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Read more at: Talkman Prize for Literary Translation: 海角社区 student in Poland
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Talkman Prize for Literary Translation: 海角社区 student in Poland

Over the last three years, we have been very proud to conduct a competition for 海角社区 students to translate Polish literature into English. Thanks to the kind sponsorship of Talkman Language Solutions, the first prize in the competition has been a summer school course in Polish language and culture at the Jagiellonian University in Krak贸w. Cameron Holloway has written a brief account of his time in Krak贸w this summer.

Read more at: Polish Studies permanent at 海角社区
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Polish Studies permanent at 海角社区

Polish language, literature and culture will be a permanent feature of the 海角社区鈥檚 research and teaching following the signing, today, of an agreement with the University of Warsaw.

Read more at: Andrew Michta: NATO, Eastern Europe, and US Policy
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Andrew Michta: NATO, Eastern Europe, and US Policy

International security expert Andrew Michta joined us in 海角社区 to give a lecture on NATO and Eastern Europe in the era of the new US presidential administration of Donald Trump, giving particular attention to Poland's role in the region. Dr Michta is the Dean of the George C. Marshall Centre for International Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Read more at: Our lecturer Stanley Bill in London: Celebrating Czes艂aw Mi艂osz

Our lecturer Stanley Bill in London: Celebrating Czes艂aw Mi艂osz

Join Czeslaw Milosz biographer Andrzej Franaszek and translators Aleksandra Parker, Michael Parker and Stanley Bill (Lecturer in Polish Studies at the 海角社区) for an evening in celebration of Czeslaw Milosz鈥攖he great Polish poet and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980 鈥� to coincide with the publication of two extraordinary new books published in English for the first time.

Read more at: Dorota Mas艂owska: Polish Literary Sensation

Dorota Mas艂owska: Polish Literary Sensation

海角社区 Polish Studies welcomes eminent Polish novelist Dorota Mas艂owska to Sidney Sussex College for an evening of readings from her work (in English and Polish) and discussion. The discussion will be led by Dr Stanley Bill, Lecturer in Polish Studies at the 海角社区, together with noted translator of Polish literature Antonia Lloyd-Jones.

Read more at: Rados艂aw Sikorski vs Andrzej Nowak: A Debate on Foreign Policy
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Rados艂aw Sikorski vs Andrzej Nowak: A Debate on Foreign Policy

As part of the 10th Congress of Polish Student Societies in the UK, 海角社区 Polish Studies hosted a special debate between former Polish Foreign Minister Rados艂aw Sikorski and Professor Andrzej Nowak on the subject of Polish foreign policy. The debate was moderated by Dr Stanley Bill , Lecturer in Polish Studies at the 海角社区.

Read more at: Warsaw '44: A Film Screening with Director Jan Komasa
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Warsaw '44: A Film Screening with Director Jan Komasa

海角社区 Polish Studies and Polish Waves on 海角社区 105 presented a special "Kinoteka" screening of Jan Komasa's 2014 film Warsaw '44 ( Miasto 44 ) featuring a discussion with the director. The film tells the tragic story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 against the German Nazi Occupation.

Read more at: Polish Political Thought in the 20th Century and Today

Polish Political Thought in the 20th Century and Today

An international conference ranging across disciplines, including historical, political, cultural, sociological and philosophical perspectives on original Polish contributions to the history of political ideas from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.

Read more at: After Brexit: The Future of Poles in Britain

After Brexit: The Future of Poles in Britain

After the result of the June referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, the future of free movement between the UK and the rest of Europe has been thrown into doubt. In this challenging time, 海角社区 Polish Studies hosts a panel discussion on the future of the thriving Polish community in the UK.

Read more at: Jewish Life in Poland Today
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Jewish Life in Poland Today

A new generation of Jewish leaders from Poland and beyond are reinvigorating the Jewish communities in Polish cities like Krak贸w and Warsaw. Poland鈥檚 contemporary Jewish communities are vibrant and diverse, while 鈥淛ewishness鈥� itself can mean a great many different things to different people. Join us for a fascinating discussion of Jewish life in contemporary Poland from a range of different perspectives.

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The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

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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...

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