We are delighted to invite you to the official ASC Inauguration and Graduation Ceremony and the following social gathering, which will be held at 4 PM on October 4th, 2024.

The graduation will take place at the Old BUW, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28.

Dear Freshers!

Please join us on that special day to receive a warm and heartfelt welcome from the faculty, staff, and fellow students as you begin your academic journey at the American Studies Center! We can’t wait to meet you all! During the ceremony, you will have the chance to meet some of your future professors, listen to the Inaugural speech, and get ready for the new academic year.

Dear soon-to-be Graduates!

We would be delighted if you join on us on that day to celebrate the years of your hard work and all academic accomplishments that have brought you to this pivotal moment. We will be thrilled to hand you your well-deserved diplomas and acknowledge your academic success. Let’s celebrate the end of this chapter together as you toss your graduation cap into the air! Let’s celebrate YOU!

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.

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”.

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).