May is also a good month for those interested in the humanities, literature and historical memory. The University of Lodz will host events such as the meeting with Prof. Sherry Simon on multilingual cities and the conference on 1846 in Poland in the light of the European press.
Calendar of events held in English
12 May – Tuesday
Seminar: Modern solutions for NGS laboratories
Agnieszka Ciesielska, Sven Hornei and Stepan Kulemin will present solutions supporting the work of sequencing, automation, single-cell and spatial multiomics laboratories.
The event is free but registration is required!
Location: Assembly Hall of Building D, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Stefana Banacha 12/16
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (International Doctoral School)
14 May – Thursday
International Conference "Central Europe in the History – The Year 1846 in Poland in the Light of the European Press"
Researchers of the history of Central Europe will discuss the Kraków Uprising, the Galician massacre and the significance of the events of 1846 in European press.
Location: Institute of History, University of Lodz, Kamińskiego 27a, Faculty Council room
Time: from 10:00 a.m.; the event is also held on 15 May (University of Lodz)
15 May – Friday
International Conference "Central Europe in the History – The Year 1846 in Poland in the Light of the European Press"
The second day of the conference at the Institute of History, University of Lodz will be devoted to the analysis of the European press as a source of knowledge about the political events of the 19th century.
Location: Institute of History, University of Lodz, Kamińskiego 27a
Time: from 10:00 a.m. (University of Lodz)
18 May – Monday
Translation, The City, The Other – discussion panel
In a panel with Prof. Sherry Simon, Prof. Jerzy Jarniewicz, and Kacper Bartczak, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz, moderated by Dr Agata Handley and Dr Krzysztof Majer, the conversation will focus on translation, multilingualism and the city.
Location: TUVIM Library, Tuwima 46
Time: 6:00 p.m. (University of Lodz)
19 May – Tuesday
Impastos of Sound: Searching for German in Prague / À la recherche de l’allemand à Prague – Dean's Lecture by Prof. Sherry Simon
Prof. Sherry Simon from Concordia University in Montreal will talk about multilingual Prague, the memory of the German language and the city's sound layers; moderator: Dr Krzysztof Majer.
Location: Faculty of Philology, University of Lodz, Pomorska 171/173, Assembly Hall A5
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (University of Lodz)
Edit: Michał Gruda (Centre for External Relations and Social Responsibility of the University, University of Lodz)
