Dear ASC Community,

If it were not for this terrible pandemic, today we would hold our annual ASC Thanksgiving Party for students, the staff, and the faculty alike. It would be a big-time event all organized by the ASC Student Council, with a hefty turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pies galore. We would hold the ASC Thanksgiving Potluck Cook-Off Contest. It has become our cherished tradition to spend this evening together at the Center. Alas, this is not to be this time. My hope is we will resume the custom of Thanksgiving next year, and we will make up for the lost time.

Yet for many of us this challenging year has also been quite fruitful and refreshing. We therefore have every reason to be thankful. It’s helped us see things anew. Before long, when the Rona is gone, we will all be ushering in a new era that may yet be very interesting. On this special occasion, I wish you all good health, happiness and every success, academic and otherwise!

Grzegorz Kosc

ASC Director

Year 2023/2024

April 29: I Settle for Nothing but the Best: Biomedicalization in the Mass Effect Franchise

April 25, 2024

Weird Fictions Research Group cordially invites you to a lecture about biomedicalization in the Mass Effect franchise! In this lecture, we delve into the concept of biomedicalization within the sci-fi franchise, exploring how advancements in genetics, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence reshape the fate of humanity, at the cost of human privacy.

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.