Honouring the Past and Celebrating the Present

Introduction (Agnieszka Piskorska) 9 Acknowledgements (Dorota Babilas) 11 Part 1. The history of English Studies at the University of Warsaw (Dorota Babilas) 13 1.1. The condition of English Studies in Poland since the beginning of the 20th century 15 1.2. English Studies within the organisational structure of the University of Warsaw 19 1.3. Th e premises of the Institute 20 1.4. Changes in the official name of the Institute 27 1.5. Heads of Department 27 1.6. The history of the Institute 28 1.7. The Institute at 50 (1973) 34 1.8. The Institute from the late 1970s into the 21st century 38 1.9. Administrative offices (Sekretariaty) 51 1.10. The Institute library 52 1.11. The students 53 Part 2. The Institute of English Studies today (2023) 57 2.1. Department of British Literature 59 2.2. Department of North American Cultures and Literatures 67 2.3. Department of British Culture 76 2.4. Department of the English Language 79 2.5. Department of Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies 99 Part 3. In memoriam 109 3.1. Andrzej Tretiak (1886–1944) by Anna Cetera- Włodarczyk 111 3.2. Wacław Borowy (1890–1950) 116 3.3. Tadeusz Grzebieniowski (1894–1973) 118 3.4. Alfred Reszkiewicz (1920–1973) 120 3.5. Margaret Schlauch (1898–1986) 122 3.6. Stanisław Helsztyński (1891–1986) 125 3.7. Wanda Krajewska (1927–1989) by Emma Harris 128 3.8. Wanda Rulewicz (1948–1995) 130 3.9. Maria Jędrzejkiewicz (1942–1998) by Emma Harris 131 3.10. Grzegorz Sinko (1923–2000) 133 3.11. Bronisława Bałutowa (1919–2005) by Emma Harris 136 3.12. Nancy Burke (1935–2006) by Ewa Łuczak 138 3.13. Nancy Burke (1935–2006): A life well-lived by Cecelia Lawless 140 3.14. Irena Dobrzycka (1909–2007) by Emma Harris 142 3.15. Teresa Kieniewicz (1944–2008) 145 3.16. Wiesław Furmańczyk (1926–2011) 146 3.17. Stanisława Kumor (née Skrodzka) (1922–2012) by Bożenna Chylińska 147 3.18. Alicja Kędzielska (1933–2013) 150 3.19. Jan Rusiecki (1926–2015) by Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic 151 3.20. Michał Rozbicki (1946–2019) 158 3.21. Maria Łyżwińska (née Bachman) (1942–2021) 159 3.22. Maria Birkenmajer (1942–2021) by Klaudyna Michałowicz and Dorota Babilas 160 3.23. Maria Dakowska (1950–2022) by Katarzyna Hryniuk 162 Part 4. Remembering the Past. Reminiscences of the Professors of the Institute of English Studies 171 4.1. Andrzej Kaznowski, “We shall overcome” or a struggle for academic autonomy; First “Solidarity” movement – memories of the time 173 4.2. Jerzy Wełna, Reminiscences 176 4.3. Zbigniew Lewicki, Those were the days 179 4.4. Emma Harris, Recollections: the Institute of English Studies, 1974–2023 180 4.5. Jerzy Rubach, Recollections 186 4.6. Jerzy Rubach, A short story about [closure in (sic!) the mouth] and the fall of the communist system 189 4.7. Grażyna Bystydzieńska, Recollections 193 4.8. Grażyna Bystydzieńska, A short history of the Department of English Literature 195 4.9. Aniela Korzeniowska, Refl ections on the history of the Department of Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies 197 4.10. Jerzy Zybert, My work at the Institute of English Studies 200 Appendices 201 Receivers of the doctoral degree in the years 1930– 2022 (Dorota Babilas) 203 Habilitacje (post-doctoral degrees) 227 Bibliography of works consulted 232 List of illustrations 236 Illustrations 241