KU Polish Club

02/22/2021

Olga Tokarczuk's latest book "The Lost Soul" comes out in the U.S. this week!

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author. “The Lost Soul,” which comes out this...

11/25/2020

The new Polish Netflix original "Erotica 2022" featuring stories by Olga Tokarczuk, Joanna Bator, Grażyna Plebanek, Gaja Grzegowska and Ilona Witkowksa premiered on November 24, 2020.

The first Polish film to be commissioned as a new Netflix original is set to hit our screens this Autumn.

10/05/2020

Radek Rak is the winner of the 2020 Nike Literary Award!

This year’s Nike Literary Award went to Radek Rak for “A Tale of a Snake’s Heart or a Second Word About Jakób Szela”. “A fairy tale about a serpent’s heart or a second word about Jakób Szela” refers to Bruno Jasieński’s “Word about Jakóbie Szela”. The author is a veterinarian...

05/15/2020

Learning Polish can make you a better person!!! Listen to what Russell from "Love my Poland" has to say about that and consider enrolling in Elementary Polish PLSH 104 (fully online) at KU this fall!

I have learned to be a much better person having lived in Poland all these years. Today, I would like to share 7 of the main reasons why.

05/13/2020

Reminder: Connect with the language and culture of your ancestors, take Polish 104 online, and learn at your own pace!

UWAGA/ATTENTION! 🇵🇱

The KU Slavic Department is offering a fully online Elementary Polish course (PLSH 104) for the first time in Fall 2020. This is a 5-credit hour introductory course which involves self-p aced activities and one voluntary speaking practice meeting per week via ZOOM. The course is a good option for undergraduate students who have always wanted to learn Polish, but could never fit it into their schedules, for busy graduate students who need Polish as a research language, and for heritage speakers who want to learn/improve their Polish. If you are non-degree seeking student, please see the attached poster for detailed instructions on how to enroll.

05/13/2020

Zapiekanka or knysza – which is your favorite Polish fast food? 😋

Italians have pizza a taglio and fritto misto, the French have ham and cheese baguettes, and Germans have currywurst. What do Poles have? Plenty! Gorge yourself below on Culture.pl’s lip-smacking selection of Polish fast food.

05/03/2020

Two years after the United States, Poland adopted its own constitution. Today, Poles celebrate this anniversary, known in the country as the May 3rd holiday.

The Polish Constitution of 3rd May was once described as 'the noblest benefit received by any nation at any time'. It is also known as the second-oldest national constitution after the American one.

05/02/2020

Happy Polish Flag Day! 🇵🇱

Poles are being urged to hang out the national red-and-white colours on Saturday, the country's Flag Day.

04/30/2020

Our very own Krzysztof Borowski successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Slavic linguistics "Online Conflict Discourse, Identity, and the Social Imagination of Silesian Minority in Poland" on 29 April 2020. His committee unanimously awarded the degree with honors. Dr. Borowski has accepted a position as a multi-term lecturer in Polish language and culture at the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Congratulations on all of your amazing accomplishments, Krzysztof!!! Heartfelt thanks for your dedicated work in maintaining the KU Polish Club page!

04/24/2020

Want to understand Poland and Eastern Europe better? Enroll in this online course now! 👍

Why not make the MOST of summer? Check out this interesting summer online course offered by KU Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies! With this online course option you can be located anywhere AND study on your own schedule. Open also to non-KU and non-degree-seeking students. Enroll today!

04/24/2020

The Royal Castle in Warsaw is now at your fingertips.
https://www.ai360.pl/panoramy/85