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Read more at: The Idea of the Republic in Poland-Lithuania: A Conversation with Robert Frost
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The Idea of the Republic in Poland-Lithuania: A Conversation with Robert Frost

Cambridge Polish Studies and the University of Warsaw hosted a special conversation with historian Robert Frost (University of Aberdeen) about his work on the forthcoming second volume of his three-part Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania.


Read more at: Pan Tadeusz: a theatrical reading with music
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Pan Tadeusz: a theatrical reading with music

A theatrical reading of Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem Pan Tadeusz (1834) with live musical interludes.


Read more at: Polish-Russian relations: an open discussion
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Polish-Russian relations: an open discussion

A discussion of Polish-Russian relations, featuring Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Igor Gretskiy .


Read more at: New Perspectives in Memory Studies
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New Perspectives in Memory Studies

Cambridge Polish Studies is pleased to be a co-organiser of the "New Perspectives in Memory Studies" workshop at Clare College, Cambridge.


Read more at: 'Mr Jones' - a screening of Agnieszka Holland's new film
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'Mr Jones' - a screening of Agnieszka Holland's new film

Cambridge Polish Studies and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies, in conjunction with HREC (Canada) and AUGB (UK) are pleased to present a screening and discussion of the 2019 drama film ‘Mr. Jones’ directed by Agnieszka Holland, and starring James Norton, Vanessa Kirby and Peter Sarsgaard.


Read more at: Cambridge Central European Conference 2019: Post-1989 Transformation and Historical Memory
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Cambridge Central European Conference 2019: Post-1989 Transformation and Historical Memory

The year 2019 represents the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolutions, which reshaped both the international and domestic landscape in Central and Eastern Europe, leading to a large-scale political, economic and social transformation. The 30th anniversary provides a good opportunity to look back at these processes.


Read more at: Cambridge students at the University of Warsaw
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Cambridge students at the University of Warsaw

In summer 2019, thanks to the generous support of the University of Warsaw, two Cambridge students spent three weeks in the Polish capital taking an intensive course in Polish language and culture.


Read more at: Newton International Fellow from University of Warsaw
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Newton International Fellow from University of Warsaw

We are delighted that Dr Małgorzata Trzeciak Cygan from the University of Warsaw has joined us in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge as a Newton International Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Trzeciak Cygan will be working on a project on "Female portraits in Italian and British travellers’ accounts from Poland (1600-1700)" with Professor Helena Sanson of the Italian Section.


Read more at: Cambridge student Juliette Bretan on a summer in Poland
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Cambridge student Juliette Bretan on a summer in Poland

Cambridge student Juliette Bretan spent the summer in Warsaw on multiple journalistic internships. She describes her work and relates her experiences of the Polish capital.


Read more at: Being Poland: A New History of Polish Literature and Culture Since 1918
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Being Poland: A New History of Polish Literature and Culture Since 1918

Cambridge Polish Studies is proud to host a presentation of a comprehensive new book on twentieth-century Polish culture, Being Poland: A New History of Polish Literature and Culture Since 1918. The event will feature two of the book's editors, Tamara Trojanowska (University of Toronto) and Joanna Niżyńska (Indiana University), in conversation with Stanley Bill (University of Cambridge).