Adam Zagajewski

Poland, 1945 - 2021

Adam Zagajewski was a writer of poems, essays and short stories. He studied philosophy and psychology in Poland and made his debut as a poet in 1972. Among his works are Mysticism for Beginners (1997) and Unseen Hand (2011). Zagajewski taught creative writing at the University of Houston and was visiting professor at the University of Chicago since 2007, where he was also a member of the Committee on Social Thought.

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What Will Save the World?
Nexus Conference 2016
12 November 2016 09.40 - 16.00 National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
The Questor Hero
Gustav Mahler’s Ultimate Questions
14 May 2011 9.40 - 17.30 Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
Identity Please!
Nexus Conference 2008
14 June 2008 09.30 - 18.00 Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Towards a Definition of Western Culture
Part I. The Classics, Art, and Kitsch
11 November 2006 09.30 - 18.30 Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Europe: A Beautiful Idea?
Nexus Conference 2004
4 december 2004 9.00 - 18.10 Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam
The Quest for Life
Part III. The Anatomy of Loss
2 November 2003 9.20 - 22.00 Tilburg University
The Legacy of the Twentieth Century
Part III. The Muses' Farewell
24 May 2000 9.30 - 22.00 Tilburg University
No Place for Cosmopolitans?
Nexus Conference 1999
8 October 1999 9.35 - 21.45 Tilburg University
The Shabby and the Sublime
Nexus Lecture Adam Zagajewski
9 November 1998 Tilburg University