Oskar Halecki in the Independent Poland (1918-1939) with Professor Marek Kornat

Oskar Halecki in the Independent Poland (1918-1939) with Professor Marek Kornat

Author: The Institute of World Politics November 11, 2023 Duration: 41:30
Professor Marek Kornat discuss "Oskar Halecki in the independent Poland (1918-1939)." This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium. About the Speaker Marek Kornat is a historian. He graduated with his PhD from the Jagiellonian University (UJ) in Kraków in 2000, and subsequently obtained the title of Professor of Humanities in 2015. His scholarly activity focuses on history of Polish diplomacy and international relations in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the issues of the Second Polish Republic (1918-1939). He also deals with the history of Polish political thought, the historiography of totalitarian regimes and the origins and significance of the Sovietology. Since 2011, he has been employed in the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), as Head of the Chair of 20th Century History. Since 2008, he has also been lecturing at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (UKSW) in Warsaw. He has delivered lectures at foreign research centers including Centre National de la Recherche (research) Scientifique in Paris, Harriman Institute at Columbia University in New York and Institut für Wissenschaften vom Menschen in Vienna as well as Europäische Institut in Mainz. He has been granted scholarships by the Foundation for Polish Science, the De Brzezie Lanckoronski Foundation, the Kościuszko Foundation and the British Academy. He is the author of 10 books and over 300 articles concerning the above issues. About the Symposium This virtual joint symposium is organized by The Institute of World Politics, in Washington, D.C., USA, and The Oskar Halecki Institute in Ottawa, ON, Canada to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing away of Professor Oskar Halecki. Sponsors The Institute of World Politics, Washington, D.C., United States The Oskar Halecki Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada Co-Sponsors Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IH PAN) Institute of Heritage of the Polish National Thought (IDMN) Instytut Historii USKW (Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski University) ***Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-programs/ ***Make a gift to IWP: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E231090&id=18

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