Year 2025/2026
May 27: “We Shall Meet at the Crossroads, Where Nothing and Everything Grows: Imaginations of Nature and Culture in the Hungarian New Weird.”
May 22, 2026
Hear, hear! Weird Fictions Research Group is teaming up with Speculative Texts and Media Research Group for the final meeting in the “Weird Vegetation” series.
Year 2025/2026
May 25: “Standing Woman – Fear Takes Root: Exploring Eco-Horror and dystopia through short film practice”.
May 20, 2026
Weird Fictions Research Group is pleased to invite you to an online film screening and conversation with Max Gee (University of Salford), the writer behind the short film Standing Woman. Join us on Zoom to watch the film together and learn more about arts-based research practices and eco-horror.
Year 2025/2026
May 20: “In the Orbit of Empire: Space, Race, and Inequality in Brazil and the United States”
May 18, 2026
Join us for the next lecture in the ‘Western Hemisphere Lecture Series’! This time we are pleased to host Sean T. Mitchell from Rutgers University, Newark with a lecture titled “In the Orbit of Empire: Space, Race, and Inequality in Brazil and the United States”.
Year 2025/2026
May 19: “Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America”
May 18, 2026
Join us for a public talk titled “Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America” by Randolph R. Lewis (University of Texas at Austin).
Year 2025/2026
May 18: “From Respectability to the Fringe: The Far Right in the Interwar Era”
May 15, 2026
The European Forum on US History, in cooperation with the ASC is hosting an online lecture “From Respectability to the Fringe: The Far Right in the Interwar Era” by Dr. Olivier Burtin.
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ASC Anniversary Symposium
May 7, 2026
In 2026, the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark this milestone, we are delighted to invite you to the Anniversary Symposium “American Studies: Past, Presents, Futures”.
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Dr Krystyna Mazur’s office hours
June 8, 2026
Please be informed that during the summer examination session, all office hours of Dr. Krystyna Mazur will be held by appointment only. Please reach out in advance to arrange a suitable time to meet.
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Get to Know UW – online information meeting
May 4, 2026
Get to Know UW – online information meetings for prospective students Are you planning to study at the University of Warsaw in the 2026/2027 academic year? Join our online information meeting for international students and learn more about study opportunities and the admission process at UW.
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Get to Know UW – online information meeting
June 1, 2026
Get to Know UW – online information meetings for prospective students Are you planning to study at the University of Warsaw in the 2026/2027 academic year? Join our online information meeting for international students and learn more about study opportunities and the admission process at UW.
American Studies Colloquium Series
May 28: “Extroverted Financialization: Banking on USD Debt”
May 21, 2026
We are pleased to invite you to the last lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Mareike Beck with a lecture “Extroverted Financialization: Banking on USD Debt”.
American Studies Colloquium Series
May 21: “God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion”
May 15, 2026
We are pleased to invite you to the fourth lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Samira K. Mehta with a lecture “God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion”.
American Studies Colloquium Series
May 14: “Queerversity as an Aesthetic Principle: Colonial ghosts and fog machines in the work of Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz”
April 29, 2026
We are pleased to invite you to the third lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Antke A. Engel with a lecture “Queerversity as an Aesthetic Principle: Colonial ghost and fog machines in the work of Pauline Boudry/ Renate Lorenz”.
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”.
Year 2025/2026
Użytek z gniewu. Amerykańskie kino wywrotowe w KINOMUZEUM na 50-lecie Ośrodka Studiów Amerykańskich, UW
March 30, 2026
„Użytek z gniewu. Amerykańskie kino wywrotowe” to sekcja filmowa tegorocznego festiwalu Millennium Docs Against Gravity, w ramach której zostaną zaprezentowane filmy dokumentalne poświęcone kulturze amerykańskiej i kinu oporu. Pokazom kinematografii dokumentalnej i eksperymentalnej, kształtowanej w kontrze do narracji Hollywood, będą towarzyszyły spotkania z osobami eksperckimi w zakresie kultury amerykańskiej.
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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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Easter break 2026
March 31, 2026
Dear Students, From April 2nd to April 7th all ASC Offices will be closed due to the Easter break. On the 2nd and 7th of April the offices and library will have limited online availability. Wishing you happy holidays from everyone at the ASC!