Dr hab. Pawel Duber (Nottingham Trent University) Tytus Komarnicki – Dyplomata i uczony (1896-1967) In this seminar, Dr Duber will talk about his forthcoming book: a biography of Tytus Komarnicki, a Polish diplomat, lawyer, and historian. Although nowadays his name is remembered mainly for his achievements as a historian after 1945, Komarnicki was a talented […]
Dear Colleagues, The next twentieth century Polish history seminar will take place on Wednesday (26 October) at 6.15pm via Zoom. Professor Joshua Zimmerman (Yeshiva University, New York) will discuss his new book Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland. (See: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674984271 ). The Zoom link is pasted below. Details of forthcoming seminars can be found […]
Tourism is one of the industries that have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Destinations recorded one billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than 2019. The future of tourism was discussed with a base of current challenges in restarting tourism globally, at this year panel on “Tourism resilience and building forward better” (during the […]
Dear Colleagues, The next twentieth century Polish history seminar will take place on Wednesday 23 November at 6.15pm via Zoom. Judith Vocker (University of Leicester) will give a presentation titledIn the Name of the German Nation” The German jurisdiction in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of the General Government (1939-1944). Details of forthcoming seminars can […]
Dear Colleagues, The next twentieth century Polish history seminar will take place on Wednesday 14 December at 6.15pm via Zoom. Artur Roland Kozlowski (WSB University, Gdansk) will give a presentation titled In the Name of the German Nation” The German jurisdiction in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of the General Government (1939-1944). Zoom link is […]
Dear Colleagues, next twentieth century Polish history seminar will take place on Wednesday 18 January at 6.15pm Dr Janek Gryta (University of Wales Trinity Saint David) will give a presentation titled Between assimilation and emigration. Identity building amongst Polish Jews in the 1950s and 1960s. The Zoom link is pasted below. Details of forthcoming seminars […]
The next Polish history seminar will take place on Wednesday 1 February at 6.15pm via Zoom.Dr Agnieszka Pasieka (University of Bayreuth) will give a presentation titledUnwanted heirs: The Solidarity movement and youth far-right activists in contemporary Poland. .Zoom meeting: Details of forthcoming seminars can be found at : https://puno.ac.uk/struktura-puno/zaklad-wspolczesnej-kultury-brytyjskiej-seminaria/ Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81774455393?pwd=NVl1Nlg1SG1HckdyZnY5WTM4eERXdz09 Meeting ID: 817 […]
The next Polish history seminar will take place on Tuesday, 28th February 2023 at 6:15 PM Piotr Paziński (author, jurnalist) will give a presentation titledDiscussion on Bird Streets. Details of forthcoming seminars can be found at : https://puno.ac.uk/struktura-puno/zaklad-wspolczesnej-kultury-brytyjskiej-seminaria/ In order to participate, please register via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bird-streets-tickets-513249251327
dr Wojtek Rappak (PUNO) Some reflections in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Time: Apr 19, 2023 06:00 PM London https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88000665951?pwd=eXJVeUNFWVJlRUNkZ2hzd0pINWdrdz09 Meeting ID: 880 0066 5951 Passcode: 000007 Exactly 80 years ago, on April 19th 1943, about a thousand young Jewish fighters attacked various German positions in the Warsaw ghetto. The […]
Professor Colin Clarke (University of Oxford) Germany’s Persecution of the German Jews, Evisceration of Poland and Exploitation of the Ghettoes Time: Apr 19, 2023 06:00 PM London Topic: Polish University Abroad LONDON's Zoom Meeting - History Seminar Time: May 10, 2023 06:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84554589215?pwd=SGF5ajg2Vlo0MHBCSHdnZ1FyRUhEQT09 Meeting ID: 845 5458 9215 Passcode: 844502
READING FILIPOWICZ WITH ANNA ZARANKO 'Cat in the Wet Grass' by Kornel Filipowicz – between reading and translation You are cordially invited to the fourth meeting in the series 'Reading Filipowicz'. This time we will enter into the fascinating world of Filipowicz's works in conversation with Anna Zaranko, who translates Filipowicz's works into English. The […]
"People's History of Poland" - methodology and reception "People's History of Poland" sold more than 70,000 copies on the Polish market and sparked a lively debate about the presence of lower classes in historical consciousness in present day Poland. In my presentation, I will talk about the ideas behind my book and its reception. Adam […]