As the next step within her IDUB Tandems for Excellence grant, Professor Karolina Krasuska is co-organizing a conference with the Institute of Languages, Cultures, and Societies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, titled:
“Post-Soviet Jewish Writing in Germany and North America: Textual, Cultural, and Political Diasporic Networks.”

Have a look at this fantastic call for papers and get inspired by comparative, diasporic perspectives!

We invite submissions for 20-minute presentations on this theme.

Please submit an abstract (up to 300 words) and a short bio to both:

Early proposals are encouraged, particularly if financial support is being requested.

Check out all of the details HERE.


 

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New Database Access at the University of Warsaw

November 17, 2025

The University of Warsaw is currently offering free access to several new digital resources. Below you will find details on each database, including descriptions and links for home access.

Year 2025/2026

Nov 24: “Póki birnamski las się nie poruszy: eko-horror a pamięć drzew”

November 13, 2025

We’re cordially inviting you to the fourth open event in the “Wiedze u-korzenione” series co-organized by the Weird Fictions Research Group and Centrum Humanistyki Środowiskowej UW.

American Studies Colloquium Series

November 20: “Menace of Our Time: The Long War Against American Communism”

November 13, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the second lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Winter semester! This time we are pleased to host Aaron J. Leonard who is an independent scholar with a lecture titled “Menace of Our Time: The Long War Against American Communism”.

Year 2025/2026

17 listopada: Amerykańskie Parki Narodowe- cud natury czy niebezpieczna obietnica wolności? Klub Amerykański #4: Agnieszka Kotwasińska i Joanna Mąkowska

November 7, 2025

Parki narodowe w Stanach Zjednoczonych to miejsca o statusie niemal mitycznym. Obecne są wszędzie: od tekstów przyrodniczych, przez literaturę i filozofię, aż po popkulturę. Obiecują przygodę, swobodę i bliski kontakt z naturą. Jaką dokładnie rolę odgrywają w amerykańskiej kulturze? I czy na pewno jesteśmy w nich proszonymi gośćmi?

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Marcin Gajek’s Office Hours canceled

November 6, 2025

Dear Students, Office hours with Dr. Marcin Gajek are canceled next week (November 10–14).