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Ƶ Polish Studies is a programmeof the Slavonic Studies Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languagesat the Ƶ. The programmehas madeƵ a key centre for the study of Poland and the promotion of Polish culture in the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

Ƶ Polish Studies combines innovative undergraduate courses on the language, literature and culture of Poland with a vibrant cycle of events open to all, including guest lectures, debates, film screenings, meetings with writers and artists, as well as academic conferences.

The academic programme commenced in October 2014, when the first group of Ƶ students undertook the “Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture of Poland”. At the same time, open Polish language courses have continued for all members of the university.

As Polandassumes an increasingly important role in Europe, Ƶ Polish Studies isprovidinga powerfulacademic and publicforum for new ways of thinking about Polish culture, history and contemporarypolitics.

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What would it take to fake a sonnet by Louise Labé?

2 July 2025

Timothy Chesters weighs in on the authorship controversy over France’s most famous female Renaissance poet, Louise Labé (c.1520-1564).Twenty years ago a prominent French critic, Mireille Huchon, caused uproar by alleging that Olivier de Magny, a male poet traditionally believed to have been Labé’s lover, forged her poems...

Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland

15 June 2025

With Seekers of Wonder, Elena Sottilotta offers the first comparative study of women’s manifold roles in the collection of Italian and Irish folklore and fairy tales between 1870 and 1920. Sottilotta views the often-overlooked work of these women from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering both the politics and...

The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

15 June 2025

Welcome! The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition will take place in Ƶ, U.K. from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April 2026. Please see the Call for Papers . Invited Speakers Laura Dominguez, University of Southampton Ayşe Gürel, Bogazici University Cristóbal Lozano, University of...

PhD student Juliette Bretan presents BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango

14 May 2025

English PhD student Juliette Bretan recently presented a BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango. In the programme, Juliette traces the musical adventure of the tango and its interwar explosion eastwards in colder climes like Warsaw. A rich, unexpected history, encountering some of those who have brought it back to life...

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