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Call for Papers: International Conference on Anti-Gender Campaigns and the Politics of Knowledge Production, 11-12 December
October 6, 2025
Call for Papers: International Conference on Anti-Gender Campaigns and the Politics of Knowledge Production The American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw invites submissions for the international conference Anti-gender campaigns and the politics of knowledge production, to be held on 11–12 December 2025 in Warsaw, Poland.

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Extension of the Electronic Student ID cards
October 6, 2025
Dear Students, Extending the ELS (electronic student ID) validity will take place on: October 20 – 23, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In order to conduct the extensions smoothly please (if possible) submit your IDs collectively.

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September 30: Graduation and Inauguration Ceremony 2025
September 25, 2025
We are delighted to invite all registered participants to the Graduation and Inauguration Ceremony 2025, which will take place on 30 September in the auditorium of the Old BUW building, located on the Main Campus at 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście.

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October 6: Symposium- “Gender and Sexuality Studies in Local and International Perspectives”
September 23, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to the open-to-the-public conference “Gender and Sexuality Studies in Local and International Perspectives,” accompanying the inauguration of the first year of the “Gender and Sexuality” master’s program at the University of Warsaw!

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Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska’s Office Hours
June 17, 2025
As the exam session and long-awaited holidays slowly approach, Dr. Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska will hold office hours for two more weeks, until July 3, 2025. Find all the information here!

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Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska’s Office Hours in September
September 19, 2025
Dear Students, Next week my office hours would be as follows

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ASC Students’ Office Closed in August
July 23, 2025
The ASC Office for Students’ Affairs will be closed throughout August due to the summer break. We wish you a restful and enjoyable summer!

Year 2024/2025
June 12: Beyond Homeland(s) and Diaspora: Russian-Israeli Literature at Multiple Crossroads
June 6, 2025
We would like to invite you to a special guest lecture by Maria Rubins of University College London who will present a talk titled “Beyond Homeland(s) and Diaspora: Russian-Israeli Literature at Multiple Crossroads”. This lecture will examine the transnational, hybrid and translingual character of contemporary Russian-Israeli writing and its unique position within the evolving landscape of Russophone literature on the one hand, and Israeli culture on the other.

Year 2024/2025
June 5: Scaling Migrant Worker Rights. How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power
May 30, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to the second lecture of the Western Hemisphere Lecture series in the 2025 Spring semester! In the United States, immigration policy has undergone substantial changes in recent years. These changes have been particularly evident since the beginning of President Donald Trump’ recently inaugurated second term. In her analysis, Professor Xóchitl Bada will address these changes by focusing on the experience of migrant workers.

Year 2024/2025
May 26: Without the US? Europe in the New World Order
May 26, 2025
Together with Gazeta Wyborcza we are delighted to invite you to the whole-day conference “Without the US? Europe in the New World Order” concerning the first months of Donald Trump’s second term and its impact globally and in our part of the world. We will reevaluate past assessments, revise potential scenarios, and parse through options that lay ahead of us regarding European security, civil liberties in the age of globalized political polarization, and media freedom. Invited guests include ASC professors, journalists, and experts from think tanks.

Year 2024/2025
May 27: Intersections of Queer and Class
May 27, 2025
We would like to invite you to a discussion meeting introducing the book “Reading Literature and Theory at the Intersections of Queer and Class” (Routledge 2025). We will talk about various crossovers of queer and class in American and German literary texts to explore, among others, queer precarity, intersections of queerness and class privilege, interclass queer sexuality, and lesbian response to class inequalities.

American Studies Colloquium Series
May 29: Surveillance and AI in the Military (and Beyond)
May 29, 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 22, 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 20, 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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Forgotten, Misplaced, Marginalized: Speculations We Don’t See Conference. May 8-10, 2025
May 6, 2025
The conference is co-organized by Speculative Texts and Media Research Group (coordinated by Paweł Frelik and Jędrzej Burszta) and Weird Fictions Research Group (coordinated by Agnieszka Kotwasińska), both at the American Studies Center, the University of Warsaw. The conference will take place at Dobra 55 building and the final keynote lecture will take place at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.