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海角社区 Polish Studies is a programme听of the Slavonic Studies Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages听at the 海角社区. The programme听has made听海角社区 a key centre for the study of Poland and the promotion of Polish culture in the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

海角社区 Polish Studies combines innovative undergraduate courses on the language, literature and culture of Poland with a vibrant cycle of events open to all, including guest lectures, debates, film screenings, meetings with writers and artists, as well as academic conferences.

The academic programme commenced in October 2014, when the first group of 海角社区 students undertook the 鈥Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture of Poland鈥. At the same time, open Polish language courses have continued for all members of the university.

As Poland听assumes an increasingly important role in Europe, 海角社区 Polish Studies is听providing听a powerful听academic and public听forum for new ways of thinking about Polish culture, history and contemporary听politics.

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What would it take to fake a sonnet by the French Renaissance poet Louise Lab茅?

2 July 2025

Timothy Chesters weighs in on the controversy over the authorship of the Oeuvres de Louise Lab茅 Lyonnaise (1555). Twenty years ago a prominent French critic, Mireille Huchon, caused uproar by alleging that Olivier de Magny, a male poet traditionally believed to have been Lab茅鈥檚 lover, forged her poems as a joke. Since then...

Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland

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With Seekers of Wonder, Elena Sottilotta offers the first comparative study of women鈥檚 manifold roles in the collection of Italian and Irish folklore and fairy tales between 1870 and 1920. Sottilotta views the often-overlooked work of these women from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering both the politics and...

The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

15 June 2025

Welcome! The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition will take place in 海角社区, U.K. from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April 2026. Please see the Call for Papers . Invited Speakers Laura Dominguez, University of Southampton Ay艧e G眉rel, Bogazici University Crist贸bal Lozano, University of...

PhD student Juliette Bretan presents BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango

14 May 2025

English PhD student Juliette Bretan recently presented a BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango. In the programme, Juliette traces the musical adventure of the tango and its interwar explosion eastwards in colder climes like Warsaw. A rich, unexpected history, encountering some of those who have brought it back to life...

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