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Polish studies, Polish philology or Polonistics [1] (Polish : filologia polska, or polonistyka) is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates the Polish language and Polish literature in both historic and present-day forms.

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The history of Polish studies dates back to the 16th century. The first Polish scholars to study the Polish language were Jan Mączyński and Piotr Stoiński (Pierre Statorius). [2]

Academic activities in Polish Studies include conferences, workshops, and book publications by scholars who work and teach on Polish history, culture, art, and politics. The Polish Studies Association is part of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and facilitates "the exchange of academic information regarding Polish history, culture, arts, politics, economics, and contemporary affairs, and seeks to enhance contacts between Polish and Western Affairs." [3]

The Departments of Polish Studies exist in all major universities across Poland, and in many academic institutions across the world. They offer students a range of academic programmes with Bachelor and Masters' degrees in the field. [4]

In the United States

In the United States, students taking Polish studies majors focus on the nation, current and historical inhabitants of Polish lands, both current and historical, and instruction includes a wide range of and humanities, such as culture, politics, and economics. [5]

University programs

Some of the Polish Studies programs at U.S. universities include:

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  1. ↑ Centre of Bohemistics and Polonistics – University of Latvia Archived 2013-04-13 at archive.today
  2. ↑ Historia nauki polskiej. Bogdan Suchodolski (ed.), Paweł Czartoryski, Paweł Rybicki. T. 1: Średniowiecze. Odrodzenie. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1970, p. 370–372
  3. ↑ Polish Studies Association, retrieved on 2009-01-03.
  4. ↑ Search results: Polish Studies at IIEPassport.org
  5. ↑ Major: Polish Studies, The College Board, 2010, retrieved on 2009-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Polish Studies Center". Polish Studies Center. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  7. ↑ "Polish Studies Program :: University at Buffalo ::". polishstudies.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Polish Language Program | Department of Slavic Languages". slavic.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  9. ↑ "Copernicus Center for Polish Studies | U-M LSA Copernicus Center for Polish Studies". ii.umich.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Polish & Polish American Studies at CCSU | Central Connecticut State University". www.ccsu.edu. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  11. ↑ "POLISH STUDIES". Center for European Studies. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  12. ↑ Official home page of The Polish program at University of Wisconsin–Madison, retrieved on 2009-01-03.
  13. ↑ "Home – POLISH STUDIES ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE" . Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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