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IAM 2026

We are pleased to announce the 14th International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism, which will take place on 2–5 September 2026. The conference is organised jointly by the Faculty of English and the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. We warmly invite you ...

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2.09.2026 - 5.09.2026

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Students’ Online Conference on Fantasy in the 21st Century: “Reading Spells” — Fantasy, identity politics, and the place of the fantasy genre in the 21st century

We invite submissions on themes of diversity, identity politics, race, gender, and queerness in fantasy. The choice of genre can include fantasy, interactive fantasy, DnD, adaptations, offshoots appropriations. The conference is an online Teams event. Deadline for submissions: 1 January 2026Conference date: 24 January 2026 Contact persons: dr hab. Paweł ...

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Book Lovers Among Students (BLASt) Meeting: Representations of Blackness in “Heads of the Colored People” by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Book Lovers Among Students (American Literature Reading Group) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, January 21, at 11:30 a.m. in room 215. Navigating Black Identity in Contemporary America: Representations of Blackness in Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires All students and literature enthusiasts are welcome! For more ...

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21.01.2026

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Phon&Phontastic meeting: Robert McKenzie (Northumbria University): “Implicit and explicit attitudes towards BATH-TRAP in Northern English and Southern English in England”

The Department of Contemporary English and Multilingualism (DoCEM) and the Experimental Phonology and Phonetics Lab (EPPL) are excited to announce the upcoming Phon&Phontastic meeting. Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026Time: 11:30Venue: Room 211“Implicit and explicit attitudes towards BATH-TRAP in Northern English and Southern English in England”Robert McKenzie (Northumbria University) Everyone is ...

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14.01.2026

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Culture Vultures Meeting: Presentation and discussion about Maggie O’Farrell’s “Hamnet”

In anticipation of the European premiere of Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel “Hamnet”, the Culture Vultures Reading Group invites everyone to a presentation devoted to the book. Professor Katarzyna Burzyńska will explore the turbulent history of both academic and popular narratives surrounding Anne Hathaway—William Shakespeare’s enigmatic wife—who ...

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14.01.2026

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LoveLitClub meeting: “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro

We would like to warmly invite you to the next Love Lit Club meeting that will take place on Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 13:15, Room 214. We will be discussing “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro.promotional poster

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Peer Progress Project December 2025 meeting

Join the Peer Progress Project for a session on planning your research and thesis writing. We will explore practical strategies for organizing your writing, setting personal deadlines, creating writing blocks, and using tools to stay on track. The discussion will also cover common challenges in academic work, such as perfectionism, ...

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17.12.2025

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Maple Syrup Day 2025

Canadian Literature in Perspective Reading Group and Canadian Literature Research Unit invite everyone to the annual celebration of Maple Syrup Day at the Faculty of English. When? Tuesday 16 December 2025, 9:30–13:00, 2nd floor hall (next to Aula) What can you expect? Maple syrup & waffles, crosswords, quizzes and book ...

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16.12.2025

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Guest workshop: “The Taa complex: Presenting a unique language in the Kalahari Basin area”

Speaker: Prof. Tom Güldemann (Humboldt University, Berlin)Time: Thursday 11 December 2025 @ 13:15Venue: Aula im. Hrynakowskiego, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6 Abstract The Taa language complex (glottocode: taaa1242), spoken in southwestern Botswana and central-eastern Namibia, is the last surviving member of the isolated Tuu family, which is one of three ...

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11.12.2025

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WA Lunch Talk: “Meet our new PhD candidates in 2025 – continued” and “Academic and Cultural Insights from SUSI program in Missoula, Montana and beyond”

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming WA Wednesday Lunch Talk, which will take place on December 10th at 13:15 in the Aula. This session will feature two parts: Meet our new PhD candidates – continued Four short presentations by our new doctoral researchers: Ali Asgari: “Bilingual brains, ...

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