Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Emigrating Landscapes Art and emigration - A Causal Relationship? ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [25 April, 2013: Gender, Translation and Postcolonial Studies in Poland](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/25-april-2013-gender-translation-and-postcolonial-studies-in-poland/) - UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies eMigrating Landscapes www.emigratinglandscapes.org Seminar on Crossing the Borders of Reading, Writing and Translating in Women’s Literature and Scholarship Debate on three new publications by Urszula Chowaniec, Ursula Phillips and Marzenna Jakubczak Discussion will be led by dr. Richard Mole Thursday 25 April 2013, 4-6.30 pm. Room: 431 (4th - [7 November, 2013: Irit Amiel with prof. Joanna Michlic](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/7-november-2013-irit-amiel-with-prof-joanna-michlic/) - “Remembering, re-writing, re-telling… The poetry of Irit Amiel” November 7, at 5 pm, SSEES A discussion covering contemporary Jewish poetry and the notion of displacement, celebrating the publication of Dark Flashes, the latest collection of Irit Amiel’s poetry to be published in English translation (OFF_PRESS, UK). Programme: Introduction ‘Mapping Childhood: The Generation of Irit Amiel ‘ by a specialist in - [20 November, 2013: EU Migration in Polish and Central European Cinema](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/20-november-2013-eu-migration-in-polish-and-central-european-cinema/) - TRANSGRESSIVE IDENTITY and EU Migration in Polish and Central European Cinema A lecture by Professor Małgorzata Radkiewicz (Jagiellonian University, Poland) Venue: 4th floor Masaryk Senior Common Room UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW Registration: About the event: Visual material: feature films and documents – Polish and Central - [15 January, 2014: Where the Beast is Buried (Joanna Rajkowska)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/15-january-2014-where-the-beast-is-buried-joanna-rajkowska/) - In Search of Public Space Joanna Rajkowska in conversation with Maggie Humm, Martine Rouleau and Katarzyna Depta Garapich discussion chaired by Kinga Stanczuk Seminar and Book Launch Venue: 4th floor Masaryk Senior Common Room UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW 5-7 pm Where the Beast is Buried, Joanna - [Session 4: Literature and Performance](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/session-4-literature-and-performance/) - Session 4: Between words and performance (Wioletta Grzegorzewska, Marek Kazmierski and Zuza Tehanu) Come and meet unusual Polish neighbours: artists, writers and performers. You will be able to talk to them, ask questions and take part in discussion. During the session: -reading of poems; -reading of fragments of short story; – a short performance; Artists’ - [2014 UCL Festival of the Arts (29 May)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/2014-ucl-festival-of-the-arts-29-may/) - eMigrating Landscapes Project presents a series of event Telling Mother Tongues. I am Polish: Meet the Artists Venue: 29th of May: UCL Roberts G08 Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Roberts Building, Malet Place Programme BY BOGDAN FRYMORGEN The numbers of migrants and their economic impact are often measured and discussed in the media. But these figures miss the - [Welcome to Back to eMigrating Landscapes](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/welcome-back-to-emigrating-landscapes/) - The eMigrating Landscapes Project started in 2012 aiming to conceptualize and present various cultural, literary and artistic perspectives on emigration, migration and displacement of border crossings. It is also an online platform for seminars on contemporary emigration and its literary and artistic representations. The site died in 2018. With migration and immigration being the preeminent - [13 March, 2013: Irit Rogoff and Joanna Rajkowska](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/13-march-2013-irit-rogoff-and-joanna-rajkowska/) - The Introduction to the Seminar (March 13, 2013) Seminar 1_ Irit Rogoff and Joanna Rajkowska Event 1: UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies / eMigrating Landcapes Project invites you for a lecture Exhausted Geographies by Irit Rogoff Discussion afterword will be held by Joanna Rajkowska Wednesday 13 March 2013, 5-7 pm. Room Senior Common - [20 March, 2013: AM Bakalar and Grażyna Plebanek](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/20-march-2013-am-bakalar-and-grazyna-plebanek/) - UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies / eMigrating Landcapes Project invites you for a debate on: The new ideas about borders and “New Europeans?” in contemporary literary landscapes. Meeting with two authors: AM Bakalar and Grażyna Plebanek Commentary and discussion afterword will be led by Tim Beasley-Murray and Agata Pyzik. Wednesday 20 March 2013, 5-7 - [13 May, 2013: Wioletta Grzegorzewska and Genowefa Jakubowska-Fijalkowska](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/13-may-2013-wioletta-grzegorzewska-and-genowefa-jakubowska-fijalkowska/) - Wioletta Grzegorzewska and Genowefa Jakubowska-Fijałkowska Interview at the Borders of Language (Poetical Debate on Language led by Sophie Mayer) Monday 13 May 2013, 5-7 pm. Room 431 Reception: Room Senior Common Room, 4th floor UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW Registration: https://emigratinglandscapes.org/registration/ For further details please contact dr. Urszula Chowaniec: u.chowaniec@ucl.ac.uk Poster: Seminar - [20 June 2013: Maria Jastrzebska and Marek Kazmierski with SJ Fowler](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/20-june-2013-maria-jastrzebska-and-marek-kazmierski-with-sj-fowler/) - Being Elsewhere – Migrating Stories Maria Jastrzębska and Marek Kazmierski in dialogue with SJ Fowler (eML poster 20 JUNE 2013) Thursday, 20 June 2013, 5-7 pm Room 432, 4th floor Reception afterwards in Masaryk Senior Common Room, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW Registration: https://emigratinglandscapes.org/registration/ For further details please contact dr Urszula Chowaniec: u.chowaniec@ucl.ac.uk - [7 February, 2014: Grzegorz Wroblewski](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/7-february-2014-grzegorz-wroblewski/) - GRZEGORZ WROBLEWSKI AND FRIENDS: AN EVENING OF POLISH MIGRATING POETRY Poetry Reading and Discussion with Grzegorz Wróblewski and his translators, Piotr Gwiazda and Adam Zdrodowski Introductiona and chairing: Steven J. Fowler and Marcus Slease Venue: 4th floor Masaryk Senior Common Room UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW 5-7 pm Registration HERE Kopenhaga is the first comprehensive collection - [7 May, 2014: Ewa Lipska – an Encounter with the Author Ewa Lipska](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/7-may-2014-ewa-lipska-an-encounter-with-the-author-ewa-lipska/) - Ewa Lipska Sefer Journeys Through Memory – the Healing Image Wednesday 7 May 2014, 6-8 pm. Senior Common Room, 4th floor UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW Registation For further details please contact: u.chowaniec@ucl.ac.uk “All of us, regardless of our historical situations, are hunting for our past…. We’ll - [16 May, 2014: Poor but Sexy (discussing Eastern Europe)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/16-may-2014-poor-but-sexy-discussing-eastern-europe/) - Culture Clashes in Europe East and West Meeting with Agata Pyzik, author of the latest publication from Zero Books In discussion with Wendy Bracewell, Federica Mazzara, Ewa Sidorenko, Dana Dȍmșȍdi (discussion led by Urszula Chowaniec) Friday, 16 May 2014, 6-8 pm. Senior Common Room, 4th floor UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, - [6 November, 2014: Coming Out Polish Style](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/6-november-2014-coming-out-polish-style/) - “Coming Out Polish Style” by Sławomir Grünberg & Katka Reszke Screening followed by discussion panel with prof. Anne White (UCL SSEES), dr Richard Mole (UCL SSEES), Katke Reszke and Katarzyna Perlak Thursday, 6 Nov, 2014 at 6.30 ROOM 433, SSEES, UCL 16 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW PLAY OUT in collaboration with UCL SSEES, eMigrating Landscapes Project and Women Online Writing - [19 October, 2013: Migrating Stories](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/19-october-2013-migrating-stories/) - Polish Art Festival, Southend-on-Sea October 19, 2013 at 2pm. eMigrating Landscapes Project, run at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies / University College London, invites you to a meeting with authors whose works deal with contemporary migration. The seminar includes readings of their works and discussion around the phenomena of recent migration across - [9 December, 2013: Polish Literature in Transformation (book launch)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/9-december-2013-polish-literature-in-transformation-book-launch/) - Celebrating Literature… Polish Literature in Transformation 9 December, 5 pm Registration Venue: 4th floor Masaryk Senior Common Room UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW Discussion on Literature and Transformation around new publication of Polish Literature in Transformation, edited by Ursula Phillips with the assistance of Knut Andreas Grimstad and Kris - [2013 UCL Festival of the Arts (11-12 May)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/2013-ucl-festival-of-the-arts-11-12-may/) - UCL Festival of the Arts, UCL SSEES, Off-Press AND LoVArts invite you for the drop-in sessions to on May 11th and 12th, when there will be 5 drop-in sessions with some snacks and drinks – No registration needed, just come and enjoy!: Polish has become the second most frequently spoken tongue on these Islands (The Guardian – “Polish becomes the England’s - [Session 1: Film about Polish Artists](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/session-1-film-about-polish-artists/) - Session 1: Mally Yina in discussion with Urszula Chowaniec (Saturday, May 11, 1-2 pm) PolinArts i Prometeusze Come to this session to see a film and take part in the lively discussion on Polish Artist and their search for identity…. Artist: Mally Yina Project title: PolinArts i Prometeusze / PolinArts and Prometheus (Presentation of the - [Session 2: Theatre – Performance](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/session-2-theatre-performance/) - Session 2: Meet the Polish Artists: Theatre, Performance, Film (Margot Przymierska and Dominika Akuszewska) Drop in for an amazing session to see what is being created in London by young film and theatre creators… Artist: Margot Przymierska Project title: ‘Romanians’- exploration of the subject: ‘How stage-able is bi-linguality?’ Artist: Dominika Akuszewska Project title: Play Poland Film Festival - [Session 3: LoVArts](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/session-3-lovarts/) - Session 3: LoVArts presents Polish visual artists! (Ania Perkowska, Oskar OK Krajewski, Aleksandra Karpowicz) LoVArts invites you to meet some of the Polish artists who are part of our collective. Find out who they are, what do they do and in what way their personalities and identity influence their work. Artist: Ania Perkowska Project title: Onmytoes Ceramics - [Afternoon with Polish Language and Culture Affairs (UCL SSEES)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/afternoon-with-polish-language-and-culture-affairs-ucl-ssees/) - Let’s share the experience of the Polish Summer School in Wrocław and studying Polish language and culture at School of Slavonic and East European Studies UCL On Wednesday afternoon, 21st October (2-4pm) at Masaryk Senior Common Room, 16 Taviton Street, UCL SSEES students and teachers of Polish Languages discussed the advantages of taking Polish classes at - [Gendering Migration and Reading Literature](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/gendering-migration-and-reading-literature/) - Gendering Migration: Women’s Writing, Displacement and Melancholy: Lecture on Selected Aspects of Polish Contemporary Literature by Urszula Chowaniec (Language and Culture, UCL SSEES) Discussant: Ursula Phillips (Honorary Research Associate of UCL SSEES) AtSt. Antony’s College at University of Oxford lecture within the series of talks within the theme of Who are the Poles and where’s Poland? - [Katka Reszke](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/katka-reszke/) - Katka Reszke is a writer, documentary filmmaker, photographer and researcher in Jewish history, culture, and identity. She holds a Doctorate in Jewish Education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a recipient of fellowships from the Mandel Foundation and the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. She is the uthor of “Return Of The Jew: - [Coming Out – Polish Style (6th of November, 2014 at 6.30 SSEES)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/coming-out-polish-style-6th-of-november-2014-at-6-30-ssees/) - Coming Out Polish Style “Coming Out Polish Style” is a unique documentary by Slawomir Grunberg and Katka Reszke which offers a rare look into the lives of gays and lesbians in contemporary Poland. The documentary explores the issue of gay and lesbian rights in a conservative society, which is undergoing a very dynamic transformation, allowing for - [Polish Summer School – Discussing an Adventure (Friday October 31, 2014 at 4pm)](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/polish-summer-school-discussing-an-adventure-friday-october-31-2014-at-4pm/) - Why Polish Language? Why Polish Summer School? Why Spend Summer in Poland? come for a discussion and sharing experience over a glass of wine 31st of October at 4 pm at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, room 432 16 Taviton Street London WC1H 0BW (Bloomsbury Campus) Within the program: Presentation by Hannah Phillips (a - [New Joanna Rajkowska/ the UCL Project – Discussion](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/new-joanna-rajkowska-the-ucl-project-discussion/) - on Thursday, the 29th of May Joanna Rajkowska in discussion with Urszula Chowaniec and Tim Beasley-Murray will present her new Project The Light of the Lodge 5-6pm UCL Roberts G08 Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Roberts Building, Malet Place All are welcome, open free event, no registration needed The Light of The Lodge (in London) Ideas behind - [Agnieszka Szara](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/agnieszka-szara/) - the Director of creative company PLAY FULL Ltd. celebrating and promoting FILM // MUSIC // ART. has graduated from Cultural Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and earned her MA in Russian Culture and Language specialisation. She has been collaborating with various Film Festivals in Poland, such as Etiuda Anima, Krakow Film Festival and ## Pages - [Home](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/) - Welcome to eMigrating Landscapes The eMigrating Landscapes Project aims at conceptualizing and presenting various cultural, literary and artistic perspectives on emigration, migration and displacement of border crossings. It is also the online platform for seminars on Contemporary Emigration and its Literary and Artistic Representations. . eMigrating Landcapes, organized by dr. Urszula Chowaniec and University College London SSEES with the co-operation of Off_Press, Polish - [Network](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/network/) - Organisers . UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies . UCL European Institute . The Polish Cultural Institute . OFF_PRESS . Partners . Arts Territory . . Maintenant European Poetry . Stork Press . Words Without Borders … here is a list of the blogs we follow . Moving Borders: The Aesthetics of Migration Federica Mazzara’s weblog of - [Multimedia](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/multimedia/) - Short films from the seminars on You Tube: Table of Content: 1. Remembering, re-writing, re-telling… The poetry of Irit Amiel, the holocaust survivor – min 24:03 2. In Search of Public Space (Where the Beast is Buried by Joanna Rajkowska) – min 33:13 3. Exhausted Geographies by Irit Rogoff- min 25:33 4. Discussion on Illegal Liaisons by Grażyna Plebanek - [Interview with Maria Jastrzębska](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/interview-with-maria-jastrzebska/) - If not for my name, I’d pass for English as I lost my accent early on Maria Jastrzębska in conversation with Marek Kaźmierski June 2013 MARIA JASTRZĘBSKA 1 / Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, and how you came to be writing poetry in the UK? I came to London as - [Authors and Guests](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/authors-and-guests/) - Irit Amiel (Irena Librowicz) is a translator, poet and writer. She was born in Częstochowa in 1931. Both her parents died in Treblinka in 1942. Just before leaving Ghetto for the concentration camp, they managed to hide little Irena in the secure place. After war she emigrated to Palestine, later she settled in Israel, where she lives - [Organisers](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/organisers/) - Project Leader and Organiser: Dr. Urszula Chowaniec Academic affiliation: Assistant Professor, Researcher at Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Kraków Academy, Poland Senior Teaching fellow at University College London SSEES (the series of seminars run March 2013-February 2014 were part of Urszula Chowaniec Project: The Ruined Bodies of the (e)Migrants, Tourists and Travellers in Contemporary Polish Women’s Writing - [eMigrating Landscapes Interviews](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/emigrating-landscapes-interviews/) - Maria Jastrzebska “I always wanted to write and started early, even before I was actually literate. At one point, I thought I’d be writing short stories, but poetry somehow claimed me and it ain’t letting go! I think my Polish surname with both a z and an ę in it has made a big difference. - [Sitemap](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/sitemap/) - [Seminars](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/seminars/) - eMigrating Landscapes Project is organizing events on contemporary art, culture and literature in relation to the most recent migration phenomena in Europe and elsewhere: forthcoming seminars: no events planned for the current academic year. For further details please contact: Ula Chowaniec at u.chowaniec@ucl.ac.uk All is welcome Past events: The first series of seminars: The series of eMigrating Landscapes Seminars took place - [Interview with Steven J. Fowler](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/interview-with-steven-j-fowler/) - London is a global city of global poets SJ Fowler in conversation with Marek Kaźmierski TRUTH OF THE BEAR BY ALEXANDER KELL eML / Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, and how you came to poetry, your cultural background (are you English English, and is it as simple as that?) and - [Interview with Marek Kazmierski](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/interview-with-marek-kazmierski/) - Migrants, Vagabonds and the Others: Damn the Source Marek Kazmierski in conversation with Urszula Chowaniec and Wioletta Grzegorzewska June 2013 This is your first full-length publication. Please tell us a bit about what your literary career has been until now and how this collection of short stories was put together? It’s pointless to talk about - [Interview with Grażyna Plebanek](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/interview-with-grazyna-plebanek/) - New Europeans: myths, dreams or sort of reality To accept differences, to embrace the fact that we’ll always be different: it’s a hard, fascinating, never ending work of defining and redefining. I’m grateful for it, I need this for myself and my writing… 1. Urszula Chowaniec: Grazyna, you came to London for the seminars which - [Contact](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/contact/) ## Categories - [Blog](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/category/blog/) - [Past Events](https://emigratinglandscapes.org/category/past-events/)