Mondays with WUWr #4
There’s a lot going on at the University of Wrocław Press and we want to keep you informed!
With this post, we start #mondayswithWUWr. We will keep you informed about the most important book launches, events and promotions, invite you to publications and describe what’s new! Today is the first Monday summary. For more, visit wuwr.eu!
Spór o Wyspy Kurylskie
Professor Rafał Czachor’s book Spór o Wyspy Kurylskie w perspektywie prawa międzynarodowego publicznego i stosunków międzynarodowych will soon be in print. A critical study. The book is the first comprehensive Polish-language study of the legal international and political conditions of the dispute. The author’s aim was not to undertake its resolution, but to discuss the historical premises, the legal arguments raised by both sides and the political motives of the ‘dead end’ currently taking place in the Kuril Islands issue.
The critical perspective of consideration adopted has made it possible to look at the conflict around the archipelago broadly. For law turns out to be only one of the regulators of social relations, including inter-state relations, and by far not the most significant one. The dispute over the Kuril Islands is an example of the rivalry between powers that try to hide their imperial ambitions behind legal arguments, remaining indifferent to the fate of those who do not fall into the category of ‘civilised nations’.
Looking beyond the usual patterns of territorial claims, the author draws attention to the fate of the Aynes, the hosts of the Kurils, who became extinct in the 20th century, which has been silenced by international law. The book fills a gap in knowledge about the legal and political conditions of the dispute over the archipelago. It also shows the extent to which contemporary international relations and law reflect historically and culturally conditioned relations based on patriarchy and violence.
We encourage you to buy in advance! By buying directly from the publisher you support the authors. You can find the announcement on the website: Spór o Wyspy Kurylskie. | Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego (wuwr.eu)
Last days of the spring sale
We would like to remind you that until the end of April a special offer is on – with the code WUWR30 you can get a 30% discount on all books and journals from the bookshop of the University of Wrocław Press (wuwr.eu). The promotion is valid for the University of Wrocław community. You will still be able to order publications to complement your scientific library before May!
Meeting with Justyna Bajda, author of Błękitny fin de siècle
An author meeting around the book Błękitny fin de siècle is scheduled for 9 May at 6 p.m. at the Proza Club (Przejście Garncarskie 2). Professor Justyna Bajda will be interviewed by editor Mariusz Urbanek on the subject of the blues. The meeting will be broadcast on the channels of Wrocław House of Literature, Wrocław City of Literature and Proza club. And there will be an opportunity to buy the book!
We would like to remind you that this unusual, beautifully published and richly illustrated book has received media patronage from Polish Radio Programme 2 and UNESCO’s Wrocław City of Literature.
Link to the event: Justyna Bajda “Błękitny fin de siècle” I PREMIERA | Facebook
Komunikacja Multimodalna – rozmowa z trojgiem badaczy
We would also like to invite you to an online meeting around issue 61.1 of the journal ‘Anglica Wratislaviensia’. The discussion with three scholars of multimodal communication will be moderated by dr hab. Michał Szawerna from the UWr Institute of English Studies. The participants will be dr Hiroki Hanamoto from Japan, dr Kimberley Pager-McClymont from the UK and dr Ilhana Nowak from France.
Link to the event on fb, where you can find all the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/796505262374415
New issue of the magazine „Ekonomia – Wroclaw Economic Review
The latest issue of Ekonomia – Wroclaw Economic Review has been posted on Czasopisma Naukowe w Sieci platform. Volume 29/3, edited by dr Wioletta Nowak and prof. Katarzyna Szalonka, can be read here: https://wuwr.pl/ekon/issue/view/998
The latest issue includes articles on the use of digital tools and technological innovation in customer service and buyer engagement management, quality improvement in organisations, Sustainability, cohousing and much more!
