2024/2025

April 15: “Becoming the Horror” – Interactive Movies as the Perfect Horror Medium

April 10, 2025

Weird Fiction Research Group kindly invites you to the fourth Weird TV meeting in spring semester. We’re continuing the subject of the game/TV relationship with Dominik Kędzierawski’s lecture about (among others) Until Dawn and Bandersnatch – “Becoming the Horror – Interactive Movies as the Perfect Horror Medium”!

News

New MA program program Gender and Sexuality (in Polish), in cooperation with the Faculty of Polish Studies and the Institute of Polish Culture!

April 8, 2025

In cooperation with the Faculty of Polish Studies and the Institute of Polish Culture, American Studies Center is launching a new MA program in Polish in Gender and Sexuality!