Events in 2026
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Peer Progress Project May 2026 meeting
The Peer Progress Project invites you to a session focused on well-being in research. We’ll be tackling the often overlooked parts of academia: practical ways to avoid burnout, dealing with the feeling of “academic guilt” when you aren't working, and building sustainable work routines that don’t ruin your peace of ...
13.05.202613.05 -
CLiP Reading Group meeting: Loghan Paylor’s “The Cure for Drowning”
Canadian Literature in Perspective (CLiP) Reading Group warmly invites everyone for a discussion of Loghan Paylor’s “The Cure for Drowning” (2024), the winner of 2026 Canada Reads competition. The meeting will be held on Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 11:30 in room 341. Everyone’s welcome! For book access, please email ...
13.05.202613.05 -
WA Distinguished Professor’s Lecture: “On the Diversification and Spread of Languages”
Time: Wednesday 13 May 2026 @ 10:00Venue: Aula, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6Speaker: Dr. Søren Wichmann (University of Kiel, Germany)On the Diversification and Spread of LanguagesAbstract There is an inherent tendency for languages to diversify in space. I will show examples of how, through the use of dialect data and ...
13.05.202613.05 -
Guest lectures by Prof. Gabriella Reuss
The Department of Studies in Culture is happy to introduce and welcome Professor Gabriella Reuss from Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Hungary, who will be our guest lecturer in May 2026. As an expert in Shakespeare, she will deliver lectures to the students of the Faculty of English: “Wife beating ...
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Open lecture: “Living through more than one language: a journey from neuroplasticity to brain resilience”
The Faculty of English cordially invites everyone to an open lecture by Dr Michal Kořenář (University of Amsterdam) “Living through more than one language: a journey from neuroplasticity to brain resilience”. Time: Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 15:00 Venue: Sala górna, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6 Abstract What happens to ...
22.04.202622.04 -
History of English Language Lovers’ Meetup — event cancelled
We are sorry to inform all interested parties that the History of English Language Lovers’ Meetup scheduled to take place on 22 April 2026 has been cancelled. The presentation announced ealier as scheduled for this event will take place at a later date. Stay tuned to our Events for future ...
22.04.202622.04 -
LoveLitClub meeting: “Rainbow Milk” by Paul Mendez
We would like to warmly invite you to the next Love Lit Club meeting that will take place on 15 April 2026 at 13:15, room 215. We will be discussing “Rainbow Milk” by Paul Mendez.promotional poster
15.04.202615.04 -
National Canadian Film Day at the Faculty of English
Canadian Literature Research Unit and the CLiP Reading Group cordially invite WA students and staff to celebrate National Canadian Film Day at the Faculty of English. National Canadian Film Day has been celebrated in Canada since 2014. This year, the Faculty of English is proud to join the event thanks ...
15.04.202615.04 -
Book Lovers Among Students (BLASt): An online meeting with Dr. reelaviolette botts-ward (UCSF)
Book Lovers Among Students (American Literature Reading Group) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM on Zoom (online). Our guest will be Dr. reelaviolette botts-ward (UCSF), the author of mourning my inner[blackgirl]child (Nomadic Press, 2021). For more information and a link to the meeting, ...
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WA Distinguished Professor’s Lecture: “Identity, Storytelling, and Positioning”
Time: Wednesday 8 April 2026 @ 11:30Venue: Aula, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6Speaker: Prof. Michael Bamberg (Clark University, Worcester)Identity, Storytelling, and PositioningAbstract This presentation is divided into four parts: First, I intend to clarify where, why, and how identity (I often use it synonymously with ‘sense-of-self,’ or as the answer ...
8.04.202608.04