The University of Chicago Library is seeking a Slavic & East European Materials Assistant to work 10-15 hours a week. This position will report to the Slavic & East European Studies Librarian and support the library’s efforts to build and maintain its collections of materials from and about the people and regions of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. The position will specifically work to support materials acquisition and collection maintenance decisions by the librarian, the processing of newspaper and backlog materials, the processing and updating of the Archive of Czechs & Slovaks Abroad (ACASA), and the creation and maintenance of educational materials.
This episode of "Encounters with Polish Literature" celebrates the centennial of the birth of Stanisław Lem (1921-2006) in Lwów (today L’viv, Ukraine), one of Poland’s most popular writers. Host David A. Goldfarb is in conversation with Bożena Shallcross, Professor of Polish Language and Literature, Department of Slavic Language & Literatures.