Wojciech Lipoński

Profesor ordinarius

Office: Collegium Novum, room 316A
Phone: (0-61) 829 3531
e-mail: liponski@ifa.amu.edu.pl
Duty hours: link

Degrees

  • M.A. in Polish, Poznań, 1967
  • Ph.D. in Polish culture, Poznań, 1972
  • D.Litt. in Polish-English cultural relations, Poznań, 1977
  • Full Professorship, Poznań, 1995

Research interests

  • History of culture
  • Polish-British and Polish-American cultural relations
  • British civilization
  • American culture
  • Sport in relation to literature, art and philosophy
  • Philosophy of Olympism

Teaching experience

  • British and American life and institutions
  • History of Polish-British and Polish-American relations
  • History of Polish culture
  • Polish as a foreign language
  • Philosophy of Olympism
  • History of sports

Professional organizations

  • International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
  • European Association for American Studies
  • Polskie Towarzystwo Neofilologiczne (Modern Language Association of Poland)
  • International Olympic Academy
  • Comité International Pierre de Coubertin
  • Canadian Olympic Academy
  • Polish Academy of Science, member of Presidium of Neophilological Committee

Editorial

  • Editor, Polish-Anglo-Saxon Studies, Poznań, 1987-
  • Editor, Studies in Physical Culture and Tourism, Poznań, 1994-

Scholarships

  • University of Florida, Gainesville, 1975-76
  • British Council, short-term, 1983, 1987, 1996

Guest lectures

  • University of Florida, Gainesville, 1976
  • British Olympic Academy, Cardiff, 1983
  • International Olympic Academy, Ancient Olympia, 1983, 1992
  • Institute of Polish Culture, London, 1986, 1996
  • Hanyang University, Seoul, 1988

Papers read at international conferences and congresses

  • International Conference on the Theory of Literature, Jurata, 1972
  • International Symposium: "Relevance of Pierre de Courbetin", Lausanne, 1986
  • Annual Meeting of American Culture Association, 1989
  • American Culture at Home and Abroad, Haifa, Israel, 1990
  • International Olimpic Academy Annual, sessions 1992-1994
  • International Conference on Traditional Sports, Nantes, France, 2002
  • Session of Olympic Academy of Singapore, Singapore 2002

Honours

  • Olympic Laurel in literature, 1972
  • The Pietrzak Literary Award for young writers, 1973
  • Membership of the Olympic Academy of Canada, 1990
  • Minister's of National Education Award for outstanding research results, 1996

Decorations

  • Medal of Merit for Achievements in the Polish Olympic Movement, 1979
  • International Medal "Sport-Art-Science", 1988
  • Medal of the Committee of National Education, 1996

Publications