As the 2021 Madison Polish Film Festival is back in full swing on the UW–Madison campus, the UW Polish Studies program has another reason to celebrate. Earlier this month, Dr. Ewa Miernowska, the program’s long-serving …
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Chopin and the Caribbean: Film & Music Event in Madison Explores Composer’s Unknown Connection to the Americas
Frédéric Chopin, the leading composer of the Romantic period, is usually associated with Poland, his native land, or France, where he spent the second half of his life. However, Chopin’s musical influence transcended borders and …
Announcing Madison Polish Film Festival 2021
After an online edition in 2020, the Madison Polish Film Festival returns to its traditional, in-person format with an eclectic selection of the latest in Polish cinematography. This year, the festival will take place on …
Lapinski Scholarship Winners Highlight Importance of Polish Language in Connecting with Family and Building Communities
Lapinski Scholarship Winners Highlight Importance of Polish Language in Connecting with Family and Building Communities Each year, the UW–Madison Polish Studies Program announces the recipients of the Lapinski scholarship, received as a generous endowment from the will …
Polish Student Association Offers a Menu of Activities for Students Hungry for Polish Culture
Polish Student Association Offers a Menu of Activities for Students Hungry for Polish Culture Polish boards games, trivia night with prizes, and pumpkin carving – these are just some of the upcoming activities planned …
How Humor Helped Us Survive Communist Reality in Poland
How Humor Helped Us Survive Communist Reality in Poland A native Pole and former UW-Madison instructor gives a first-person account of life under communism in Poland. Irena Frączek, a longtime instructor and lecturer in the …
Author John Guzlowski Gives Talk in Polish Migration Course
Polish-American author John Guzlowski discusses his poetry, family history, and migration. John Guzlowski, one of the most accomplished Polish-American poets, gave a guest lecture in a new Slavic Studies course on Polish migration to the …
Podcast interview with Polish lecturer Krzysztof Borowski
Polish lecturer talks Polish migration course, teaching Polish on podcast Krzysztof Borowski, Slavic Studies’ new Polish lecturer, was recently featured in a popular Polish-language podcast about life in America called Ameryka i ja (America and Me). …
Q&A With New GNS+ Lecturer Krzysztof Borowski
GNS+ welcomes one of our newest lecturers Krzysztof Borowski. Krzysztof received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He specializes in Polish language instruction, Slavic sociolinguistics, and issues of identity in contemporary Poland. What first …