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LAC at the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL)
Between 6 and 9 February 2025, the sixth edition of one of the largest literary festivals in India – and in Asia – took place in Thiruvananthapuram (India): the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL). The Festival was attended by representatives of the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University: Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann and Dr. Weronika […]
aaactivity | Activity10.02.2025
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LAC at the University of Iowa
In January 2025, the Director of the Centre for the Affirmation of Literature, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann, visited the University of Iowa, where he met with Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program – one of the world’s leading institutions supporting literature and writers. Their discussions focused on expanding the existing collaboration between LAC and the IWP, including […]
aaactivity | Activity10.01.2025
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Author Meeting with Marcin Czerkasow
On December 10 in Collegium Maius, an author meeting with Marcin Czerkasow – a poet, translator, and writer on visual arts – took place.The event was organized in collaboration with the Provincial Public Library and Cultural Animation Center in Poznań. Marcin Czerkasow (b. 1981) is the author of the poetry leaflet Płonące ciasteczko (2006) and poetry collections Fałszywe zaproszenia (2008), Przede wszystkim zniszczenia (2014), and Mountain […]
aaactivity | Activity10.12.2024
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Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann in India – literature, language, cooperation
In late September and early October 2024, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann from the Institute of Polish Philology at AMU visited New Delhi and Kolkata, as part of a program organized by the Polish Institute in New Delhi, with the support of the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology at AMU. The visit was part of two major initiatives: the Long Nights of […]
aaactivity | Activity8.10.2024
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Creation/Salvation – third edition of Erasmus+ BIP at the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology
In the first week of July 2024, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań hosted another edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) – this time under the title:Creation/Salvation. Writing and Other Creative Practices as Rescue for the Modern World.The event was organized for the third time by the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology, in cooperation with the Center […]
aaactivity | Activity | Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes16.07.2024
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New partnership: Fulbright Writer‑in‑Residence at AMU
On June 10, 2024, an agreement was signed between AMU Rector Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska and the Executive Director of the Polish‑U.S. Fulbright Commission, Justyna Janiszewska, establishing the Fulbright Writer‑in‑Residence program at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. This marks the first university‑affiliated writer residency in the history of Polish higher education. Initiated by the Literature Affirmation Center and co‑funded […]
aaactivity | Activity10.06.2024
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An Evening with Sabin Iqbal – Polish Launch of The Cliffhangers
On June 7, 2024, a meeting with Sabin Iqbal, novelist, literary curator and journalist from India, took place in the Kuraszkiewicz Room at Collegium Maius. The conversation marked the Polish launch of his debut novel The Cliffhangers, newly published by Wydawnictwo Poznańskie. The discussion featured Prof. Ewa Rajewska, the translator of the book and a faculty member at the Faculty […]
aaactivity | Activity10.06.2024
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LAC at the University of Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse
On 19 March 2024, the Director of the Centre for the Affirmation of Literature, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann, conducted a workshop entitled “Creative Writing. Les conditions de l’art littéraire” at the University of Haute-Alsace (FLSH, Campus Illberg). The event was part of the lecture series “Culture dans tous ses états” and attracted students and scholars interested in contemporary writing practices. Professor […]
aaactivity | Activity21.03.2024
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Languages of War – BIP 2023 at AMU
From July 2 to 7, 2023, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań hosted the summer school “Languages of War (in Literature and Other Media)”, held as part of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) initiative. There was no doubt about the theme of the 2023 edition. The war in Ukraine revealed how easily we had convinced ourselves that full-scale war in […]
aaactivity | Activity | Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes | Programmes16.07.2023
