The seminar series on twentieth century Polish history was initiated at PUNO in 2013. It provides a forum for scholars and the wider public to engage with new historical scholarship. Scholars from a range of British and Polish universities have presented research in progress and discussed their recent publications. Details of previous seminars can be […]
Dr Piotr Puchalski (Pedagogical University of Kraków) Poland and the Colonies: Rethinking the Inter-war Period In his talk, Puchalski will present selected findings from his book Poland in a Colonial World Order: Adjustments and Aspirations, 1918-1939. Contextualising inter-war Poland in a changing world of empires, nation-states, dominions, protectorates, mandates and colonies, the author charts how, […]
Joseph Conrad, Colonialism and Africa. Profesor Robert Hampson (University of London, Institute of English Studies). In this talk, Professor Hampson will consider Conrad’s engagement with colonialism in his African fiction. Although Conrad is associated in the popular mind with Africa, his early fiction drew on his experiences in the Malay Archipelago, and the Malay archipelago […]
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 […]
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, 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
"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 […]