It is our pleasure to report that Prof. Paweł Frelik has been elected President of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.

Founded in 1982, the IAFA is a scholarly association devoted to the study of the broadly understood fantastic across media and gathering researchers, instructors, critics, writers, and publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Among IAFA’s principal activities is the organization of the annual conference held every March in Florida and the publication of the peer-reviewed Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. Every year, IAFA also awards the Distinguished Scholarship Award.

Prof. Frelik is the first non-Anglophone president of the IAFA and only second from outside the United States. After his term as President of the Science Fiction Research Association a decade ago, he is also the first scholar ever to lead the two largest scholarly organizations focused on the fantastic. Prof. Frelik will assume the presidency at the end of the 43rd ICFA conference in March 2022.

Congratulations!

American Studies Colloquium Series

May 29: Surveillance and AI in the Military (and Beyond)

May 21, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the last lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025 Spring semester! This lecture focuses on the revelatory power of media technology, particularly AI and other new media innovations. Beginning with an analysis of contemporary military surveillance projects, the presentation looks at the role of drones and similar technologies in making new enemies visible.

Year 2024/2025

May 22: Bitburg, Ratification, and Implementation of the Genocide Convention by the US

May 16, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Professor Joe Delap from Athens State University, who will present a lecture titled “Bitburg, Ratification, and Implementation of the Genocide Convention by the US”. The presentation delves into the history of the US’s role in the Convention, discusses US-European dealings prompting Senate ratification, and concludes by looking at what difference, if any, US ratification has made in assessing, investigating, and prosecuting genocide in the International Criminal Court.

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Psychological Support For The UW Community

May 16, 2025

In these difficult times, the University of Warsaw offers psychological support to all members of its community

Year 2024/2025

May 20: History with a Twist: Exploring Fantasy and Alternate Realities in My Lady Jane

May 14, 2025

Join us for a penultimate Weird meeting, a lecture by Nicole Bryjka (University of Warsaw) on fantasy and alternate history in television series My Lady Jane!

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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.