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.
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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
Year 2025/2026
Nov 14: Gender Studies in Europe Forum | Gender Studies Now!
November 5, 2025
We are delighted to invite you to the “Gender Studies in Europe Forum,” co-organized by Prof. Karolina Krasuska (University of Warsaw) and Prof. Andrea Petö (Central European University) as part of the “Gender Studies Now!” webinar series, presented by the European Journal of Women’s Studies in collaboration with Wits Centre for Diversity Studies.
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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.
Year 2024/2025
May 13: Cultural Translation: Soviet Jewishness Between the USSR and America
May 13, 2025
We have the pleasure to invite you for a guest lecture by Prof. Sasha Senderovich (University of Washington) who will be in conversation with Prof. Karolina Krasuska (University of Warsaw), titled „Cultural Translation: Soviet Jewishness between the USSR and America.” This event is a part of the UW Excellence Initiative Mentor Program „Theorizing the Cold War for Cultural Studies”
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Recruitment for the MOST program for the Fall Semester 2025/2026
April 19, 2025
Applications for the MOST Student Exchange Program are now open! Apply until May 15.
Year 2024/2025
April 29: Feminism and Gender Representations in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
April 29, 2025
Join us for a lecture by Agata Zygardowicz on Buffy and her iconic impact on American television: “Feminism and Gender Representations in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Buffy the Vampire Slayer occupies a significant space in the history of feminist media, portraying themes of 1990s third-wave feminism, postfeminist aesthetics, and television genre for teens. This lecture examines how the series both reflects and critiques feminist ideals, offering a protagonist who is emotionally vulnerable, fashion-conscious, and physically powerful at the same time.
Year 2024/2025
April 15: “Becoming the Horror” – Interactive Movies as the Perfect Horror Medium
April 10, 2025
Weird Fiction Research Group kindly invites you to the fourth Weird TV meeting in spring semester. We’re continuing the subject of the game/TV relationship with Dominik Kędzierawski’s lecture about (among others) Until Dawn and Bandersnatch – “Becoming the Horror – Interactive Movies as the Perfect Horror Medium”!
Year 2024/2025
23 Czerwca: “Dobrostan jako religia. Co obiecuje nam branża wellness?” Klub Amerykański #2: Natalia Pamuła i Jędrzej Burszta
June 9, 2025
Dlaczego wszystkie batony stały się nagle proteinowe, a bułki – bezglutenowe? Czy naprawdę trzeba biegać maratony, wyeliminować węglowodany i codziennie medytować, aby poczuć się lepiej? A może żyjemy w kulturze, w której dobrostan jest już przymusem? Podczas drugiego spotkania Klubu Amerykańskiego porozmawiamy o „Ewangelii wellnessu” Riny Raphael (przeł. Hanna Pasierska). W dyskusji o książce wezmą udział dr Natalia Pamuła i dr Jędrzej Burszta z Ośrodka Studiów Amerykańskich UW.
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New MA program program Gender and Sexuality (in Polish), in cooperation with the Faculty of Polish Studies and the Institute of Polish Culture!
April 8, 2025
In cooperation with the Faculty of Polish Studies and the Institute of Polish Culture, American Studies Center is launching a new MA program in Polish in Gender and Sexuality!
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UW Open Day
April 6, 2025
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.
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Competition for Student Research Grants
March 27, 2025
The American Studies Center is pleased to announce a competition for student research grants. The grants will support students’ work on their MA theses and BA papers. As the research must be related to a BA paper or an MA thesis, 3rd year BA students and MA students of all years will have a priority.
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Meeting with the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Quality of Teaching and Learning
March 21, 2025
On March 26 at 6:30 PM, we invite you to an open online meeting with the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Quality of Teaching and Learning, Prof. Maciej Raś. During the meeting, we will discuss topics important to students and those interested in studying at the University of Warsaw.
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ZIP 2.0 Integrated Teaching Development Program for the ASC Undergraduate Program
March 20, 2025
We would like to inform you that as of January 1, 2025, the University of Warsaw is implementing the “Integrated Teaching Development Program – ZIP 2.0,” co-financed by the European Social Fund under the European Funds for Social Development 2021–2027 (FERS) program. Its goal is to adapt the educational offer to the needs of the economy and labor market, as well as to support green and digital transformation.
Year 2024/2025
March 25: Don’t Adjust the TV: TV Heads and Television Nightmares in Horror Video Games
March 25, 2025
On the heels of a meeting about horror in children’s films we’re switching gears to video games! Join Weird Fiction Research Group for “Don’t Adjust the TV: TV Heads and Television Nightmares in Horror Video Games”. In this presentation, we will explore the evolution of TV Head monsters in gaming, arguing that their prominence reflects the medium’s deep-rooted preoccupation with film.