The conference is co-organized by Speculative Texts and Media Research Group (coordinated by Paweł Frelik and Jędrzej Burszta) and Weird Fictions Research Group (coordinated by Agnieszka Kotwasińska), both at the American Studies Center, the University of Warsaw. The conference will take place at Dobra 55 building and the final keynote lecture will take place at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

Learn more here: forgottensf.net

Information for the ASC students: the panels are accessible only to registered conference participants but there will be some seats available for conference keynote lectures.

The conference is supported by an IDUB grant: PSP 501-D204-20-0004312.

Conference design: @lenasol.o

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).

Year 2025/2026

Nov 14: Gender Studies in Europe Forum | Gender Studies Now!

November 5, 2025

We are delighted to invite you to the “Gender Studies in Europe Forum,” co-organized by Prof. Karolina Krasuska (University of Warsaw) and Prof. Andrea Petö (Central European University) as part of the “Gender Studies Now!” webinar series, presented by the European Journal of Women’s Studies in collaboration with Wits Centre for Diversity Studies.

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Celebrating 100 Years of the Kosciuszko Foundation

October 24, 2025

We are extremely proud that the ASC’s alumnus Marek Skulimowski, who serves as the President and Executive Director of the Kosciuszko Foundation, was today granted the Senate Medal of the Republic of Poland. 

Year 2025/2026

Nov 5: “What About Us, the Women From the Provinces?” On the Importance of Non-Metropolitan Perspectives in Queer Studies

October 23, 2025

The Gender/Sexuality Research Group is pleased to invite you to a guest lecture by Dr. Mathias Foit from the University of Padua.