The Madison Polish Film Festival is back! This year, the festival will take place on November 13 and 20 at the Marquee Cinema (located in Union South) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. All screenings are FREE and OPEN to the public. Join us to celebrate Poland’s vibrant and universally recognized cinematic tradition! The …
From Berlin to Białystok, from Vienna to Wolin—the map of Central Europe is full of places where multiple cultures, languages, religions, and traditions intersect. To document and promote this diversity, students in a new Slavic course completed a collaborative digital mapping project titled “Mapping Multiculturalism in Central Europe.” The project is now available for viewing …
Each year, the UW–Madison Polish Studies Program announces the recipients of the Lapinski scholarship, received as a generous endowment from the will of Mrs. Leona Lapinski Leute. In the academic year 2022/2023, the Lapinski awards went to Victoria Chowaniak from Elmwood Park, Illinois, and Julia Paciorek, from Houston, Texas. Congratulations, Victoria and Julia! Gratulacje! The Lapinski fund provides financial support …
On February 16, Dr. Leszek Gardeła of the National Museum in Denmark presented a guest lecture titled “What did Vikings do in Poland (And Why Should We Care)?” via Zoom. During the online visit, Dr. Gardeła discussed notable archeological finds and hypotheses of a Viking presence in the Polish lands and answered questions from the …
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 Polish language lecturer, was elected for special recognition at the 2021 Polish Film Festival in America. The 2021 Polish Film …
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 reached faraway places, including the small island of Curaçao in the Caribbean. Now, a local event combining live music and …
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 November 14 and 21 at the Marquee Cinema and UW Cinematheque on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. All screenings are …
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 of Mrs. Leona Lapinski Leute. The Lapinski fund provides financial support for UW undergraduate and graduate students studying the Polish language, …
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 by the UW Polish Student Association (PSA) for the Fall 2021 semester. With a growing appetite among students for all things Polish, …