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Guest lecture by Dr. Lorraine Wong, University of Otago: "Chinese Latinization and its Communization of Writing", June 13, 11.30. 601A.

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-06-14. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-06-12.
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The Department of Studies in Culture is honoured to invite everyone to a talk by Dr. Lorraine Wong from the University of Otago, New Zealand: "Chinese Latinization and its Communization of Writing" 13th June, 2017, at 11.30, room 601A.


Dr. Lorraine Wong is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She received her BA in English from the University of Hong Kong, MPhil in Sociology from Cambridge University and Ph.D in Comparative Literature from New York University. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese literature in the global context as well as minor literatures written in non-Mandarin Chinese. She has published in both English and Chinese. Her work appears in Literature Compass, City on the Edge: Hong Kong, China, Boundaries and Borderland, and Journal of Hangzhou Normal University. Currently, she is working on a book manuscript tentatively entitled Script and Revolution in China’s Long Twentieth Century. Her talk at AMU is drawn from her analysis from this manuscript, and she will also present her work at the American Comparative Literature Association annual conference at Utrecht University.


Two guest lectures by Dr. Mario Frendo, School of Performing Arts, University of Malta (June 7, 16:45 - 18:15; June 8, 18:30-20:00, C1)

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-06-08. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-06-06.
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It is our great pleasure to announce two guest lectures by Dr. Mario Frendo, International Director of the Theatre Studies Department, School of Performing Arts, University of Malta.


Ancient Greek Theatre: A Mediterranean Phenomenon
Wednesday, 7th June 16:45-18:15
C1, Coll. Novum


Musicalised Dramaturgies: Ancient Tragedy, Performance, and the Poetics of Aristotle
Thursday, 8th June 18:30-20:00
C1, Coll. Novum


Everyone more than welcome to attend.

Mario Frendo is a lecturer of theatre and performance and Director of the Centre for Research in Culture and Performance of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Malta. As one of the directors of TARF (Malta) – a research platform investigating contemporary performance practices – he is a co-founder of Icarus Publishing together with Odin Teatret (Denmark) and the Grotowski Institute (Poland). Mario Frendo’s research interests include musicality in theatre, relationships between culture and performance, and interdisciplinarity in performance.


WA Speakers' Corner - speaking classes for students seeking extra English practice - SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS!

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-05-31. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-29.

WA SPEAKERS' CORNER!!!

WEEKLY SPEAKING CLASSES FOR STUDENTS
SEEKING EXTRA ENGLISH PRACTICE FOR THE EXAM!!

question and answer, role play, debating, film scenes, poetry interpretation and much more

SEE THE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS 

All WA students are welcome!!!

More info:

Simon Harris, sharris@wa.amu.edu.pl

Dwight Holbrook

, hdwight10021@yahoo.com 

 

Bridget Nixon, bnixon@wa.amu.edu.pl

 

Tydzień Holendersko-Belgijski - relacje :: Dutch Belgian Week - reports

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-06-01. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-29.
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Pierwszy w historii naszego wydziału Tydzień Holendersko-Belgijski dobiegł końca. Nie mogliśmy narzekać na brak atrakcji i dobrej zabawy! Dziękujemy wszystkim, którzy przyczynili się do realizacji tego przedsięwzięcia, zarówno organizatorom, jak i uczestnikom. To był znakomity tydzień pełen różnorodnych wrażeń! :: The first ever Dutch-Belgian Week at our Faculty is over. There was definitely no shortage of good time and entertainment! We’d like to thank everyone who contributed to the realization of this project, participants included. It was an incredible week full of various experiences!



Gorąco zapraszamy do obejrzenia naszych galerii z poszczególnych wydarzeń.

5.05: Hoofdrol, w rolach głównych Nancy Saeys oraz Bas van der Ham, prezentujący swoje spostrzeżenia odnośnie Belgii i Holandii.
http://oranjesuam.blogspot.com/2017/05/hoofdrol-50517-fotos.html 

9.05: Filmavond, seans poruszającego filmu „Zwartboek” w reżyserii znanego Paula Verhoevena. Warto było! https://www.facebook.com/events/649545865253275/permalink/65632412457544...

10.05: WA Cup, sportowe zmagania Wydziału Anglistyki i żywiołowi kibice.
http://wa.amu.edu.pl/wa/node/8785 

11.05: Spelorado, relaks przy grach planszowych w wyśmienitym towarzystwie.https://www.facebook.com/events/649545865253275/permalink/658034871071041/?ref=1&action_history=null

12.05: Świętowanie Dnia Króla, niezapomniany turniej 5-TEGEN-5  (studenci kontra wykładowcy) oraz stoły pełne smakołyków – finał idealny! https://www.facebook.com/events/649545865253275/permalink/658042394403622/?action_history=null 

Nie zapomnij o śledzeniu naszego fanpage’a (Koło Naukowe Oranjes  – https://www.facebook.com/kolo.oranjes/ ), aby nie przegapić nadchodzących wydarzeń!

Marta Knapińska, 2BA Dutch

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You are more than welcome to have a look at the pictures from particular events:

5.05: Hoofdrol with Nancy Saeys and Bas van der Ham who shared their thoughts on the Netherlands and Belgium.  http://oranjesuam.blogspot.com/2017/05/hoofdrol-50517-fotos.html

9.05: Filmavond – a screening of “Zwartboek”, a thrilling movie directed by the well-known Paul Verhoeven.
https://www.facebook.com/events/649545865253275/permalink/65632412457544...

10.05: WA Cup – the Faculty’s soccer tournament in which the players were cheered on by some vigorous fans. http://wa.amu.edu.pl/wa/node/8785

11.05: Spelorado – those present spent a nice evening playing relaxing and fun games in good company.
https://www.facebook.com/events/649545865253275/permalink/65803487107104...

12.05: King’s Day, 5-TEGEN-5 (an unforgettable tournament between students and lecturers) and an overload of delicious sweets ensured the perfect end to the Dutch-Belgian Week. https://www.facebook.com/events/649545865253275/permalink/65804239440362...

Follow us on FB (The Dutch Studies Reading Group “Oranjes”: https://www.facebook.com/kolo.oranjes/ ) in order not to miss any upcoming events.

Sara Wink, 2BA Dutch

Culture Vultures meeting: Elizabethan Theatre in Gdańsk, May 23, 6.30. pm, 316A

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-05-23. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-20.
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The Culture Vultures reading group invites everybody to a talk by prof. Jacek Fabiszak and dr Urszula Kizelbach: Elizabethan Theatre in Gdańsk.

 

WA Cup 2017 - report and photo galleries

Submitted by tomski on 19 May, 2017 - 14:20.
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This year’s WA CUP was played on Wednesday, May 10. After a year of hard work and a lot of training, Poland managed to take revenge and win the tournament. Congratulations!

Congratulations also to the other two teams (the Netherlands in second place and England, last year’s winners, in third) for putting up a good fight!


I’d like to thank:
•    the players (see below)
•    the referee: Mateusz "Jaś" Klimek
•    our spirited cheerleaders and all the other spectators / fans – it was great to have so many people show up and cheer on their teams despite the rain, wind and cold!
•    Katarzyna Kopeć, Ilona Karniło and Grzegorz Michalski for taking pictures
•    Tomasz Skirecki and the Dean’s Office for providing the prizes
•    Piotr Borowski from MDK Poznań for allowing us to use the pitch

The teams:

Poland (white shirts)
Adam Fabisiak (C)
Tomasz Lewicki (GK) – MVP of the tournament
Konrad Majewski
Damian Wojtas
Bartłomiej Adamiak
Michał Chmielewski
Paweł Gorlaszyński
Jakub Drąg
Kamil Pasternak

England (red shirts)
Dave Leonard (C)
Jacek Fabiszak (GK)
Mikołaj Skąpski
Rafał Jończyk
Maciej Kielar
Tomasz Drewniak
Piotr Helak

The Netherlands (orange shirts)
Bartłomiej Serek (C)
Radosław Dylewski (GK1)
Patrycja Zawłocka
Łukasz Szczesiak
Dawid Gołdyn
Aleksander Pietrzak
Mateusz Czuchrak (GK2)
Maciej Jabłoński
Filip Madejski

Cheerleaders:
3BA Dutch, Marta Knapińska, Weronika Woźniak, Monika Langerová, Aleksandra Gęsikiewicz, Kinga Zarzycka, Sara Saad and Oksana Kohut

Results:

Poland v The Netherlands 6-1

Goals:
For Poland: Jakub Drąg 2, Konrad Majewski 1, Damian Wojtas 1, Michał Chmielewski 1, Kamil Pasternak 1
For the Netherlands: Filip Madejski 1

England v Poland 2-3

Goals:
For England: Maciej Kielar 2, Bartłomiej Adamiak (own goal)
For Poland: Kamil Pasternak 2, Paweł Gorlaszyński 1

The Netherlands v England 6-3

Goals:
For the Netherlands: Dawid Gołdyn 2, Maciej Jabłoński 2, Aleksander Pietrzak 1, Filip Madejski 1
For England: Maciej Kielar 1, Dave Leonard 1, Mikołak Skąpski 1

PHOTO GALLERY 1 by Katarzyna Kopeć
PHOTO GALLERY 2 by Grzegorz Michalski
PHOTO GALLERY 3 by Ilona Karniło

Submitted by Robert de Louw (Department of Dutch and South African Studies)

Gastlezingen: dr Olga van Marion & dr Rick Honings, 18-19 mei 2017

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-05-19. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-15.
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WA Distinguished Professors' Lectures: Neuropoetry: How Shakespeare tempest the brain and how poetry catches the mind by Prof. Guillaume Thierry, 18.05.2017, 6.30 p.m., room C1, Collegium Novum

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-05-18. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-15.
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WA Distinguished Professors' Lectures Series features internationally renowned scholars visiting the Faculty of English to share their research and professional expertise with WA faculty and students.

 

Neuropoetry: How Shakespeare tempest the brain and how poetry catches the mind
by

 

Prof. Guillaume Thierry

 Thursday, May 18, 2017, 18.30, C1
Everyone more than welcome to attend!

As cognitive neuroscientists have developed an interest in the study of human emotion, the neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning aesthetic experience have gradually come under the spotlight. Studies aiming to understand the main cognitive processes at work when someone perceives the beauty of a body movement, of a painting, a music score, or a literary construct are starting to become main stream. One powerful domain of aesthetic experience is that of poetry, arguably the ultimate verbal art form. In this presentation, I will review results from our lab spanning 10 years (only three studies, fear not!) looking at a literary device used by Shakespeare –the functional shift– that entailed changing the grammatical status of words and an ancient form of Welsh poetry –Cynghanedd– which obeys strict composition rules. First, I will present evidence that, compared to its standard syntactic equivalent, the Shakespearean functional shift elicits a state of surprise in the reader (and presumably the listener) without having a detrimental effect on semantic content integration (Thierry et al. 2008). I will then show how the functional shift elicits brain activations outside the classical network of regions supporting literal language comprehension, such as the inferior frontal and inferior temporal gyri in the right hemisphere, suggesting a physiological explanation for an emotional / metaphorical impact of the functional shift (Keidel et al., 2012). Finally, I will discuss recent findings suggesting that the brain of native speakers of Welsh who are unfamiliar with Cynghanedd –and who thus fail to identify violations of its construction rules– successfully detects poetic harmony in the absence of apparent awareness (Vaughan-Evans et al., 2016). Together, these results suggest that automatic and implicit processes underpinning language processing in humans extend to the finest forms of language constructs, giving credence to the point made by T.S. Elliott in 1988: “genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.”

 

Using experimental psychology and electroencephalography, Prof. Guillaume Thierry studies language comprehension in the auditory and visual modalities, and mainly the processing of meaning by the human brain, i.e., semantic access. Since he started his career at Bangor University in 2000, Professor Thierry has investigated a range of themes, such as verbal/non-verbal dissociations, visual object recognition, colour perception, functional cerebral asymmetry, language-emotion interactions, language development, developmental dyslexia, and bilingualism. Since 2005, Prof. Thierry has received funding form the BBSRC, the ESRC, the AHRC, the European Research Council, and the British Academy to investigate the integration of meaning in infants and adults at lexical, syntactic, and conceptual levels, using behavioural measurements, event-related brain potentials eye-tracking and functional neuroimaging, looking at differences between sensory modalities, different languages in bilinguals, and coding system (verbal / nonverbal). Prof. Thierry’s core research question is how the human brain crystallises knowledge and builds up a meaningful representation of the world around it. He now focuses on linguistic relativity and the philosophical question of mental freedom.

Tydzień Holendersko-Belgijski, 5-12 maja 2017 :: Dutch-Belgian Week, May 5-12, 2017

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-05-10. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-08.
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Zapraszamy na Tydzień Holendersko-Belgijski, który odbędzie się w dniach 05.05-12.05 na Wydziale Anglistyki :: We are pleased to invite you to the Dutch-Belgian Week, which will take place in the Faculty of English on 5-12 May 2017.  Come and join us!


Chcesz wiedzieć jak widzą się Belgowie i Holendrzy nawzajem? Masz ochotę na dobre kino lub grę planszową? Uwielbiasz piłkę nożną? Pragniesz zobaczyć jak studenci rywalizują z wykładowcami, lub po prostu spróbować nowych smaków?

DOŁĄCZ DO NAS PODCZAS TYGODNIA HOLENDERSKO-BELGIJSKIEGO

Do you want to know how the Dutch and the Belgians perceive each other? Do you feel like watching a good movie or playing board games? Are you a soccer fan? Would you like to watch lecturers and students compete or do you simply fancy some delicious sweets?

JOIN US FOR THE DUTCH-BELGIAN WEEK!


05.05., C1, 11:30-13:00 HOOFDROL z Nancy Sayes i Basem van der Hamem
Goście będą opowiadać z własnej perpektywy o Belgii i Holandii, kolejno Nancy (Belgijka) o kraju tulipanów, a Bas (Holender) o kraju frytek i dobrego piwa. Spotkanie zostanie poprowadzone w języku angielskim.

09.05, C1, 18:30-20:00, FILMAVOND
Pokaz filmu "Zwartboek" (2006) w reżyserii Paula Verhoevena (znany m.in. z produkcji "RoboCop", "Pamięć absolutna" czy "Nagi instynkt"). "Zwartboek" opowiada o losach żydowskiej piosenkarki Rachel, której udaje się uniknąć śmierci z rąk Niemców i przedostać na południe Holandii. Napisy: w języku angielskim.

10.05, Orlik, Droga Debinska, 10:00-12:00, WA CUP 2017
Turniej piłki nożnej, w którym będą realizować drużyny wydziałowe, składające się z wykładowców i studentów! Holandia, Polska i Anglia - may the best team win!

11.05, sala 612, 18:30-20:00, SPELORADO
Zabierz swoich znajomych i dołączcie do nas podczas wieczoru gier planszowych. Będziecie mieli okazję zagrać m.in. w "Ticket to Ride", "Yahtzee", "Vudu" czy w wielojęzykowe "Scrabble"!

12.05, sala C1, 11:30-13:00, 5TEGEN5 i KONINGSDAG
Turniej 5TEGEN5, czyli 5 wykładowców vs. 5 studentów, to finał Tygodnia Holendersko-Belgijskiego. Tego dnia na naszym wydziale odbędą się także obchody Dnia Króla, podczas których będzie można spotkać holenderską parę królewską i spróbować typowych holenderskich i belgijskich słodyczy.

PLAKAT DO POBRANIA


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05.05., room C1, 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m., HOOFDROL with Nancy Saeys and Bas van der Ham
Bas, one of our guests, will share his thoughts on Belgium, from the perspective of a Dutchman, while Nancy, a Belgian, will tell us how she perceives the Netherlands. The presentations will be held in English.

09.05, room C1, 6:30p.m.-8p.m., FILMAVOND
Screening of ‘Zwartboek’, a film directed by Paul Verhoeven (known for ‘RoboCop’, ‘Total Recall’ and ‘Basic Instinct’). It tells the story of Rachel, a young Jewish singer, who avoids being killed by the Germans and manages to escape to the south of the Netherlands. English subtitles will be provided.

10.05, Orlik Droga Dębińska, 10a.m.-12 a.m., WA CUP 2017
How about a soccer tournament in which three teams from our Faculty will compete against each other? Come and see who’s the best: The Netherlands, Poland or maybe England?

11.05, room 612, 6:30p.m.-8p.m., SPELORADO
Bring your friends along and join us for an evening of board games! You’ll have a chance to play ‘Ticket to Ride’, ‘Yahtzee’, multilingual ‘Scrabble’ and many more.

12.05, room C1, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., 5TEGEN5 and KONINGSDAG
Five lecturers vs. five students. At the end of the Dutch-Belgian Week we’ll amuse you with a contest between lecturers and students from our Department. We’ll also celebrate King’s Day (Koningsdag) and you’ll get a chance to meet the Dutch royal couple. Apart from that, there will be some Dutch and Belgian sweets waiting for you to try them out!

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Visit of Her Excellency Wendy Hinton, Ambassador of New Zealand to Poland at the Faculty of English - report

Last updated by kprzemek on 2017-05-10. Originally submitted by tomski on 2017-05-08.
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2017-04-26 14:00

On the 26th of April, Her Excellency Wendy Hinton, Ambassador of New Zealand to Poland, visited the Faculty of English.

The visit took place one day after Anzac Day, a national holiday in New Zealand and Australia that commemorates the soldiers who died in the service of the two countries. Originally, it commemorated the New Zealanders and Australians who had died at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War One. The Ambassador met with the Faculty’s authorities and delivered a lecture “Anzac Day – a cornerstone of New Zealand’s national identity” that discussed the significance of the holiday in defining New Zealand identity and its changing meaning over time. After the lecture, the Ambassador met with the students of the Australia and New Zealand MA program at the Faculty of English.


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