Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel Prize in Literature 2018
Books by Olga Tokarczuk
UBC Library:
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Vancouver Public Library:
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Category: Poland
FollowGoGlobal Information Session for Students in CENES – 7 October 2019
Monday, October 7th, at 5:00pm in Buchanan Tower 997
Join us for an information session for students interested in studying abroad in Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies.
Also in Warsaw, Poland!
students.ubc.ca/career/interna
Witnessing Auschwitz Seminar
https://students.ubc.ca/career/international-experiences/global-seminars/poland-witnessing-auschwitz
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Upcoming lectures with Dr Eunice Blavascunas (October 10 and October 11, 2019)
Mark your calendars!
Dr Eunice Blavascunas
Peasants and Cosmopolitics in Poland’s Białowieża Forest: Historical and Ethnographic considerations
Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:15 pm
Simon K.Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre (GLRC)
(Polish Discussion Club | Global Lounge | CENES)
Until Poland joined the EU in 2004 the country had a larger number of small family farms, a legacy of a much longer historical development that this lecture will explore. But what does this legacy of small farms mean for how “Europe’s last primeval forest” would develop in the post communist period? This lecture explores two competing versions of the peasantry and how they interact with cosmopolitan ecotourist development and nature conservation practices as farming has becoming obsolete in the hamlets of the ancient woodland.
Dr Eunice Blavascunas
The Forester as a Figure: Between Communism and Nationalism in Europe’s “Last Primeval Forest”
Friday, October 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm
FSC 1221 | 2424 Main Mall, Forest Sciences Centre
(Faculty of Forestry)
The Białowieża Forest in north eastern Poland is frequently touted as” Europe’s last primeval forest.” The forest complex is split between a strictly preserved national park and a larger timber producing forest. In an ethnograhic and historical analysis this lecture explores the figure of the forester, a figure that is entangled in both nationalist and communist pasts. As a figure, the forester is more than a civil servant working neutrally for the common good or the state. In a part of the world which experienced violent twentieth century histories, forest aesthetics and historical truths appear to emerge when regional inhabitants conjure the forester.
Please note that the first lecture is organized by Polish Discussion Club and Polish language students (Global Lounge and the CENES department). The second lecture is a guest lecture at the Department of Forestry.
If you have any questions, please contact: Helena G. Kudzia at hkudzia@mail.ubc.ca
Polish Studies: Scholarships / Stypendia
Stypendia / Scholarships
John Paul II Scholarship in Polish – University of Ottawa https://scholarships.uottawa.ca/p/a/17965/
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2018
Canadian Polish Millennium Fund
http://www.millenniumfund.ca/
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2018
The W. Reymont Foundation
http://www.reymontfoundation.com/
Deadline: November 2018
Adam Mickiewicz Foundation http://polishcanadians.ca/Adam_Mickiewicz_foundation_PL.htmlDeadline: Sept. 15, 2018
Dr. Jerzy W. Jarmasz Memorial Scholarship
http://www.phfweb.ca/
June, 30, 2018
Barka Foundation Volunteer and Travel Opportunity: Social Work & Polish Language
Barka Foundation Volunteer and Travel Opportunity:
Social Work & Polish Language
Application Deadline: May 16, 2018
For detailed information please contact Barka Foundation directly.
The main purpose of this project is provide an opportunity to young Canadians of Polish origin to develop or improve their skills in social work by acquainting them with the changes that have occurred in Poland in recent years. Participation in this project will also provide Polish-Canadian youth with an opportunity for a cultural exchange and improvement of Polish language skills.
Translating from Leśmianesque into English (culture.pl)
Bolesław Leśmian’s remarkable poetry may be a Polish favourite, but it’s been infuriating English-language translators for decades. Translation expert Marta Kaźmierczak talks to Culture.pl about why it’s so hard to translate Leśmian into English and what constitutes a good Leśmian translation.
Dr. Małgorzata Kołaczek “West vs. East” Nov 16 at 12:30pm in BuTo 997
“West vs. East” with Dr. Małgorzta Kołaczek . Nov 16 at 12:30pm in BuTo 997. All are welcome.
Polish Discussion Club: The Pianist
Polish Discussion Club: The Pianist
Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 5 pm (BuTo, 9th floor).
Event in English, open to UBC faculty and students.
Stanislaw Lem – ‘Solaris’ at BBC
Listen to ‘Solaris’ at BBC Radio!
World War II Survivor Testimonies
World War II Survivor Testimonies by Wojciech Oleksiak
Leicestershire Council has recently made public the recorded memories of the Poles and their families living in the county. Why have Poles been living there for over 60 years now? Would you believe that people who were deported to Siberia faced even worse hardship after the war?