08.10.25 DOROTA SAJEWSKA TAKES OVER THE PROF. MARIA JANION NAMED CHAIR OF HONOUR

‘Nowhere else but in Gdańsk would this extraordinary honour of taking over the Maria Janion Chair have such significance in gathering my thoughts, choosing my words and formulating sentences for the topic of my lecture today Transgressions (today),’ said Sajewska. The title referred to the ‘Transgressions’ series (the first volume, entitled Galernicy wrażliwości [Galley Slaves of Sensitivity], was published by Wydawnictwo Morskie in 1981), comprising collections of texts, conversations, studies and commentaries resulting from seminars conducted at the University of Gdańsk by Maria Janion.

Prof. Dorota Sajewska is the fourth person to hold the Named Chair of Honour of Prof. Maria Janion. Previously, the chair was held by: dr hab. Agata Bielik-Robson, prof. IFiS PAN (in 2022/2023), prof. Mariusz Ziółkowski (in 2023/2024) and prof. dr Emilia Jamroziak (in 2024/2025).