Gaudeamus is a prestigious award given for outstanding Polish scientific and didactic books (published by academic publishing houses). The competition is organised by the Association of Higher School Publishers (in cooperation with the Book Fair in Kraków).
More information about the competition can be found on the official website of the organisers (in Polish).
Ten books from various publishing houses (including two from the Lodz University Press) were nominated for the Gaudeamus 2024 finals.
Award-winning books
The book entitled "Fetysze o fikcje. Antologia tekstów poświęconych emigracji polskiej po 1945 r. opublikowanych na łamach «Kultury»" [Fetishes and Fictions. An Anthology of Texts on Polish Emigration after 1945, Published in "Kultura"] edited by Rafał Stobiecki and Aleksandra Sylburska (in cooperation with Jędrzej Bończak) received the main prize.
The work was published as part of the series JERZY GIEDROYC I…
This is a joint venture of the "Kultura" Literary Institute Association and the University of Lodz. The publications are intended to make the history and achievements of the Literary Institute in Paris available and bring it closer to a wider audience. We offer our Readers individual and collective scientific monographs; scientific editions of archival materials and correspondence from the resources of the Archives of the Literary Institute and problem anthologies of texts from "Kultura" and "Zeszyty Historyczne", as well as reissues of selected books published as part of the "Kultura" Library. More about this item (in Polish).
Honourable Mention award
"Koszałki-opałki, czyli prawo karne w bajkach" by Jan Kulesza and Witold Kulesza is another publication by the Lodz University Press which has been honoured.
Why did King Krak commit human trafficking, but the shoemaker Dratewka cannot be credited with killing the Wawel Dragon? Did Wanda, who did not want a German, incite hatred on the basis of nationality? What did the prince drive Cinderella to with violence? Did Little Red Riding Hood show signs of demoralization? Did Hansel and Gretel commit a particularly audacious theft? What was the artificial intelligence (AI) of the Queen's mirror, Snow White's stepmother, responsible for? Why did the Little Prince reject the position of Minister of Justice? What did Eeyore's "practical barrel" hide?
The authors attempted to answer these and other questions by analysing commonly known, selected fairy tales and legends from the perspective of contemporary Polish criminal law, including its basic principles, reaching the foundations of a democratic state of law. As teaching practice shows, this method facilitates understanding even the most difficult criminal law institutions.
Both books are available for purchase in the bookstore of the Lodz University Press.
We would like to offer our congratulations to all the finalists and thank the jury for their verdict.