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, bigger breakthroughs: How neural signatures of creative idea generation and evaluation resonate in the native and second language”
- Rafia Canyurt: “Connecting visual and vibration-based feedback to support English prosody acquisition in Polish L1 English learners”
- Marta Rogulska: “How does translation impact language? Comparing the effect of professional and amateur subtitles”
- Bartosz Adam Suchecki: “Regional variation in the speech of African Americans: A study based on the Corpus of Regional African American Language (CORAAL)”
- Regular Lunch Talk
Katarzyna Macedulska: “Academic and Cultural Insights from SUSI program in Missoula, Montana and beyond”
Join me for an informal yet informative journey through Montana – a place where dramatic Rocky Mountain landscapes meet a rich cultural and literary world that I was able to explore thanks to the SUSI (Study of the U.S. Institutes) U.S. Department of State federal program. As a participant in a diverse cohort drawn from 18 countries, I took part in multiple seminars and classes on literature and culture, met writers shaping today’s American narratives, and experienced local events such as the vibrant IndigiPalooza MT festival. I will also share some impressions from meeting one of the founders of Sundance Institute, one of the recent U.S. Poet Laureates, and one of the recent Montana’s Poet Laureates, among others. Beyond the classroom, the program offered deep immersion in Montana’s identity: hikes through Glacier National Park, conversations with community members, and encounters with the history and traditions of the region’s Indigenous nations. These experiences were complemented by study trips to New York City and Washington, D.C., providing an interesting contrast between the Mountain West and major East Coast cultural and political centers. My presentation will offer insights, stories, and reflections from a journey that was as transformative as it was unexpected.
We look forward to seeing you there!