American Studies Colloquium Series
November 26: Like a Thief in the Night: Pandemic and the Culture of Healing
November 26, 2020
The pandemic is a virus, but it is more than this: it is a dramatic symptom of the malaise of the way of life, a sharp curve which we cannot fail to negotiate. Starting from the 17th century time of the plague, we shall be asking questions how to survive the crisis, how to live on, and how to think the change without which our future is bleak.
Year 2020/2021
November 23: Ecological Intimacies in the Anthropocene: Horror, Ethics, and the Shadow of Nonhuman Difference
November 23, 2020
In this talk, Brittany Roberts will argue that the horror genre offers a powerful means of confronting the traumas of the Anthropocene and, concurrently, imagining more ethical ecological futures and rethinking what it means to be human on an environmentally devastated planet.
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Meeting with Vice-Rector for Students and Quality of Teaching, Prof. Sławomir Żółtek
November 13, 2020
On November 17, during an online meeting, Professor Sławomir Żółtek will answer the students’ questions concerning academic year organization in time of pandemic.
Year 2020/2021
November 20: Q&A with Activist and LGBT Pioneer Mark Segal
November 20, 2020
A live Q&A session in English on ZOOM with Mark Segal – a participant at the Stonewall rebellion, a founding member of Gay Liberation Front and founder of Gay Youth, organized by The U.S. Embassy, InterAlia journal and the ASC.
American Studies Colloquium Series
November 19: Showdown at Fort Miamis: The Anglo-American Crisis of 1794
November 19, 2020
In this talk, Michael S. Kochin from Tel Aviv University will show how the Anglo-American crisis of 1794 displays the United States as both a rising empire and a revolutionary and subversive power.
Year 2020/2021
November 18: Post-elections in the USA. Legal challenges to electoral procedures in American democracy
November 18, 2020
Leadership Studies Group (LSG) invites all who are concerned with the outcome of the 2020 elections to take part in a virtual ZOOM conversation with prof. Pawel Laidler from the Jagiellonian University.
Year 2020/2021
November 3: US Elections 2020
November 3, 2020
Zapraszamy na rozmowę wykładowców Ośrodka Studiów Amerykańskich UW na temat napływających pierwszych wyników wyborów prezydenckich w USA 2020.
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CSM LIVE TALKS: Amerykanie i USA. Percepcja a rzeczywistość
October 30, 2020
Zapraszamy na kolejną rozmowę z cyklu CSM LIVE TALKS – EUROPA I ŚWIAT, organizowaną przez Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych oraz 2Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Polen.
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All ASC Courses Switch to Remote Mode
October 18, 2020
Due to the new near-lockdown restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Rector has issued a new order that forbids all in-person instruction. That means from now on all ASC courses will be remote.
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Equality and Anti-discrimination Actions at the UW
October 16, 2020
An equality university website presents comprehensive and practical information about what is discrimination, its types and examples, what to do in case of witnessing discrimination or being its victim, as well as which university and national institutions one can ask for support and help.
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Minigranty
October 15, 2020
Ruszyła druga edycja konkursu minigrantów. O wsparcie projektów mogą ubiegać się zespoły badawcze składające się z przedstawicieli przynajmniej trzech uczelni sojuszu 4EU+.
Year 2020/2021
October 22: Freedom Riders with Stanley Nelson
October 14, 2020
A virtual conversation with acclaimed documentary maker Stanley Nelson, who will discuss his award-winning film Freedom Riders. Stanley Nelson is today’s leading documentarian of the African-American experience.
Year 2020/2021
October-November: How to Survive at ASC? A Three-Part Online Seminar for BA Freshers
October 4, 2020
A Three-Part Online Seminar for BA Freshers that will help you to start your new adventure at the ASC. Join us for useful tips, skills and the academic know-how.
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October 3, 2020 at 4pm, ONLINE; ASC Welcome Event 2020
October 3, 2020
ASC Freshers, Undergraduate and Graduate, join us virtually for the ASC Welcome Event 2020!
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October 1, 2020 at 10am, ONLINE; Discussion about the first presidential Biden – Trump debate
September 30, 2020
Leadership Studies Section invites for a discussion about the first presidential Biden – Trump debate and general significance of debates in American presidential campaigns.
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Informacja na temat zajęć w OSA w semestrze zimowym 2020/2021
September 22, 2020
Tryb prowadzenia zajęć oraz narzędzia wykorzystywane w kształceniu zdalnym, Ośrodek Studiów Amerykańskich (OSA), Semestr zimowy 2020/21.