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

News

May 8 A Day of Mourning at UW

May 8, 2025

In light of today’s tragedy, the Rector has declared tomorrow, May 8th, a day of mourning for the University of Warsaw community, with no classes and no work. This tragedy is keenly felt by all members of the University of Warsaw community, faculty, administrative staff, and students alike. We all want the university to be a safe place and work hard every day to ensure that it is. It is incredibly difficult to have this hope challenged so severely.

American Studies Colloquium Series

May 15: The Science and Art of Nabokov’s Atmospherics

May 7, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the fifth lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Anindita Banerjee, whose work focuses on science fiction studies, environmental studies, media studies, and migration studies in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Latin and African Americas.

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Forgotten, Misplaced, Marginalized: Speculations We Don’t See Conference. May 8-10, 2025

May 6, 2025

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.

Year 2024/2025

May 13: Cultural Translation: Soviet Jewishness Between the USSR and America

May 4, 2025

We have the pleasure to invite you for a guest lecture by Prof. Sasha Senderovich (University of Washington) who will be in conversation with Prof. Karolina Krasuska (University of Warsaw), titled „Cultural Translation: Soviet Jewishness between the USSR and America.” This event is a part of the UW Excellence Initiative Mentor Program „Theorizing the Cold War for Cultural Studies”

Year 2024/2025

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

April 29, 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.