American Studies Colloquium Series
January 20: Kelly Reichardt’s Gastro-Aesthetics
January 20, 2022
This talk examines cinematic figurations of food in Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’, where aesthetic and gastronomic consumption converges in the figure of the cow as an image and as a source of milk. How should we think about the visual consumption of images of dairy consumption?
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New season of “Oswoić gender” podcast is up!
March 6, 2024
In the eight-episode series we cover topics ranging from the intersection of medical anthropology and gender studies, animal studies and feminist theories as seen by the youngest gender studies researchers, genre literature studies, masculinities in Polish literature, gender and migration, diversity and equality strategies at the university, as well as the challenges of writing histories of problematic queer figures.
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“Oswoić gender” podcast is up!
January 12, 2022
In the eight-episode series of the podcast we acquaint listeners with the diversity of research conducted within gender and sexuality studies.
American Studies Colloquium Series
January 13: Why Write If You Can Paint? Thoughts on Thoughts and Feelings in American Artists’ Writings
January 5, 2022
The history of artists’ writings is long and rich; one thus has to pose the question: Why write at all (if you can paint)? In this talk Edyta Frelik will discuss texts of American artists to explore their motivations and goals as writers, and the relation between the plastic arts and literature in general.
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Online mode at the ASC extended
December 16, 2021
Following the initial two-week period, the online mode has been extended for three more days between 20 and 22 December 2021.
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UW Winter Brave Camp 2021
December 13, 2021
Brave Camp is a free, week-long camp, during which students participate in workshops on entrepreneurship, business and management.
Year 2021/2022
December 16: Cyborgs, Transhumans, and Posthumans in the Popular Music of 2010s
December 11, 2021
This mini-lecture explores the artistic practices of musicians who draw inspiration from futuristic and weird imagery, using science fiction themes as well as the figures of cyborgs, trans-humans and post-humans to express their response to the contemporary world.
American Studies Colloquium Series
December 9: Sham Ruins, A User’s Guide
December 9, 2021
What is it that sham ruins ruin? This talk focuses on a number of American sham ruins, and new meaning they impose. The reevaluation of sham ruins helps in understanding what makes a freshly minted broken object attractive in any period.
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The ASC is switching to remote-only teaching
December 2, 2021
Due to the worsening pandemic situation, the ASC is switching to remote-only teaching from Monday, December 6 until December 17, 2021.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2021
The ASC Director’s wishes all students and workers good health, loads of optimism, and every success!
American Studies Colloquium Series
December 2: ‘Ain’t I a woman?’: Sojourner Truth, Feminist Theory, and the Unstable Category of ‘Woman’
December 2, 2021
Katrin Smiet’s lecture is devoted to the unstable category of ‘womanhood’ discussed from the perspective of power structures. This talk traces the feminist thinkers of the late 20th century to discover different answers to Sojourner Truth’s question: ‘Ain’t I a woman?’
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Resolution of the IAiE Council on the Humanitarian Crisis along the Poland-Belarus Border
November 12, 2021
The Council of the Institute of the Americas and Europe passed a resolution about the humanitarian crisis on the Poland-Belarus border.
Year 2021/2022
November 17: A Hip Hop Music Video Workshop
November 17, 2021
Jakub Guziński, who is a student of American Studies, currently working on their BA thesis in Cultural/Media Studies, invites for a workshop to discuss works of three widely recognizable American hip hop artists and frame their ideas within the broader context of American culture.
American Studies Colloquium Series
November 18: Studying Authorial Fingerprints – On Stylometric Study of American Literature
November 18, 2021
In this talk, Michał Choiński will demonstrate how stylometric study of literature may help more traditional, qualitative approaches to American literature by regrouping texts based on their regional affiliation, tracing an editor in a text and solving the issue of problematic authorship.
Year 2021/2022
November 3: Play This Only At Night: Hip Hop, Horror, and Afrofuturism
November 3, 2021
Dr. Tracey M. Salisbury is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies/Ethnic Studies at California State University, Bakersfield, where she has been a faculty member since 2017. She teaches Black Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies courses.
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Doctor Matthew Chambers with the IDUB grant
October 29, 2021
Matthew Chambers has been awarded a research grant from the IDUB for his project Bookshops and Networks of Social Engagement: BOOKNET.