Events in 2025
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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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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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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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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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Book Lovers Among Students (BLASt) Meeting: Magical Realism’s Disruption of the American Dream in “The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender” by Leslye Walton
Book Lovers Among Students (American Literature Reading Group) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, December 10, at 11:30 a.m. in room 215. Magical Realism’s Disruption of the American Dream in The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton All students and literature enthusiasts are welcome! For ...
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WA Distinguished Professor’s Lecture: “A revised assessment of linguistic diversity in Africa and some implications”
Time: Wednesday 10 December 2025 @ 11:30Venue: Aula, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6Speaker: Prof. Tom Güldemann (Humboldt University, Berlin)A revised assessment of linguistic diversity in Africa and some implicationsAbstract For almost 60 years, the linguistic diversity in Africa has been evaluated with almost exclusive reference to Greenberg’s (1963) continental genealogical ...
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History of English Language Lovers 2025 Christmas Special
Join us for “Ho, Ho, Ho - Hauling Up for Christmas!,” a festive (and slightly cheeky) look at historical Christmas advertising. Together we’ll unwrap how marketers built consumer culture and gender roles right into the holiday season. Wednesday December 10th, 11:30, room 213. Come for the nostalgia and cookies, stay ...
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Jacek Fisiak Memorial Lecture 2025: “Shakespeare’s Language and the English Language”
Join us at Jacek Fisiak Memorial Lecture 2025 entitled “Shakespeare’s Language and the English Language”. This year our guest is going to be Prof. Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University). Date: Tuesday 9/12/2025Time: 18:30-19:30Venue: zoom Registration form [external link to a form on Microsoft Forms] Abstract This talk reflects on both Shakespeare’s ...
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Hybrid on-site/on-line colloquium: “Revising the semantic assignment typology of gender in Africa and beyond”
Speaker: Prof. Tom Güldemann (Humboldt University, Berlin)Time: Tuesday 9 December 2025 @ 16:45Venue: Room 235, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6 and Zoom online colloquium (Afrikalinguistische Kolloquium) [external link to Zoom] Abstract The earliest typologies of semantic gender assignment were biased toward the opposition of feminine vs. masculine sex, which predominates ...
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