
Year 2022/2023
April 13: Meet author Menachem Kaiser and translator Monika Skowron
April 13, 2023
It is our pleasure to invite you to the meeting with Menachem Kaiser, the author of a critically acclaimed, award-winning debut memoir “Plunder” and Monika Skowron, the book’s translator into Polish. The unusual focus on property is a way for the author to critique rote, exploitative, and excessively sentimental “third generation” memoirs written by descendants of Holocaust survivors visiting the “old country”.

Year 2022/2023
March 30: Between Euterpe and Aurora: How the Greek Myths Live in Contemporary Music
March 28, 2023
Ancient mythologies are alive in the contemporary world and continue to inspire artists and musicians. This lecture will offer a look into the interpretations and reinterpretations of Greek mythos in contemporary popular (or not-so-popular) music. Together, we will listen to the reconstructions of ancient hymns and wonder why so people from different countries and cultures still listen to the Greek tales from thousands of years ago?

Year 2022/2023
31 marca: Co zrobić z Lydią Tár? Pokaz i dyskusja wokół filmu Todda Fielda
March 31, 2023
Nominowany do 6 Oscarów film Todda Fielda z brawurową rolą Cate Blanchett to prowokacyjne spojrzenie na współczesną kulturę i społeczne konflikty. Zapraszamy do rozmowy, w której skupimy się na politycznych interpretacjach “Tár” w kontekście przemian amerykańskiej wrażliwości.

American Studies Colloquium Series
March 28: The Flashy Girl from Flushing: The Nanny and its Influence on American Culture
March 28, 2023
During the lecture, David Slucki of Monash University is going to investigate the recent upsurge in interest in the iconic CBS sitcom “The Nanny” and what it has to teach us about contemporary American Jewish life, and American life more broadly. “The Nanny” marks a turning point for American Jewish culture, popular culture representations of Jews, and particularly Jewish women.

News
Our scholars in the program for young female researchers and teachers
March 22, 2023
Dr. Natalia Pamuła and Dr. Anna Kurowicka have been admitted to the program for young female researchers and teachers.

News
Faculty Exchange with Oregon State University
March 14, 2023
The program will bring great American professors to the ASC, while the ASC faculty will have an opportunity to teach and conduct research at OSU.

Year 2022/2023
Oscars Night
March 12, 2023
Together with the ASC Students’ Union, we would like to invite all Hollywood fans to celebrate the night of the 95th Academy Awards! Join for a lecture by Prof. Paweł Frelik, bet on the best movie, watch a movie together, and finally the streaming of the Oscar ceremony!

American Studies Colloquium Series
March 9: Violent Divisions: Family Separations, Industrial Accidents and other Disconnections among Refugee Workers in the American Food System
March 9, 2023
Globalization is often seen as a process of expanding connections between distant people, things and places. In this talk, however, focusing on processes of refugee resettlement in Greeley, Colorado, we are going to look at Rohingya refugees in the American food system to show how capitalism relies on a continuous process of violent separations.

News
New rules of applying for medical leave
February 19, 2023
A letter from the Rector on the measures to improve the efficiency of processing the applications for medical leave.

News
New season of “Oswoić gender” podcast
February 22, 2023
Gender/Sexuality Research Group is proud to share the second season of their “Oswoić gender” podcast.

News
Entrepreneur of the Year at the University of Warsaw
February 4, 2023
If you work or study at the University of Warsaw and run your own company, consider running for the Entrepreneur of the Year.

Erasmus annoucements
Stipend at the University of Florida, Gainesville
January 31, 2023
Two stipends at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville! Apply before February 26, 2023.

News
The ASC is moving to Dobra 55!
January 30, 2023
At the turn of the semesters, we are moving to a new location at Dobra 55. Due to our relocation, here are some important announcements to keep an eye on.

Erasmus annoucements
Applications for Erasmus+ 2023/2024 are now open!
January 27, 2023
As an ASC student, you may spend up to two semesters in one study-cycle studying abroad. Apply for Erasmus+ until February 26!

News
Blue Book traineeship programme
January 19, 2023
Apply for a 5-month paid Blue Book traineeships at the European Commission starting in October 2023.

News
Agnieszka Graff and Elzbieta Korolczuk with a prestigious award
January 18, 2023
Their book “Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment” received The Bronislaw Malinowski Award in Social Sciences.