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.

Year 2025/2026

April 9: “Greek Dryads, Singing Flowers and Power Hungry Mushrooms – Plants and Fungi in culture then and now”

April 13, 2026

Weird Fictions Research Group invites you to join the first student lecture in the Weird Vegetation series in the spring semester 2025/26.

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UW Open Day 2026

April 13, 2026

The University of Warsaw Open Day will be held on 12th April on the Main Campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście. It is an excellent opportunity to get to know the university better: the offer of studies, admission rules, activities of student associations, voluntary centre, as well as cultural and sports teams.

American Studies Colloquium Series

April 16: “Zombies, Vampires, and Climate Change in the Films of Jim Jarmusch”

April 7, 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the second lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Sara Juliet Lauro with a lecture “Zombies, Vampires, and Climate Change in the Films of Jim Jarmusch”.

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Stypendium na Start 2025/2026

April 1, 2026

1 kwietnia wystartowała IV edycja programu „Stypendium na Start dla Olimpijczyków” oraz „Stypendium na Start dla Sportowców” skierowanego do osób studiujących, które w roku akademickim 2025/2026 rozpoczęły kształcenie na studiach I stopnia, II stopnia lub jednolitych magisterskich.

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Klub Amerykański: Special Event 9.04

March 31, 2026

We warmly invite you to a meeting with American journalist Katherine Stewart, author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism” ,recently published in Polish by Czarne.