Online lecture by Prof. Richard Parkinson ‘Re-reading the Tale of Sinuhe: Ancient Poetry and Modern Commentary’
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Silesia memory and borders | The activity of a research centre
| Author: Tomek Grząślewicz | Integration of scientists from various disciplines, cultural border studies, promotion of Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the international arena – these are just some of the tasks performed by the recently opened The Silesian Centre for the Study of Regional and Transborder Memory. Prof. Leszek Drong, Director of the...
No Limits | Transformations of Masculinity in the 20th Century
What is the article about?What is the article about? The concept of ‘masculinity’ was never a monolith. Over the centuries, it underwent constant transformations. In the 20th century, the I World War gave cause to take a fresh look at the behaviours and characteristics attributed to men. Contact Aleksandra Dębińska, MA from the Institute of...
No Limits | Lead runs through our veins
What is the article about?What is the article about? Thanks to the commitment of Jolanta Wadowska-Król, a doctor who, during the Polish People’s Republic period, spoke out about the health problems of the children of Szopienice and made it possible to diagnose them with lead poisoning (up till then perceived as an occupational disease of...
‘No Limits’ | Belfast — reinterpreting the city
What the article is about?What the article is about? When we talk about the conflict in Northern Ireland in the last century, we usually use a simplification when we state that the parties to the conflict at the time were Protestants and Catholics. The reality was, of course, much more complex, but now witnesses of...
The end of the tainted legend of Maria Clementina Sobieska | Publication of USil historians
Portrait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702–1735) made by Martin van Meytens and then copied by E. Gill. The work is part of the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London | Maria Sztuka | Only a few women rest in Saint Peter’s Basilica. One of them is the granddaughter of King Jan III, Maria...
No Limits | 19th Century Europe Was Not a Woman
What is the article about?What is the article about? In the 19th century, a woman was considered a permanent minor by the legislation in force. The education she received was superficial and couldn’t afford her an independent living. Women in Europe gained access to higher education only at the beginning of the 19 century. What...
7th Congress of Polish Medievists
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