My book on failure will be out in April! In Failure Narratives Beyond Redemption, I look at how we talk about failure in public discourse, as well as across film, literature, and performance.

Learn Polish in Trinity! Sign up for our evening courses, taught by Trinity instructors: www.tcd.ie/Russian/cour... @langslitscultures.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @iarcees.bsky.social @artmi.bsky.social @forumpolonia.bsky.social @immigrationirl.bsky.social

The fifth (and first bilingual) edition of the O'Czytani Polish Literary Festival is a wrap! We packed the house in Biblary's HQ in Inchicore for a meeting with Mariusz Szczygieł and a concert by Cezariusz Gadzina&band. Polish culture is part of multicultural Dublin.

An incredibly inspiring discussion about the "nonredemptive failure" concept and Samuel Beckett's work, with Nicholas Johnson (Trinity College Dublin), @debbielisle.bsky.social (Queen's University Belfast) and @rowinski.bsky.social (Trinity Colege Dublin). youtu.be/OnLKU50UGak?...

It's weird to say that the failure event you just attended was successful:-/ FAIL WORSE symposium organized and carefully curated by @rowinski.bsky.social @debbielisle.bsky.social & Nicholas Johnson at @langslitscultures.bsky.social was mind-blowing 🤯

Interdisciplinary symposium | Fail Worse: Rethinking Narrative Redemption in Failure Studies 📅 29-30 May 2025 @tlrhub.bsky.social Book tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/trini... Co-organised with the School of Creative Arts @tcddublin.bsky.social

If you happen to be in Oxford on 19 May, please join me for the book launch of Translation Multiples @oxfordcct.bsky.social! It will be a relaxed event & we'll discuss a few texts from my book (hot off the press @princetonupress.bsky.social). Bonus: sandwich lunch! occt.web.ox.ac.uk/event/on-mul...

Ireland's only Polish literary festival, the O'Czytani Festival takes place in Dublin between 6-8 June. O’Czytani is a celebration of Polish literature, culture, and community. Register to attend the launch on 26 May: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

The festival is co-organised by the Biblary Polish Cultural Centre, Dr Aneta Stępień @maynoothuniversity.ie and Dr @rowinski.bsky.social (Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, Trinity College Dublin). @muahi.bsky.social

Book just published in honour of #WomensHistoryMonth - Women's Historical Fiction Across The Globe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Chpt 1 available open access thanks to support of Trinity College Dublin Trust @langslitscultures.bsky.social @historicalfic.bsky.social

Polish film festival #Kinopolis is back at the IFI this December. Check out the schedule. ifi.ie/kinopolis

Excellent piece on Polishness and identity in Ireland in the Times: www.irishtimes.com/health/your-... For those who understand Polish, check out Ep. 1 of the Polska.IE podcast, where our student Carmen talks about her in-between identity, with an awesome ending: soundcloud.com/polskaie/odc...