The winning thesis got published

The American Studies Center is pleased to present the book “Between the Virgin of Guadalupe and la Malinche. Maternity of Mexicans in oral testimonies” published within the “Working Papers” series. The author – Justyna Tomczak-Boczko is the winner of the National Competition for the Best Master’s Thesis on Latin America established by the Center for Latin American Studies in 1990 and continued by the American Studies Center since 2017. The publication of the thesis is the main award in the competition.

 

Se publicó la tesina ganadora

El Centro de Estudios Americanos tiene el placer de presentar el libro “Entre la Virgen de Guadalupe y la Malinche. La maternidad de las Mexicanas en testimonios orales” publicado en el marco de la serie “Documentos de Trabajo”. Su autora – Justyna Tomczak-Boczko es la ganadora del Concurso Nacional de la Mejor Tesis de Maestría sobre América Latina establecido por el Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos en 1990 y continuado por el Centro de Estudios Americanos desde 2017. La publicación de la tesina es el premio principal del concurso.

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Office hours

January 30, 2026

Dear Students, Next week I am going to hold my office hours on Tuesday, 03 February 2026: 10:00-11:30 in the office and 15:45-16:45 online. On Thursday, 05 February 2026: I will be available online 17:30-18:30. In the following week of winter holidays (09 February 2026 – 13 February 2026) there will be no office hours. I will resume my office hours on 17 February 2026.

Year 2025/2026

29 stycznia: Broń jądrowa – zagrożenie czy gwarancja pokoju? Klub Amerykański #5: Paweł Frelik i Jan Smoleński

January 26, 2026

Wielu z nas wydawało się, że po zakończeniu zimnej wojny temat bomby atomowej i nuklearnego wyścigu zbrojeń zszedł na dalszy plan. W USA zaprzestano prób jądrowych, a międzynarodowe traktaty spowodowały, że w amerykańskich laboratoriach nie tworzono już nowych rodzajów tej broni.

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 Erasmus+ 2026/27 Recruitment Is Open

January 26, 2026

From Ankara to Venice, ASC has Erasmus+ agreements with universities across many European cities. The adventure starts now!

Year 2025/2026

Jan 26: “Laboring in America: Polish-American Women and Labor Migration (1890s-1930s)”

January 21, 2026

The European Forum on US History, in cooperation with the ASC and as a part of the celebration of the ASC’s 50th Anniversary, is hosting an online lecture “Laboring in America: Polish-American Women and Labor Migration (1890s-1930s)” by Sylwia Kuźma-Markowska. 

Year 2025/2026

Jan 22: “‘Do I look famished?’: Weird Orality and Convivial Dying in Ishirō Honda’s Matango (1963).”

January 15, 2026

We’re cordially inviting you to the last open event in the “Wiedze u-korzenione” series in the fall semester 2025/26, co-organized by the Weird Fictions Research Group and Centrum Humanistyki Środowiskowej UW.