O możliwych pożytkach ze studiowania polonistyki w Stanach Zjednoczonych

The article presents major challenges and opportunities facing Polish studies in the United States. Beginning with a brief historical survey, it assesses the state of American Polish studies at the start of the twenty-fi rst century. It argues that to map the changing landscape of the fi eld, it is necessary to move away from stereotypes that have hampered a fuller, more complex understanding of American Polonistics. It concludes by examining paradigm shifts that are taking place across the discipline as it is practiced in the United States.