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Read more at: Past as Prelude: Polish-Ukrainian Relations for the Twenty-First Century

Past as Prelude: Polish-Ukrainian Relations for the Twenty-First Century

An international conference bringing together a diverse group of historians, political scientists, public intellectuals and social activists from Poland, Ukraine, the US and the UK to discuss the positive opportunities for the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the context of the more difficult questions from the past.


Read more at: Life on the Margins: Bruno Schulz and the Hasidic Kabbalah
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Life on the Margins: Bruno Schulz and the Hasidic Kabbalah

Eminent Polish philosopher Professor Agata Bielik-Robson presented the works of the Polish-Jewish writer Bruno Schulz (1892-1942) in the context of Hasidism and the Kabbalah.


Read more at: Jagiellonian Lecture: Dr Stanley Bill at the Polish Embassy, London
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Jagiellonian Lecture: Dr Stanley Bill at the Polish Embassy, London

Jagiellonian Lecture at the Polish Embassy, London 28 May 2015 Dr Stanley Bill, Lecturer in Polish Studies, delivered a lecture entitled 'Distinctive Voices: Polish Culture in the World' as part of the Jagiellonian Lecture series organised by the Jagiellonian University's Polish Research Centre in London. The lecture was...


Read more at: Adam Zagajewski: An Evening of Poetry

Adam Zagajewski: An Evening of Poetry

Adam Zagajewski, Poland's greatest living poet, joined Cambridge Polish Studies at Trinity College for an evening of his poetry. Zagajewski read a selection of poems, followed by discussion and audience questions.


Read more at: Between Russia and Germany: Poland and the Shifting European Order
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Between Russia and Germany: Poland and the Shifting European Order

A discussion of Poland’s new role in Europe and the shifting nature of German-Russian relations with Edward Lucas, Senior Editor at The Economist , and Peter Hitchens, columnist for The Mail on Sunday .


Read more at: The Spy who Loved: A Talk with Clare Mulley
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The Spy who Loved: A Talk with Clare Mulley

Cambridge University Polish Society and Cambridge Polish Studies warmly invite you to a talk by award-winning author Clare Mulley on her biography of Polish wartime spy Krystyna Skarbek.


Read more at: Next Step: Poland
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Next Step: Poland

NEXT STEP: POLAND is a student-led initiative, which aims to promote career and internship opportunities in Poland.


Read more at: Jewish Memory in Contemporary Poland
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Jewish Memory in Contemporary Poland

A virtual tour of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw with Program Director Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, followed by a broader discussion of Jewish memory in contemporary Poland with Dr Roma Sendyka from the Jagiellonian University, Krakow.


Read more at: Kinoteka: Polish Film Club
Kinoteka

Kinoteka: Polish Film Club

Regular screenings of Polish cinema classics and more recent offerings.


Latest News and Events

Emma Claussen selected as Member of the Institute for Advanced Study

3 October 2025

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics is delighted to share the news that Dr Emma Claussen, Fellow of Trinity College and Trinity Assistant Professor in French, has been selected as a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton for the 2025–26 academic year and will join for the...

Slavonic Studies presents the "Freedom" Speaker Series 2025-26

3 October 2025

We warmly invite you to attend the Slavonic Studies/CamCCEEES joint 2025-26 Speaker Series, which is dedicated to the subject of Freedom The talks will take place in Michaelmas and Lent Terms on Thursdays from 5:30pm in the Knox Shaw Room in Sidney Sussex College 30 October 2025 “Surrogates of Freedom: Authoritarian...

La Noire de… at 60. Reflecting on the life and legacy of an African classic

29 September 2025

Date: 12 - 14 Nov 2025, All day Location: Various locations A landmark of African cinemas turns 60. In 1966, Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène’s La Noire de… / Black Girl made history as the first feature-length film by a Black African director. Nearly sixty years later, this three-day film series and international...

Leading Women in Spanish Film and Television

29 September 2025

Date: 29 Oct 2025, 5:30pm Location: Lubbock Theatre, Peterhouse College This lecture will focus on Spanish cinema and television to ask: what happens when we re-focus screen histories through the lens of gender and feminism? Taking the period of Spain’s Transition from dictatorship to democracy over the 1960s and 1970s as...

Anna May Wong: The Art of Reinvention

29 September 2025

From silent cinema to multiple-language talkies, vaudeville to television, and Hollywood to Europe and beyond, Anna May Wong constantly reinvented herself. She learned new languages, trained for different media and curated an ‘authentic’ Chinese wardrobe – even when being routinely typecast in roles and narratives confined...

PhD Grant in Catalan and Iberian Studies

29 September 2025

Fitzwilliam College has announced a new PhD grant to support research in Catalan or Iberian Studies . The Fitzwilliam College Walker Scholarship 2025 will fund a dissertation in this field, offering an exciting opportunity for postgraduate students to pursue advanced research. For full details and eligibility criteria...

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