We are very happy to announce that in the Spring 2022 semester our Center will be hosting Prof. Carsten Junker from TU Dresden, Germany. He is a University Professor of American Studies with a focus on Diversity Studies, interested in North American literatures and cultures including Canada and the Caribbean from the seventeenth century to the present, with a special emphasis on the connections between formalizations of cultural patterns and social differentiations, including discursive struggles. Prof. Junker will be staying at the ASC for two months, from February to April 2022. He will be teaching the lecture “Writing against Slavery: Early American Abolitionist Discourses and their Repercussions” as a part of the MA studies program, will give a talk within the American Studies Colloquium Series, and will be available for individual consultations, especially for students interested in African American literature and culture.

The Visiting Professorship is offered within the framework of the University’s Integrated Development Programme (ZIP). The University’s Integrated Development Programme (ZIP) is a comprehensive project focused on improving the quality and effectiveness of education in Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programmes, as well as supporting adaptation of the University’s offer to the needs of the economy, labour market and the society. The programme ZIP is co-financed by the European Union within the European Social Fund; its budget is PLN 39 393 989.40. More information available at: https://www.zip.uw.edu.pl/node/192

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.

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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.