American Studies Colloquium Series
March 18: The Art of the Jewish Family: Early American Women’s History Through Objects
March 18, 2021
In this lecture, Laura Arnold Leibman examines objects owned by Jewish women living in New York between 1750 and 1850, exploring the intimate and tangible views into their beliefs, values and lifestyles, and revealing the social and religious structures that led to Jewish women being erased from historical archives.
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Donate 1% of the income tax to the University of Warsaw Foundation
March 8, 2021
As in previous years, in 2021 you can donate 1% of the income tax to support the University of Warsaw Foundation and its activities in service of the academic community and organizational units.
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Lecture: White Trash: when racial privilege collides with class inferiority
March 1, 2021
Dr Małgorzata Durska will be a guest at the EUROREG’s seminar on March 4. She will discuss the paradox of privilege: when the racial privilege of being white collides with class inferiority.
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Dr Renata Siuda-Ambroziak awarded MINIATURA research project
February 10, 2021
We are excited to announce that Dr Renata Siuda-Ambroziak’s project “Contemporary Religius Culture of the Descendants of the Polish 19th Century Immigrants in the South of Brazil” will be funded by the National Science Center in the MINIATURA 4 scheme.
Current Research Projects
Contemporary Religious Culture of the Descendants of the Polish 19th Century Immigrants in the South of Brazil
February 12, 2021
Year 2020/2021
February 25: Q&A with Comic Book Artist Shawn Martinbrough
February 25, 2021
Shawn Martinbrough, a comic book artist, who has made projects for DC Comics, Marvel and Dark Horse Comics will be a guest of prof. Paweł Frelik during the Q&A session. He will discuss the diversifying role of comics, his personal story, and influences on his work.
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University of Florida 2024/2025 Stipends
February 11, 2024
The American Studies Center offers twp stipends for 2024/2025 Fall or Spring semester at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida. Applications should be sumbitted by the end of February.
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Competition “Entrepreneur of the Year at University of Warsaw”
February 9, 2021
We invite all the University of Warsaw’s employees, students and graduates, involved in running their own company, to participate in the competition for the “Entrepreneur of the Year.”
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Professor Jerzy Gąssowski
(1926–2021)
February 3, 2021
Born in 1926, Professor Gąssowski was an eminent Polish archeologist, who served as the Director of the American Studies Center between 1984 and 1987.
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Funds for promoting scientific research projects
February 2, 2021
Rules for reveiving funds for research projects whose popularisation will lead to the increased visibility of the University of Warsaw, its employees, and its ongoing scientific enquiries.
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Zotero training for MA
January 29, 2021
On February 8, we invite all OSA MA students to take part in a free online Zotero training with prof. Paweł Frelik. The training will be held in Polish.
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Institute of the Americas and Europe
January 24, 2021
Announcement regarding online exams at the Institute of the Americas and Europe in the fall semester 2020/2021.
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Online meeting with Vice-Rector
January 22, 2021
On January 29, Prof. Sławomir Żółtek, will be answering questions regarding the organisation of classes in the upcoming semester.
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Lecture: Demokracja po przejściach, Ameryka po wyborach
January 22, 2021
On January 27, prof. Bohdan Szklarski will take part in a lecture dealing with the post-election situation in the USA.
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Festival “Imagining the Future”
Call for proposals
January 14, 2021
Students and the university staff of the University of Warsaw are invited to take part in Festival “Imagining the Future” held at the Sorbonne University.
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WarSAW: Go & Explore
January 8, 2021
The ASC students and the Volunteer Centre of the University of Warsaw invite you to a project created for those who seek inspiration and want to get to know Warsaw better by exploring its worth-seeing sites.