The status of translation in the polistystem of peripheral children’s literature: A comparison of Italian and Polish literatures

The integrated project "Modern tools for teaching and research activities of the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Polish Philology at the Faculty Of Humanities of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw" (No. PPI / NPZ / 2018/1/00065) assumed a series of activities based on the cooperation of Partners and synergy of their potentials. The idea of ​​the project was to use modern digital marketing strategies and interdisciplinary tools to promote the scientific and didactic activities of IBL PAN, IFP WNH UKSW and - ultimately - other Polish and foreign Polish studies included in the framework of "Geopolonistics", created according to the idea of ​​prof. Magdalena Popiel (president of the International Association of Polish Studies).

The psychological and social consequences of the problems of the modern world, including the COVID-19 pandemic and wars, have influenced the development of a new approach to the individual, facing a sense of social isolation, exclusion and loneliness, in a world that is indistinct, impenetrable, and requires the creation of new meanings. The elderly and the disabled – but also young – are particularly vulnerable to loneliness. This is accompanied by an increase in ecological consciousness and the development of a new approach to nature (such as the ecological disaster on the Oder river in 2022), as well as a deeper reflection on the removal of technological and architectural barriers. Using the available research resources of humanities and the diagnoses they have already made allows us to look for answers to these contemporary problems by focusing on human subjectivity and individuality, on regaining bonds, interpersonal contacts and a sense of identity, as well as on respecting the principles of open access and inclusiveness in the surrounding world.

The research project Monstrous Rivers: Investigating the Environmental History of Modern European Floods through Literary Sources (led by dr. habil. Anna Barcz, funded by the National Science Center in Poland, no 2023/49/B/HS3/04329, period: 2024-2028) aims to explore the shifting role of hydroengineering in modern European history, specifically its correlation with river flood events between the 18th and 20th centuries.

"Geopolonistyka" is a story about the history of research on the Polish language and literature, about the institutions engaged in didactics and Polish studies, about the people who practiced this research and created the conditions for its development. It is a story about their work in institutions and about students - possibly future researchers and didacticians of the Polish language. The narrators of this story are researchers, didacticians and students. They tell the story in the form of recorded statements, made films, and documentary studies. Each of them contributes to building a narrative about Polish studies in the world, about the study of Polish language and literature, about the value of learning Polish.