Celebrating Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska: Modernist Artist and Writer
Join an online meeting on the 11th of March with specialists from the University of Essex
11
03.2025
Events, Literature
“The Prosecutor: One Man’s Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice” by Jack Fairweather
The author of the award-winning "The Volunteer" recounts the compelling and inspiring story of Fritz Bauer, a gay German Jew who made it his mission to prosecute Nazi war criminals in a West Germany where many of them still retained positions of power.
03
03.2025
History, Literature
BCLT Summer School @the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Applications for the Summer School are now OPEN, featuring a workshop with Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Deadline - 16th of March 2025
27
07.2025
02
08.2025
Events, Literature, News
Found in Translation Award 2025: Nominations Open!
With a prize including a one month residency in Krakow and a cash prize of 16, 000 PLN, the FiTA award honours the best translation of Polish literature into English in 2024. Deadline 31st Jan 2025.
30
12.2024
31
01.2025
Literature, News
Holocaust Memorial Day: Fragments of the Past – Holocaust Legacies and Commemoration
Come to the British Library on the 27th of January 2025 for a special event commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, featuring insightful presentations on the lasting impact of the Holocaust on memory, identity, and culture. Co-organised by the Polish Cultural Institute in London.
27
01.2025
Events, History, Literature, News
Romek Marber: The Man behind over 200 Iconic Penguin Covers
Romek Marber's extraordinary journey from war survivor to the pioneering graphic designer who reshaped the visual identity of Penguin books.
12
12.2024
Books, History, Literature
Lecture series exploring Art, Exclusion, and Memory
Discover the powerful intersection of art, activism, and history through Grzegorz Kwiatkowski's lectures this November.
28
11.2024
29
11.2024
History, Literature, Music
“The Counterfeit Countess” by Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa
The untold story of a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in occupied Poland.
16
01.2025
Books, History, Literature
Queen Jadwiga Fellowship in Polish Studies 2025-2026 at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Applicants are invited to submit research topics pertaining to any aspect of Polish culture and history which can be supported with reference to the collections of the Bodleian Libraries, including the Taylorian Library, Oxford.
29
11.2024
History, Literature, News