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Milan Kundera in the Polish Underground. The Case of Unofficial Literary Studies and Samizdat-Tamizdat System

Milan Kundera in the Polish underground publishing scene? That was precisely the topic of discussion at the 7th World Congress of Bohemian Studies, “Literature and Language(s) in Dialogue”!
On June 30 of this year, Dr. Jan Olaszek from #ISPPAN, together with Dr. Anna Gnot and Dr. Petra Loučová from the Institute of Czech Literature at the Czech Academy of Sciences, presented a paper at the congress titled “Milan Kundera in the Polish Underground. The Case of Unofficial Literary Studies and the Samizdat-Tamizdat System”.

The presentation took place during the panel “Transnationalism During the Cold War. Authors, Translators, Scholars, and Readers” and focused on the circulation of Milan Kundera’s works in the Polish underground as well as transnational networks for the exchange of literature and ideas during the Cold War.

Congratulations to the speakers, and we’re delighted that research conducted at #ISPPAN is being presented at the most important international academic forums!

 

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Blanka PelaJul 09Comments Disabled

Memory in Postmigration Communities. Field of Memory. Discussion around the book

Richard Pipes Laboratory at the Institute of Political Studies PAS cordially invites for the seminar:

Memory in Postmigration Communities. Field of Memory
Discussion around the book with the author.

Guests:
Małgorzata Łukianow, University of Warsaw
Cynthia Malakakis, University of Warsaw
Chair:
Bartłomiej Krzysztan, Institute of Political Studies PAS

18th June 2026
12pm CET
on the ZOOM Platform

Registration link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/Vc_hh1dDQoS2xK4DVEpztQ#/registration

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Blanka PelaJun 11 , Comments Disabled

Summer School 2026 in Rzucewo

Applications for the 2026 Summer School are still open – join us in Rzucewo this September!
The summer school ‘Navigating the Narrative Turn: Historiography, Museology and Social Research’, organised by the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk and the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, is a unique meeting place for young researchers in history, sociology, political science and museology. A week of intensive workshops, lectures and discussions with leading experts from around the world.
We are delighted and honoured to announce that it is:
Prof. Aleida Assmann from the Faculty of Literature, Art and Media at the University of Konstanz
One of the world’s leading scholars of cultural memory. Author of seminal works on media history, reading theory, collective memory, and trauma and the Holocaust. Winner of the Peace Prize of the German Booksellers’ Association.
Suummer School participants are invited to attend the lecture: “Historical Transformations of the European Dream”.
The European Community as an experiment dependent on collective will – surprisingly enduring, capable of historical transformation and potentially inspiring to other parts of the world grappling with wars and political polarisation.
She will also take part in the workshop: “Can the past be repaired?” A workshop dedicated to countries where deep divisions within national narratives and historical memory have become a pressing issue – and the question of whether and how the past can be “repaired”.
Applications may be submitted via the online application form available at https://tiny.pl/1m_m8gxmp
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Blanka PelaMay 28Comments Disabled
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David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War – A Book Discussion

The Richard Pipes Laboratory at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences invites you to a meeting with Serhii Plokhy, historian and Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. The discussion will focus on his latest book, David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War. In this book, the author reflects on Russian aggression against Ukraine and shows how history can help explain Ukraine’s determination and success on the battlefield and in the public sphere.

The meeting will take place on 21 May 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Warsaw, at 2/4 Oleandrów Street, in the Library of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as online via Zoom.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ft9dNsFXRySLeIn33KQciA#/registration

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Blanka PelaMay 14Comments Disabled

New article: How Has France Established Itself as a Champion of the European Fight Against Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)?

A new publication by Prof. Agnieszka Cianciara!

How did France become one of the leaders in the European fight against disinformation and information interference (#FIMI)?
In her latest article in the “Journal of Common Market Studies,” the author shows how French policy has evolved—from defensive measures to a more decisive and comprehensive strategy, particularly in response to Russia’s actions.

Article available in open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.70114

 

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Blanka PelaApr 29 , , , Comments Disabled
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Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz awarded a scholarship from Stanford University

We are proud to announce that Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz has been awarded a scholarship from Stanford University! Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz #ISPPAN Narutowicz Institute has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Stanford University Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies as part of the Wayne Vucinich Fellowship program.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations and wish her continued success!

https://creees.stanford.edu/people/katarzyna-kwiatkowska-moskalewicz?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0jgexj5b

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Blanka PelaApr 14 , , Comments Disabled
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From Occupation to Emancipation: Dialogues on De-Imperialization – debate

Join us for a debate on de-imperialization and memory!
On April 14 at 4:00 p.m. (UTC) / 6:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST), the Memory Studies Association will host a session titled “From Occupation to Emancipation: Dialogues on De-Imperialization”.

The event will be moderated by:
Dr. Bartłomiej Krzysztan #ISPPAN and Dr. Małgorzata Łukianow, University of Warsaw

More information: https://tiny.pl/7708_585p

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Blanka PelaApr 09 Comments Disabled

On the Edge of Power: Peasants and Escape Ecologies in Eastern Europe, 1700-1850

 

We proudly announce that Dr. Michał Pospiszyl’s article “On the Edge of Power: Peasants and Escape Ecologies in Eastern Europe, 1700-1850” was published in The Journal of Modern History.

The article, prepared as a part of the NCN Sonata project, offers a new outlook on the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the XVIII century.

The author shows how swamps, forests, and wasteland – the so-called “escape ecologies” – could have constituted as places of relative independence for peasants, deserters and religious dissidents as both shelter and a tool for negotiating one’s social standing.

 

Read here: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/739699

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Blanka PelaApr 08 , , , , Comments Disabled