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Mr Adam Zagajewski to receive honorary an doctorate from the Jagiellonian University

Having been familiarised with the resolution of the Faculty of Polish Studies, the reviews prepared by prof. dr hab. Anna Legeżyńska from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and prof. dr hab. Jacek Łukasiewcz from the University of Wrocław, and the resolutions issued by those universities, the Senate of the Jagiellonian University has approved the decision to grant an honorary doctorate to Mr Adam Zagajewski.

The award is to recognise Mr Zagajewski's outstanding achievements in literature, including:  

  • the poetry expressing universal values and a unique experience of an individual
  • the commitment to maintaining balance between freedom of an individual, social freedom and collective solidarity in artistic work
  • the essays and works of poetry presenting a conviction that the experience of beauty, search for truth and quest for good is not a part of the obsolete European utopia but the fundamental right of every human
  • the promotion of Polish literature around the world and a special emphasis put on the bonds between Polish and foreign poetry
  • the works of poetry that convey the message that culture and human values are the core of democracy whereas preserving memories of the past is crucial for understanding the present


Adam Zagajewski is a poet, writer, essayist, and a winner of many prestigious literary awards, including Vilenica Award in 1996, Adenauer Award in 2002 and International Neustadt Award in 2004. His works were translated into many languages. Adam Zagajewski studied psychology and philosophy at the Jagiellonian Univeristy. He also taught philosophy as a research fellow and worked as a member of the editorial staff of Student and Odra magazines. He is a member of the Polish Writers' Association and a visiting lecturer at the Houston University, USA.    
 

Published Date: 19.07.2012
Published by: Mariusz Kopiejka
Uniwersytet Jagielloński