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Summer Study Abroad Programmes in Polish Studies

Summer Study Abroad Programmes in Polish Studies

The Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (CASH) offers groups from other universities and institutions the chance to spend several weeks in Kraków as partners of Jagiellonian University within the framework of the Summer Study Programme. In this way, universities and their students have the opportunity to experience an old, rich culture in the heart of Europe at the most prestigious university in Poland. It is at CASH that students have the chance to study in depth contemporary culture's most important issues and problems of contemporary culture that confront modern academic studies.

The Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (CASH) offers groups from other universities and institutions the chance to spend several weeks in Kraków as partners of Jagiellonian University within the framework of the Summer Study Programme. In this way, universities and their students have the opportunity to experience an old, rich culture in the heart of Europe at the most prestigious university in Poland. It is at CASH that students have the chance to study in depth contemporary culture's most important issues and problems of contemporary culture that confront modern academic studies.

We are ready to accommodate our partners' needs and suggestions, for it is the hosted institution that decides on the specifics of each program according to its own ideas and goals. CASH staff will be happy to advise and help in this process. These, for example, are a few issues that should be decided at the very beggining: the exact content of the curriculum (how many courses and to what they are devoted), the number of the faculty, the length of the program, the number of students, the number and destinations of study trips, etc. CASH will try its hardest to make all of your requests and wishes possible.

To make our offer more clear, we have prepared exemplary classes and descriptions of possible programmes. 

 

PROGRAMME DATES

June – July

 

SAMPLE PROGRAMME OFFERINGS

 

Each of programmes may consist of:

  1) one daily class devoted to the main topic of the program or

 2) two classes, which combine different aspects of Polish / Jewish traditions, history and culture. For instance, Polish class could be scheduled for 10 am to 12 pm slot, and 1 pm to 3 pm slot could be reserved for one of the following courses (depending on the character and scope of interest, these may be mixed):

Polish Culture: Literature, Theatre, Film

The course may include elements of Polish history together with the close look into Polish literary traditions (Romanticism in Europe and Poland, the birth of European nationalisms, Modernism at the turn of the century, etc.) and their influences on modern social development and present-day Polish imagery. The course may consist of close readings of texts and discussions and meetings with contemporary Polish artists and writers. Classes may also look into traditions of Polish theatre from Stanisław Wyspiański and Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) to Jerzy Grotowski, Tadeusz Kantor and others. The Polish Film School would be a great supplement to the program, as it provides the possibility to follow the unique values of Polish and European cinematoraphy in the late 50s and early 60s.

Traditions of Polish Theatre

The Centre for Advanced Studies is a wonderful place to study the rich traditions of the Polish Romantic and Modern theatres. The best specialists in Poland would present what has been the most interesting and influential movements on both institutional and non-institutional settings. The line of study may look to Wyspiański as a precursor of Modern theatre, followed by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Witold Gombrowicz, Tadeusz Różewicz, and Sławomir Mrożek, as well as Tadeusz Kantor, Jerzy Grotowski, and Włodzimierz Staniewski. The course may be both practical (eg. workshops in Gardzienice, working with Kantor's actors, advanced readings of plays) and theoretical (university lectures plus discussions).

Film in Central Europe

This course might include traditions of Polish Film School, Czech New Wave, Hungarian Film traditions of the 50s and 60s. Our classes would include academical introduction to the cultural and historical background of afterwar period, screening of the movie and discussion related to esthetical and contextual aspects of each of presented movies. CASH offers rich choice of the best movies of that time with English subtitles that may be presented by the best experts of European cinematography. The course may also include meetings with best directors (like Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi) as well as trips to the Film School in Łódź or to Barrandov Studios in Prague which are great places to see more practical side of film industry.

Jewish Studies: History, Culture, and Religion

Kraków is a valuable place for studying Jewish traditions, for it is a place that knew a large Jewish population for centuries. Galicia Region is one of the most important places in Jewish history: it is here where the Hasidic movement was born, where so many famous cadics used to live. CASH closely cooperates with the Department of Jewish Studies at Jagiellonian University and some of the most distinguished experts of Jewish History and Culture in Poland. Kazimierz, the former Jewish district in Krakow (with a number of synagogues) is a place where history is preserved: it is there where the International Jewish Festival takes place at the end of June and beginning of July every year. It is a time when Jews from all over the world come to pray and share traditions by participating in workshops, lectures and concerts. Our Centre offers the trip to shtetl towns in Galicia to see places of Jewish origins. The course would also include the time of Holocaust with a visit to former Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau, as well as post-war Jewish history.

Poland in the time of transition in the 80s and 90s

This course includes elements of Polish modern history, social, and economics studies. Poland is one of the most succesful states to have evolved from a communistic system to a modern capitalistic, independent state. The historical problem of Soviet dependence after World War II and Jalta's pact to the Polish presence in the European Union and the NATO pact would be a point of discussion, as well as the Polish progression from the ‘planned economy' to the present well-established free marked economy. Our classes would also focus on all of the aspects that are connected with social changes that occurred during the decades after the war up till to the late 80s and early 90s: to present the phenomenon of "Solidarity" as a social and political movement, the role of the church in Polish resistance to comunism, the beginning of capitalism and a society of tolerance.

 

STUDY TRIPS

 

In addition the academic curriculum CASH offers a travel program as an integral aspect of the courses. Kraków is very well located in Central Europe; with excellent connections to many surrounding cities it is a great spot from which to travel. There are very comfortable direct night-train connections to Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Lviv and Kiev. Other include: Warsaw - the capital of Poland, Gdańsk and the Baltic Sea, the shtetl tour to Galicia (Tarnów, Bobowa etc.), Wieliczka – a medieval salt mine and a UNESCO Heritage Site, Kazimierz – former Jewish district in Kraków, the Tatra Mountains and the highlands of Poland, the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.

 

ACCOMODATION

 

CASH offers places in one of the Jagiellonian's dorms for the time of the program. Hotels or hostels are also options. The dorm and hotel options consist of double rooms, and include breakfast with all service; there is a reception desk open 24hours a day in each place. The hostel option allows us to customize our offer to host our students in the center of the Old Town in Krakow in apartments with double or triple rooms with separate bathrooms, kitchens, for a reasonable price per person. Breakfast is possible to arrange. Accommodations for faculty from the hosted institution may be arranged on the same basis.

 

OFFICE AND FASCILITIES

 

CASH offers the support of a well equipped office with three printers, scanners, fax machine, and computers available for faculty and students, a well-lit and comfortable reading room and library, wireless Internet acces in the building; projectors; DVD player connected to a wide screen display for film screenings; and most importantly the help and support of a dedicated coordinator to make sure that everything runs smoothly.

 

COORDINATOR'S DUTIES

 

The coordinator will be responsible for all administrative, organizational, and practical issues related to the program. The coordinator will prepare the calculations, will organize the curriculum and all events, will take care of the group during trips. Will be the person of contact for communication between institutions.

 

For further information and an application form, please contact Mr. Michal Zajac, International Programmes Coordinator: cash@uj.edu.pl

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Summer Programms

REFUGEES, MINORITIES, AND THE LANGUAGE OF RIGHTS:  RE-NEGOTIATING STATE AND SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY POLAND

Jagiellonian University, Krakow, June 10 – July 07, 2018

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

Never has Polish society seemed more divided than it is today. Rocked by public protest and censured by the European Union, Poland appears to be at war with itself. Cooperation across party lines in the Sejm has stalled, while anxieties about asylum seekers, controversies over reproductive rights, and accusations of domestic traitors have spiked to unprecedented levels. What is the genesis of these sharp rifts between the Polish state and the constituencies it serves? How should we understand state-society relations in the post-communist period? This program considers contemporary political issues in Poland in the context of long-term historical precedents. The first modern Polish state, born out of the wreckage of World War I, was overwhelmed with refugees, returning migrants, and asylum seekers; ethnic and religious minorities made up forty percent of the population. The period since then has seen repeated challenges to the human rights of Polish citizens, from the Nazi occupation to the Communist regime. Through it all, Poles have become practiced at organizing and asserting their rights in public life.  The history course considers state-society relations in modern Poland, examining the country’s position within Europe, the experience of the Polish minority in the UK and elsewhere, Poland’s own history of minorities and refugee treatment, and the language of rights within which protests and resistance are often staged. How have Poles practiced political pluralism in the past three decades of democratic rule? Are today’s tensions an aberration or an extension of longstanding fault lines in Polish culture? Who in Poland has rights, who does not, and how has this changed? A complementary culture class will explore literary and cinematic representations of state-society relations.

 

COURSES:

All participants will earn 8 ECTS credits/ 3 college credits for each class (45h of instruction for each course).

  • Refugees, Minorities, and the Language of Rights: Re-Negotiating State and Society in Contemporary Poland, tought by UIC History Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted (8 ECTS / 3 college credits)
  • Polish Art & Culture in the 20th Century, tought by local Faculty (8 ECTS / 3 college credits)
  • Polish Language Practicum, tought by local Faculty (6 ECTS / 1 college credits)

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Guided tours of Krakow's most famous sites: Old Town, Kazimierz, Wawel, Nowa Huta and more!
• Day study tour to Auschwitz
• Two day study tour to Polish Highlands – Zakopane
• Welcome and Farewell dinners

 

ORIENTATION:

Upon arrival in Krakow, students will attend orientation, which will include health and safety recommendations, cultural information, and a guided tour of Krakow.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

The program is directed to undergraduate students with good academic standings from US and Canadian colleges. Only 15 students will be accepted to attend the program.

 

COSTS:

The program fee of $2995 includes tuition, housing, daily breakfast, airport transfers, public transportation pass, welcome and farewell dinners, orientation and excursions. Additional expenses include: airfare, most meals and personal expenses.

 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

May 15, 2018

 

For more information please contact:

Mr. Michal Zajac
cash@uj.edu.pl
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

Admissions

All applicants to the Study Abroad Programme must provide all of the following documentation:

  1. A completed application form,
  2. A transcript of academic achievement
  3. A curriculum vitae
  4. Valid insurance

All application documents and materials must be sent to the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities no later (as postmarked) than: May 15 2018.

Please post applications to the following address:

Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Jagiellonian University
ul. Grodzka 64, Room 209
31-044 Kraków
Poland

As soon as the application is received, an initial email is sent to the student confirming receipt of application. The application is then considered for acceptance. A letter of acceptance or rejection is sent to the applicant no later than two weeks after the application deadline.

Costs and Financial Aid

The program fee of $2995 includes tuition, housing, some meals, airport transfers, public transportation pass, welcome and farewell dinners, orientation and excursions. Additional expenses include: airfare, most meals and personal expenses.

Please contact us for the Bank Transfer Information at cash@uj.edu.pl 

Calendar

Monday, June 15 - arrival to Kraków

Tuesday, June 16 - Orientation in room 207 and a tour to the Old Town of Kraków. Welcome dinner.

Wednesday, July 15 – departure from Kraków.

Administration & Facilities

The Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities takes its residence in the the building of the former Royal Arsenal, immediately across from Wawel castle, located at ul. Grodzka 64. The CASH occupies the second floor of what is today a modernist building that still possesses its baroque portals. It is in this building that the Centre's adminstration office, seminar rooms, library (all on the second floor), and computer lab are located (first floor).

The administration office is located in room 209. Seminar rooms are stationed in rooms 207 and 208. The library is situated at the end of the hall on the second floor.

Ul. Grodzka 64 is a five minute walk south from the Main Market Square and a 5 minute walk away from Kazimierz.

The main administration offices of the Faculty of Polish Studies are located at ul. Golebia 18.

Library

Students have access to numerous sources of English language materials in the libraries and reading rooms of the Jagiellonian University. The Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities has its own library located on the second floor at ul. Grodzka 64. It is in this library that students of the Summer Study Abroad Programme will find their required and supplemental readings for their courses. Thus course materials do not need to be purchased. All course materials are deposited in our own library. There are also quiet study stations in the CASH library for students who wish to use the library's resources on-site. Students of the Summer Programme have full borrowing privileges for all books in the CASH library.

Each academic unit of the Jagiellonian University usually has its own library or reading room. Students participating in the Summer Study Abroad Programme have the opportunity to use the resources at the various libraries or reading rooms. Please note that borrowing privileges of books from these libraries or reading rooms may be restricted to students of the particular academic unit. However, students can usually use the books on the premises. Further, operating hours may be limited due to the summer period of the university. Some may even be closed for the summer.

The main Jagiellonian University library is located at al. Mickiewicza 22. Please note, however, that the main entrance to the building is actually around back, accessed from ul. Oleandry. This library accommodates around 3.8 million publications. All students of the Jagiellonian University must have a library card in order to access and utilize the main university's resources.

Another excellent source for English language academic materials that many students find advantageous is Massolit Books and Café, ul. Felicjanek 4. Massolit contains a great selection of English language books in the fields of Polish literature and history, Jewish studies, and many other books from other branches of the humanities. 

Accommodation

Accommodation for participants of the 2018 Summer Study Abroad Programme will be provided in the dorm "Żaczek", at:

DS. Żaczek
al. 3 Maja 5
30-063 Kraków, Poland

Students will be housed in double rooms. Each room comes equipped with full bathroom facilities. In each double room, you will find 2 single beds, each with one pillow and complete bedding; a table with two chairs; a desk with one chair; and internet connection.

As per the accommodation package, all breakfasts at the dorm are included in the tuition fee.

The dorm is located about a 10 minute walk from the Main Market Square, and 20 minutes to get to the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at ul. Grodzka 64. 

Health & Insurance

It is highly recommended that international students travelling to Poland to participate in the Summer Study Abroad Programme should consider strongly obtaining each of the following: a health insurance plan from your home country that includes and pays for the costs of repatriation to your home country, should an extended hospital stay be required; local Polish medical insurance, either from the public or private sector (both offer convenient and affordable student health insurance schemes); Jagiellonian University Accident and Life Insurance.

Usually your home university will require you to purchase a general health coverage plan from your home country before you depart for Poland. This is also highly encouraged and recommended by the Centre of Advanced Studies in the Humanities. In the case of a long-term hospital stay, many people prefer to be close to their family. Thus a health insurance plan that allows and covers the costs of repatriation (return you, for example, to the United States) is a recommended safety feature for your medical coverage in Poland.

As a foreign student studying at a Polish university, you will have the right to purchase local Polish health insurance. This can be obtained from either the public or private medical insurance sectors. Considering the length of the Summer Study Abroad Programme, you will find buying a student plan from a private health insurance provider to be the most convenient in terms of a speedier process of acquiring the insurance and less bureaucracy. The staff of the CASH can help you purchase such insurance.

FAQ

I would like to partake in the Summer Study Abroad Programme yet I do not speak Polish. May I still participate?

The language of instruction of all lecture courses is English. Knowledge of Polish is not essential to participate in the Summer Study Abroad Programme.

 

I understand that my accommodation in the university guest house is included in the tuition fee. What about the other costs of living? How much money will I need?

Breakfasts are included in the tuition fee, other meals are not. Kraków offers meals for every budget, beginning with cooking at home and working upward through student canteens and popular milk bars to an international menu of restaurants. Students should find that a minimum of US $900 for the 6-week stay will provide for secure and comfortable living. This figure is given as a guideline only.

 

Do I need a Polish student visa to partake in the Summer Study Abroad Programme?

Student of IPS. Considering the length of the Summer Study Abroad Programme, the answer depends on your citizenship. If you are a citizen of the United States, Canada, Japan, or the European Union, you are not required to be in possession of a student entry visa for stays less than 90 days. If you are a citizen of another country, click here for the list of countries exempted from obligatory entry visas.

We will be crossing the Polish border once as a group, on the study trip to Ukraine, and you will be allowed re-entry to Poland without a visa. You are officially allowed re-entry to Poland once in a span of 180 days without possession of a visa. That being said, if you are planning on visiting other countries on your own, say Prague or Vienna for a weekend, you should get a multiple-entry Polish student visa.

The process of acquiring a Polish visa is fairly simple for foreign students. The application process is initiated at the Polish consulate closest to your home. You will want to apply for a multiple-entry student visa. The visa should be issued free of cost but please be aware that theory does not always meet practice in this matter. Polish consulates are given much lee-way and independence in interpreting existing rules and regulations and have been known to charge for student visas.

 

You will need to provide for the consulate the following:

1. A valid passport with the date of expiry at least 3 months after the date of your required departure from Poland.

2. One colour 4.5 cm. x 3.5 cm. photograph.

3. A letter of confirmation of acceptance to the Study Abroad Programme addressed to the consulate from the Jagiellonian University. The Department of IPS will send this letter to you upon acceptance to the Programme.

4. Documentation proving you have the financial means to travel to and from Poland and to financially support yourself during your study stay in Poland without recourse to gaining employment while residing in Poland. A photocopy or printout of your bank statement or other documents showing you have or are to receive grants or loans will suffice.

5. A completed application form. Application forms are available at each consulate or can be downloaded from here.

You may be requested to provide supplementary documents. Usually this will take the form of providing medical insurance documents.

Contact Information

For more information please contact:


Mr. Michal Zajac
cash@uj.edu.pl


Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

To be announced soon.

Re-Imagining Poland: History and Culture in the 20th Century

Jagiellonian University, Krakow, June 15 – July 10, 2015.

Jagiellonian University, Krakow, June 15 – July 10, 2016.

Jagiellonian University, Krakow, June 15 – July 10, 2017.

 

Instructors:


Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted, PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago),
Tomasz Bilczewski, PhD (Jagiellonian University),

Agnieszka Jeżyk, MA (University of Illinois at Chicago),
Andrzej Brylak, MA (University of Illinois at Chicago),

 

Program Description

Taking advantage of the location of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, this program explores the emergence of modernity in Polish history and culture. Students will become familiar with the development of history and culture of this region of Central Europe. UIC History Professor and Hejna Chair in the History of Poland, Keely Stauter-Halsted, will be leading the program.

Courses

All participants will earn 8 ECTS credits for each class (45h of instruction for each course). 

  • History of Poland in the 20th Century (3 credits)
  • Polish Arts & Culture in the 20th Century (3 credits)
  • Survival Polish Class (1 credit) 

 

Special features

  • Guided tours of Krakow’s most famous sites: Old Town, Kazimierz, Wawel, and more.
  • Day study tour to Auschwitz
  • New: WWI Battlefield Tour
  • Two day study tour to Polish Highlands – Zakopane
  • Welcome and Farewell dinners
  •  

Orientation

Upon arrival in Krakow, students will attend orientation, which will include health and safety recommendations, cultural information, and a guided tour of Krakow.

Housing/meals

Students will be placed in double rooms in a student dormitory. Breakfast will be provided daily. Students will be responsible for their own lunch and dinners.

Eligibility

The program is directed to undergraduate students with good academic standings from US and Canadian colleges. Only 15 students will be accepted to attend the program.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MAY 15, 2015.

Contact:

Mr. Michal Zajac

cash@uj.edu.pl 
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

 

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Post-Imperial Topographies: Rediscovering Galicia​

Jagiellonian University, Krakow, June 9 – July 6, 2014.

 

Instructors:


Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted (University of Illinois at Chicago),
Stanley Bill, PhD (Jagiellonian University),
Tomasz Bilczewski, PhD (Jagiellonian University).

 

Program Description

Taking advantage of the location of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, this program explores Galicia's past and present. Students will become familiar with the history and culture of the whole region of Central Europe and will be offered three courses taught by professors from both University of Illinois at Chicago and Jagiellonian University.

Courses

All participants will earn 8 ECTS credits for each class (45h of instruction for each course). 

- Galicia Now and Then: Postimperial Mapping of Central and Eastern Europe (8 ECTS / 4 college credits)
- Galicia on the Crossroads of Cultures: from Literature to Performative Arts (8 ECTS / 4 college credits)
- Survival Polish (8 ECTS / 4 college credits)

Special features

• Guided tours of Krakow's most famous sites
• Day study tour to former Galician shtetls
• Day study tour to Auschwitz
• Two day study tour to Polish Highlands – Zakopane
• Welcome and Farewell dinners

Orientation

Upon arrival in Krakow, students will attend orientation, which will include health and safety recommendations, cultural information, and a guided tour of Krakow.

Housing/meals

Students will be placed in double rooms in a student dormitory. Breakfast will be provided daily. Students will be responsible for their own lunch and dinners.

Eligibility

The program is directed to undergraduate students with good academic standings from US and Canadian colleges. Only 15 students will be accepted to attend the program.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MAY 15, 2014.

Contact:

Mr. Michal Zajac

cash@uj.edu.pl 
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

Performance Jagiellonian University, Krakow, June 10 – July 7, 2013.

Instructors:


Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted (University of Illinois at Chicago),
Professor Małgorzata Sugiera (Jagiellonian University),
Tomasz Bilczewski, PhD (Jagiellonian University),
Mateusz Borowski, PhD (Jagiellonian University).

Program Description

Taking advantage of the location of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, this program explores Polish and Central European modernity. Students will become particularly familiar with the history and culture of contemporary Poland and will be offered three courses taught by professors from both University of Illinois at Chicago and Jagiellonian University

Courses

All participants will earn 8 ECTS credits for each class (45h of instruction for each course). 

Classes of Polish Language will be opened for at least 3 students of certain level of proficiency. Availability of language classes will be announced at least a week after application deadline.

- Special Topics in Eastern European History Class (8 ECTS / 4 college credits)
- Literature and Performative Arts Class (8 ECTS / 4 college credits)
- Optional Polish Language at every level (8 ECTS / 4 college credits)

Special features

• Guided tours of Krakow's most famous sites
• Day study tour to former Galician shtetls
• Day study tour to Auschwitz
• Two day study tour to Polish Highlands – Zakopane
• Welcome and Farewell dinners

Orientation

Upon arrival in Krakow, students will attend orientation, which will include health and safety recommendations, cultural information, and a guided tour of Krakow.

Housing/meals

Students will be placed in double rooms in a student dormitory. Breakfast will be provided daily. Students will be responsible for their own lunch and dinners.

Eligibility

The program is directed to undergraduate students with good academic standings from US and Canadian colleges. Only 15 students will be accepted to attend the program.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MARCH 22, 2013.

Contact:

Mr. Michal Zajac

cash@uj.edu.pl 
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

Polish Modernity, Jagiellonian University, Krakow 2012.

 

Instructors:


Professor Michał Paweł Markowski (University of Illinois at Chicago, Jagiellonian University),
Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted (University of Illinois at Chicago),
Tomasz Bilczewski, PhD (Jagiellonian University).

Program Description

This program will investigate modernity as a social and cultural process in Poland. Taking advantage of the location of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, the program explores Polish modernity as its primary case of study. Students will become familiar with the history and culture of contemporary Poland, the way it has developed, and the problems it has encountered en route to becoming a modern society.

Courses

All students will enroll in the two courses listed below. Both courses will be taught in English by Jagiellonian University and University of Illinois at Chicago faculty: professor Michal Pawel Markowski, and professor Keely Stauter-Halsted. Students will earn a total of 8 ECTS credits for 45h of instruction of each course.


Classes of Polish Language will be opened for at least 3 students of certain level of proficiency. Additional cost of 45h of language instructions is 400$ per student. Availability of language classes will be announced at least a week after application deadline.

- Modern Polish Literature and Culture
- Modern Polish History
- Polish Language

Special features

• Guided tours of Krakow's most famous sites

• Four day study tour to Vilnius, Lithuania
• Day study tour to Auschwitz
• Two day study tour to Polish Highlands – Zakopane
• Welcome and Farewell dinners

Orientation

Upon arrival in Krakow, students will attend orientation, which will include health and safety recommendations, cultural information, and a guided tour of Krakow.

Housing/meals

Students will be placed in double rooms in a student dormitory. Breakfast will be provided daily. Students will be responsible for their own lunch and dinners.

Eligibility

The program is directed to undergraduate students with good academic standings from US and Canadian colleges. Only 15 students will be accepted to attend the program.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MAY 15, 2012.

Contact:

Mr. Michal Zajac

cash@uj.edu.pl 
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

Polish Modernity, Jagiellonian University, Krakow 2011.

Instructors:
Professor Michał Paweł Markowski (University of Illinois at Chicago, Jagiellonian University),
Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted (University of Illinois at Chicago),
Tomasz Bilczewski, PhD (Jagiellonian University).

Program Description

This program will investigate modernity as a social and cultural process in Poland. Taking advantage of the location of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, the program explores Polish modernity as its primary case of study. Students will become familiar with the history and culture of contemporary Poland, the way it has developed, and the problems it has encountered en route to becoming a modern society.

Courses

All students will enroll in the courses listed below. All courses will be taught in English by Jagiellonian University and University of Illinois at Chicago faculty: professor Michal Pawel Markowski, professor Keely Stauter-Halsted and Tomasz Bilczewski, PhD. Students will earn a total of 8 ECTS credits for 40h of instruction of each course. The level of language classes will be determined on the language level of students.
- Modern Polish Literature and Culture
- Modern Polish History
- Polish Language

Special features

• Guided tours of Krakow's most famous sites
• Two day study tour to Warsaw
• Day study tour to Auschwitz
• Two day study tour to Polish Highlands – Zakopane
• Welcome and Farewell dinners

Orientation

Upon arrival in Krakow, students will attend orientation, which will include health and safety recommendations, cultural information, and a guided tour of Krakow.

Housing/meals

Students will be placed in double rooms in a student dormitory. Breakfast will be provided daily. Students will be responsible for their own lunch and dinners.

Eligibility

The program is directed to undergraduate students with good academic standings from US and Canadian colleges.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: APRIL 30, 2011.

Contact:

Mr. Michal Zajac
cash@uj.edu.pl 
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Grodzka 64 room 209
31-044 Krakow, Poland
Tel. (48) 12 663 18 10
Fax. (48) 12 663 18 20

Program Description

The seminar will run for six weeks, meeting four days a week, Monday through Thursday. It will combine three types of in-class activities: lectures and seminars; discussions faciliated by students. In addition, the seminar will feature weekly guest-lectures by Polish scholars, and public figures.

As part of the Krakow program, students will have the opportunity to acquire basic ("survival") language skills in Polish. Language classes will meet in two 45+minute sessions each morning, Monday through Thursday, before the beginning of the seminar classes proper.

Fridays are reserved for field trips to sites od interest in and outside of Krakow. We will visit: Kazimierz, the old Jewish district of the city; The Podgórze and Płaszów, former nazi ghetto and camp in Krakow, the town and steel plant of Nowa Huta, a unique example of large-scale socialist industrz, planning, and architecture; Auschwitz Birkenau, the largest extermination camp built by the Nazi regime during World War II; Zakopane, a picturesque resort in the Tatra Mountains.

Course description

This course, based in Krakow, explores the variety and richness of Jewish social, political, and community life in Poland in the context of the calamity that befell Polish Jews in World War II. The seminar includes multi-day study trips to Warsaw, small towns in the area once know as Jewish Galicia, and the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Contact:

Princeton University

Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
Princeton University
330 Aaron Burr Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001
USA
Tel. 609 258 4851
Fax. 609 258 3988
piirs@princeton.edu

Jagiellonian University

Michał Zając
International Programmes Coordinator
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1810
cash@uj.edu.pl

Global Seminar: "The Global Ghetto", Italy-Krakow 2011.

 

Instructors:
Mitchell Duneier (professor of sociology at Princeton University) and Alice Goffman (PhD from Princeton University).

Program Description

"The Global Ghetto" will be taught in Rome, Italy, at St. John's University, Rome Campus, and in Krakow, Poland, at Jagiellonian University, from June 9 to July 23, 2011. The course is led by Mitchell Duneier, professor of sociology at Princeton University, and Alice Goffman *10, a research fellow in health management and policy at the University of Michigan.

This seminar traces the birth and spread of the ghetto as a social form and as an idea throughout world history. It begins in Rome with the earliest Jewish residential zone in a European city, and ends with the contemporary Muslim neighborhoods in the Paris suburbs. The inquiry includes an exploration of early modern Jewish ghettos of Frankfurt, Prague and Venice; Nazi-controlled ghettos in Poland during World War II; Jewish immigrant ghettos of early 20th-century New York and Chicago; and black ghettos in northern U.S. cities from World War II to the present. The course not only traces the spread and evolution of the ghetto concept but also explores how the social form emerged in different historical moments, and what people inside and outside have made of the experience.

The European Jewish case serves as a point of departure to put the modern U.S. experience in a broader comparative context. Students will examine the important socio-historical phenomenon around the restriction of stigmatized minorities and question whether a concept rooted in the Jewish experience is actually an appropriate model for comprehending the U.S. black situation.

The course combines visits to former ghetto apartments, synagogues, streets, and markets with classical historical readings to understand the rich community and family life that helped the Jews maintain themselves through centuries of persecution. It emphasizes the way that these ghettos became physical receptacles that aggravated pathology, thus illustrating classic sociological readings on the significance of physical space in constraining the life chances of ghetto dwellers. The seminar concludes with an exploration of current debates about the transformation of "ghetto" from a place inhabited by blacks and Jews to a trait referring to bad taste, or black culture, or poverty around the globe. The first four weeks of the course will be held in Rome and include a long weekend in Venice. The final two weeks of the seminar will be held in Krakow. Classes meet four times a week and feature daily lectures by faculty and guests. In Rome, students will attend daily classes in language instruction and participate in a community service project.

For more information please consult the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) webpage.

 

The Summer Study Abroad Programme Directors are (in alphabetical order):

Professor Michał Paweł Markowski, PhD
Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Jagiellonian University

Professor Katherine S. Newman, PhD
Director, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
Princeton University

Contact:

Princeton University

 

Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
Princeton University
330 Aaron Burr Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001
USA
Tel. 609 258 4851
Fax. 609 258 3988
piirs@princeton.edu

 

Jagiellonian University

 

Michał Zając
International Programmes Coordinator
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820
cash@uj.edu.pl

Global Seminar: "Eastern Europe through Film and Touch", Krakow 2008.

 

Instructors:
Petre Petrov (Princeton University) and Elżbieta Ostrowska (University of Alberta).

Program Description

The seminar will run for six weeks (June 16 - July 25, 2008), meeting four days a week, Monday through Thursday. It will combine three types of in-class activities: lectures and seminars led by one of the two instructors; film discussions faciliated by students; anf film screenings introduced by the instructors. In addition, the seminar will feature weekly guest-lectures by Polish scholars, public figures, and cinema personalities.

As part of the Krakow program, students will have the opportunity to acquire basic ("survival") language skills in Polish. Language classes will meet in two 45+minute sessions each morning, Monday through Thursday, before the beginning of the seminar classes proper.

Fridays are reserved for field trips to sites od interest in and outside of Krakow. We will visit: Kazimierz, the old Jewish district of the city; the town and steel plant of Nowa Huta, a unique example of large-scale socialist industrz, planning, and architecture; Auschwitz Birkenau, the largest extermination camp built by the Nazi regime during World War II; Zakopane, a picturesque resort in the Tatra Mountains; and Prague, the beautiful and culturally rich capital od the Czech Republic.

The Summer Study Abroad Programme Directors are (in alphabetical order):

Professor Michał Paweł Markowski, PhD

Chair, Department of International Polish Studies
Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Jagiellonian University

Professor Katherine S. Newman, PhD
Director, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
Princeton University

Contact:

Princeton University

Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies

Princeton University
330 Aaron Burr Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001
USA
Tel. 609 258 4851
Fax. 609 258 3988
piirs@princeton.edu

Jagiellonian University

Michał Zając

International Programmes Coordinator
Department of International Polish Studies
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820
cash@uj.edu.pl

Instructors:

  • Michal Okłot, Professor of Slavic Languages at Brown University;
  • Agnieszka Herdan, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance Department at University of Greenwich;
  • Agnieszka Morstin-Popławska, Assistant Professor of the Institute of Audiovisual Arts at Jagiellonian University;
  • Mateusz Borowski, Assistant Professor of the Drama Department at Jagiellonian University
  •  

Program Description

The seminar will run for five weeks (June 14 - July 18, 2009).

The Brown in Krakow Summer Program is designed for American students who want to experience and study Polish culture, and the most recent economical, political, and social changes of one of the fastest growing economies in Central Europe. Students will take one Polish culture course devoted to art, architecture, literature, film and theatre of Poland, which will be co-taught by Brown faculty members, Svetlana Evdokimova, and Michal Oklot and guest lecturers from the Jagiellonian University. In this course students will also have a unique opportunity to participate in workshops of the two legendary European theaters Cricoteka and Gardzienice, and study the films of the famous Polish Film School guided by the film study scholars from the Jagiellonian University. The second course will be devoted to the social and economic transitions after 1989 until the present challenges associated with the new status of Poland as a member of EU. The course will be taught by Jagiellonian University faculty from the Department of European Studies, Economy, and Sociology.

Eligibility

Undergraduates from any U.S. college.

Passport/Visa Requirement

US citizens do not require a Polish visa to participate in this program or to travel to Poland for the period of time within which this program occurs. Students who do not hold US Passports must consult with the Embassy of Poland to determine if they are required to obtain a student visa to enter Poland. Please be advised that the group will travel to (modern-day) Ukraine. Students may, therefore, require a student visa for Ukraine and a multiple entry student visa for Poland.

It is each individual student's responsibility to determine what documentation is required for study with Brown in Poland. The Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, the Faculty of Polish Studies of the Jagiellonian University will provide Brown with the appropriate invitations for student who request visa support. Students must notify summerabroad@brown.edu that they require visa support for the program in Krakow no later than February 28, 2009.

Learn more about the Program here.

Contact:

Brown University

 

Summer and Continuing Studies
Brown University
42 Charlesfield St. Box T
Providence, RI 02912
Phone: (401) 863-7900
summerabroad@brown.edu

Jagiellonian University

 

Michał Zając
International Programmes Coordinator
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820
cash@uj.edu.pl

Instructors:

  • Michal Okłot, Professor of Slavic Languages at Brown University;
  • Agnieszka Herdan, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance Department at University of Greenwich;
  • Agnieszka Morstin-Popławska, Assistant Professor of the Institute of Audiovisual Arts at Jagiellonian University;
  • Mateusz Borowski, Assistant Professor of the Drama Department at Jagiellonian University
  •  

Program Description

The seminar will run for five weeks (June 14 - July 18, 2009).

The Brown in Krakow Summer Program is designed for American students who want to experience and study Polish culture, and the most recent economical, political, and social changes of one of the fastest growing economies in Central Europe. Students will take one Polish culture course devoted to art, architecture, literature, film and theatre of Poland, which will be co-taught by Brown faculty members, Svetlana Evdokimova, and Michal Oklot and guest lecturers from the Jagiellonian University. In this course students will also have a unique opportunity to participate in workshops of the two legendary European theaters Cricoteka and Gardzienice, and study the films of the famous Polish Film School guided by the film study scholars from the Jagiellonian University. The second course will be devoted to the social and economic transitions after 1989 until the present challenges associated with the new status of Poland as a member of EU. The course will be taught by Jagiellonian University faculty from the Department of European Studies, Economy, and Sociology.

Eligibility

Undergraduates from any U.S. college.

Passport/Visa Requirement

US citizens do not require a Polish visa to participate in this program or to travel to Poland for the period of time within which this program occurs. Students who do not hold US Passports must consult with the Embassy of Poland to determine if they are required to obtain a student visa to enter Poland. Please be advised that the group will travel to (modern-day) Ukraine. Students may, therefore, require a student visa for Ukraine and a multiple entry student visa for Poland.

It is each individual student's responsibility to determine what documentation is required for study with Brown in Poland. The Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, the Faculty of Polish Studies of the Jagiellonian University will provide Brown with the appropriate invitations for student who request visa support. Students must notify summerabroad@brown.edu that they require visa support for the program in Krakow no later than February 28, 2009.

Learn more about the Program here.

Contact:

Brown University

 

Summer and Continuing Studies
Brown University
42 Charlesfield St. Box T
Providence, RI 02912
Phone: (401) 863-7900
summerabroad@brown.edu

Jagiellonian University

 

Michał Zając
International Programmes Coordinator
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820
cash@uj.edu.pl

Summer Study Abroad Program in Kraków.

Instructors:
Michał Paweł Markowski, PhD. (Jagiellonian University).
Michal Oklot, PhD. (Northwestern University).
Michal Galas, PhD. (Jagiellonian University).
Jacek Klich, PhD. (Jagiellonian University).
Program Information

The duration time of the Program in Kraków will be six (6) weeks in summer 2005, starting in the last week of June and terminating in the first week of August.

The Summer Study Abroad Programme Directors are (in alphabetical order):

Professor Michał Paweł Markowski, PhD
Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Jagiellonian University

Professor Andrew Wachtel, PhD
The Dean of Graduate Studies, PhD
Northwestern University
Contact at Jagiellonian University:

Matthew Samulewski
International Programmes Coordinator
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820

Program Description

All classes will take place in room 302 on Grodzka street 64.

Passport/Visa Requirement

US citizens do not require a Polish visa to participate in this program or to travel to Poland for the period of time within which this program occurs. Students who do not hold US Passports must consult with the Embassy of Poland to determine if they are required to obtain a student visa to enter Poland.

Contact:

Jagiellonian University

Michał Zając

International Programmes Coordinator
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820, +48 12 663 1810
cash@uj.edu.pl

Summer Study Abroad Programme: The Holocaust in Berlin and Poland

During the summer of 2012, Kraków and the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities will play host to students and faculty from Georgia Southern University of Statesboro, Georgia (USA), for that university's first ever study abroad programme in Poland. The Summer Programme is organized in close co-operation between CASH and the Center for International Studies of Georgia Southern University and is specifically designed to fulfill the academic objectives and complement the summer study abroad goals of the partner university.

The offered curriculum will include two courses taught in English by both GSU and CASH faculty, which will include study excursions focusing on the thematic nature of the curriculum.

Contact:

Georgia Southern University

Center for International Studies

Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8106
Statesboro, GA, USA 30460-8106
T: +1 (912) 681-0332
F: +1 (912) 681-0824
stdyabrd@georgiasouthern.edu

Mr. Jeff Palis
Programme Coordinator
Georgia Southern University
Center for International Studies
P.O. Box 8106
Statesboro, GA, USA 30460-8106
T: +1 (912) 871-1747
F: +1 (912) 681-0824
jpalis@georgiasouthern.edu

Jagiellonian University

Michał Zając

International Programmes Coordinator
Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820
cash@uj.edu.pl

Summer Study Abroad Programme in Polish Studies

During the summer of 2008, Kraków and the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities will play host to students and faculty from Georgia Southern University of Statesboro, Georgia (USA). The Summer Programme is organized in close co-operation between CASH and the Center for International Studies of Georgia Southern University and is specifically designed to fulfill the academic objectives and complement the summer study abroad goals of the partner university. Spanning the month of July, the intensive four-week session will provide an interdisciplinary approach to Poland and its Central and Eastern European neighbors, utilizing culture, history, geography, and political science.

The offered curriculum will include five courses taught in English by both GSU and CASH faculty, which will include study excursions focusing on the thematic nature of the curriculum. Students are required to choose three courses from:

  • World Regional Geography, taught by Dr. Mark Welford,
    Georgia Southern University
  • Introduction to the European Union, taught by Dr. Emilia Powell,
    Georgia Southern University
  • International Relations, taught by Dr. Emilia Powell
  • Jews in Poland: Their History, Culture and Religion, taught by Dr. Michał Galas,
    Jagiellonian University
  • Introduction to Polish Language and Culture (mandatory for all participants)

Students from other universities may also apply to the programme through Georgia Southern University on a space-available basis.

The Summer Study Abroad Programme Directors are (in alphabetical order):

Professor Michał Paweł Markowski, PhD
Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Jagiellonian University

Dr. Nancy Shumaker, PhD
Professor of Spanish
Director, Center for International Studies
Georgia Southern University

Contact:

Georgia Southern University

Center for International Studies

Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8106
Statesboro, GA, USA 30460-8106
T: +1 (912) 681-0332
F: +1 (912) 681-0824
stdyabrd@georgiasouthern.edu

Mr. Jeff Palis
Programme Coordinator
Georgia Southern University
Center for International Studies
P.O. Box 8106
Statesboro, GA, USA 30460-8106
T: +1 (912) 871-1747
F: +1 (912) 681-0824
jpalis@georgiasouthern.edu

 

Jagiellonian University

Michał Zając
International Programmes Coordinator
Department of International Polish Studies
ul. Grodzka 64
31-044 Kraków
Poland
Tel.: +48 12 663 1820
cash@uj.edu.pl