News from Faculty Units
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Study visit to Barcelona
Members of the Department of Contemporary English and Multilingualism, as well as the Experimental Phonology and Phonetics Laboratory had the privilege of participating in a study visit to Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). During the visit, they toured state-of-the-art phonetic laboratories at both universities and ...
20.12.2024 -
Dr Uszula Kizelbach’s lecture at Aston University
Dr Urszula Kizelbach had the honour of presenting her latest book, (Im)politeness in McEwan’s Fiction: Literary pragma-stylistics (2023), during a series of annual lectures organised by the Aston Stylistics Research Group at Aston University in the UK.
14.11.2024 -
Literature and Mobility — meeting with Evelyn Conlon and Sean O’Reilly
On the 15th of October we had the pleasure to listen to two Irish writers speaking on the topic of “Literature and Mobility”. After the talks delivered by Sean O’Reilly and Evelyn Conlon, the audience could ask questions and even have a more personal conversation with our guests.
25.10.2024 -
Dr. Kornelia Boczkowska commissioned to curate a series of touring programs of Jon Behrens’ films for the Interbay Cinema Society in Seattle, WA
In 2023, Caryn Cline, the Executive Director of the Interbay Cinema Society, commissioned Dr. Kornelia Boczkowska (American Studies Research Unit: Language and Culture) to curate a series of touring programs of Jon Behrens’ films to commemorate his vast legacy and screen his films for new audiences.
20.05.2024 -
Geust Lectures of prof. Willie Burger (University of Pretoria)
The Department of Dutch and South African Studies is pleased to announce the following Guest Lectures by prof. Willie Burger – Head of the Department Afrikaans – University of Pretoria.
6.05.2024 -
Prof. dr. Jan ten Thije (Universiteit Utrecht) in Poznań
Between April 8th and 12th, Prof. Jan ten Thije from Utrecht University visited the Department of Dutch and South African Studies.
18.04.2024 -
Dr. Kornelia Boczkowska’s special program at the 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival
Dr. Kornelia Boczkowska from the American Studies Research Unit: Language and Culture curated a special program "An Animal Is Not a Metaphor" at the 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival on the invitation of the executive director of the festival, Leslie Raymond. On March 30, 2024, Kornelia Boczkowska presented a program ...
9.04.2024 -
Guest Lectures: Dr Joanine Nel (University of Pretoria)
The Department of Dutch and South African Studies announces the following guest lectures by Dr Joanine Nel - Lecturer in Afrikaans Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at University of Pretoria
11.03.2024 -
Dr Urszula Kizelbach has been appointed an editorial board member for Cambridge University Press
Dr Urszula Kizelbach has been appointed a member of the Editorial Board for Cambridge Elements in Stylistics, a new academic series to be published by Cambridge University Press.
6.02.2024 -
Dr Katarzyna Macedulska elected to The Board of Polish Association for American Studies
Dr Katarzyna Macedulska from the Department of American Studies: Literature and Media was elected to the Board of Polish Association for American Studies (PAAS).
31.01.2024