75th Anniversary Conference
of the Polish American Historical Association
7-9 September 2018, Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, Il 60660
Conference Hotel: Hampton Inn, North Loyola Station,
1209 W. Albion Ave., Chicago, Il 60626
The conference is free but registration is required for all events. polishamericanstudies.org/files/public/Registration75YearsPAHA.pdf
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
9:00 AM GREETINGS. Welcome by Loyola University Chicago; Consul General of the Republic of Poland; Welcome by PAHA President
9:40 – 10:15 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: John Bukowczyk, PAHA within the field of US Ethnic History - past, present and future
10:30 AM –12:30 PM QUO VADIS POLISH AMERICAN STUDIES:
THE PAHA JOURNAL AS A REFLECTION OF THE SCHOLARLY FIELD.
Chair: Anna Jaroszyńska- Kirchmann
- A Brief History of PAS – James S. Pula
- Labor and Working Class – Dominic Pacyga
- Polonia’s Organizations – Donald Pienkos
- Gender and Family – Mary Patrice Erdmans
- Literature – Grażyna Kozaczka
- Study of American Polonia and Scholars in Poland – Adam Walaszek
12:30 PM – 1:50 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM YOUNG SCHOLARS FORUM. Dorota Praszałowicz, Chair
3:30 PM – 4:50 PM PAHA’S NEW PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY. Neal Pease, Chair
- PAHA’s communication media, challenges and opportunities of the digital age – Maja Trochimczyk and Stephen Leahy
- Adjusting to the New Reality: Good Management Practices in Academia – Pien Versteegh
- PAHA and Polish American Community – Joint Projects: Polish American Travel Guide; Memoirs Project; Objects that Speak; Teaching Resources – panel discussion (Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Ewa Barczyk, Anna Muller, and Anna Mazurkiewicz)
6:00 PM BANQUET AT THE POLISH CONSULATE, CHICAGO
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
9:00 AM -11:00 AM POLISH AMERICAN HISTORY IN MUSEUMS
Dominic A. Pacyga, Chair; Anna Muller, Discussant
- Polish Museum in Chicago –Małgorzata Kot
- Muzeum Historii Polski w Warszawie – Anna Piekarska
- Chicago History Museum – John Russick
- Muzeum Emigracji, Gdynia – Sebastian Tyrakowski
- J. Piłsudski Institute – Iwona Korga
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM CONCURRENT EVENTS
a) LOYOLA ARCHIVE TOUR with Nancy Freeman
b) FILM SCREENING (TBA)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PAHA 2018 HALECKI BOOK PRIZE
Joanna Wojdon, White and Red Umbrella – Presentation of the Haiman Medal and Discussion of the Prize-winning Book
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM POLONIA ROUNDTABLE: Advancement and Promotion of Polish and Polish American Studies in the United States. Chair: Bożena Nowicka McLees. Discussants: Members of Chicago/Great Lakes Polish-American social and cultural organizations.
5:30 PM. RECEPTION FOR PARTICIPANTS
8:00 PM. CONCERT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
MORNING EVENTS:
A) PAHA BOARD MEETING: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM and Working Lunch to 1:30 PM
B) BUS TOUR FOR REGISTERED GUESTS: 9:30 AM -13:00 PM
Tour of North Side of Chicago with Victoria Granacki
AFTERNOON BUS TOUR (for PAHA Board members only): 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Bus Tour of South Side of Chicago with Dominik Pacyga
ORGANIZERS
Conference organizers include the following institutions in Poland and the U.S.:
- Polish American Historical Association,
- Polish Studies Program at Loyola University Chicago;
- Polska Akademia Umiejetnosci;
- Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego:
- Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiów Polonijnych,
- Jagiellońskie Centrum Studiów Migracyjnych; and
- Komitet Badań nad Migracjami Polskiej Akademii Nauk
FUNDED IN PART by the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
- Prof. Anna Mazurkiewicz – President on behalf of PAHA
- Prof. Zygmunt Kolenda – President on behalf of PAU
- Bozena Nowicka McLees – Loyola University
- Prof. Dominic Pacyga – PAHA/ Columbia College Chicago
- Prof. Dorota Praszałowicz – PAN/PAHA
- Prof. James Pula – PAHA/PurdueUniversity
- Prof. Adam Walaszek – Jagiellonian University/PAHA
