Maciej Ganczar (born January 19, 1976, in Ã
ÂódÃ
º) is a Polish literary scholar specializing in German literature, literary translator, author of publications for foreign language teaching, since 2024 Professor at the Medical University of Warsaw.
Life
Maciej Ganczar was born on January 19, 1976, in Ã
ÂódÃ
º, Poland, and he spent his childhood and youth in Piotrków Trybunalski, where he attended the Juliusz SÃ
Âowacki 3rd Secondary School. He followed the course of German studies at the Jan DÃ
Âugosz University in CzÃÂstochowa, at the Szczecin University and finally at the University of Silesia, where he was awarded a doctoral degree in 2007. In 2020 he completed postgraduate studies in glottodidactics in the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Since 2001 he has lectured at many universities, among others at the University of Warsaw, the Medical Academy in Warsaw (now: Medical University of Warsaw) and UniversitÃÂ del Salento in Lecce (Italy). He is currently the Head of the Centre for Foreign Languages and the Head of the Premed College at the Medical University of Warsaw, as well as a coursebook expert in the Polish Ministry of Education. In 2023 he became part of the Medical Language Commission in the Council for the Polish Language at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. A year later, he was appointed by the Polish Minister of Science to the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language.
He is also active as an editor and translator of German literature, above all of theatrical plays. His translations include dramas by Marc Becker, Wilhelm Genazino, Kerstin Specht, Lukas Holliger, Wolfgang Sréter, Andrea M. Schenkel, ÃÂdön von Horváth, Max Frisch, Rolf Hochhuth, Arthur Schnitzler and Hermann Broch.
Maciej Ganczar is also the editor of a scientific series devoted to links between medicine and the humanities ars medica ac humanitas and Noctes Medicae.
Since 2011 he has been a member of the International Hermann BrochâÂÂs Society in Washington. In the same year he was appointed Chairman of the Polish Literary Translators' Association and he held the position for two terms, until 2017. Since 2015 he is also a member of the BRISTOL Association of Polish and Foreign Teachers of Polish Culture and Polish as a Foreign Language, as well as of the Polish Association for Theatre Research. In 2019 he joined Open Republic â Association against Antisemitism and Xenophobia.
In 2016 he was awarded the Medal of the Commission of National Education.
Works
Coursebooks (selected)
- Jak siÃÂ pani dzisiaj czuje? PodrÃÂcznik do nauki medycznego jÃÂzyka polskiego jako obcego. CzÃÂÃ
ÂÃÂ 1. Poziom B1, Warszawa: PWN 2023.
- English-Polish and Polish-English Dictionary of Medical Terms, Warsaw: Medipage 2017.
- Historia literatury austriackiej [The History of Austrian Literature], Warsaw: PWN 2016.
- Romantische Künstlerfiguren in der Prosa von Peter Härtling, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang 2015.
- Niemiecki w praktyce ratownika medycznego, Warsaw: PZWL 2011.
- Hörverstehen. PodrÃÂcznik do nauki rozumienia ze sÃ
Âuchu + CD, Warsaw: Poltext 2010.
- Deutsch für Krankenpflege und Hebammenkunde + CD, Warsaw: PZWL 2010.
- English for Business + CD, Warsaw: Poltext 2009.
- Prawo. JÃÂzyk niemiecki. ÃÂwiczenia i sÃ
Âownictwo specjalistyczne, Warsaw: Hueber Polska 2009.
- Jak pisaÃÂ po niemiecku?, Warsaw: Langenscheidt 2008.
- Medycyna. [German-Polish, Polish-German medical pocket dictionary], Warsaw: Hueber Polska 2008.
- Medycyna. JÃÂzyk niemiecki. ÃÂwiczenia i sÃ
Âownictwo specjalistyczne, Warsaw: Hueber Polska 2007.
- Fachsprache Wirtschaft, PoznaÃ
Â: LektorKlett 2007.
Editorships (selected)
- Pandemia albo koÃ
Âcówka. Kulturowe Ã
Âwiadectwa czasów zarazy, GdaÃ
Âsk: Fundacja Terytoria KsiÃÂ
Ã
¼ki 2024 (co-editors: MaÃ
Âgorzata Grzegorzewska, Ireneusz Gielata).
- Fragmenty dyskursu Ã
¼aÃ
Âobnego, GdaÃ
Âsk: Fundacja Terytoria KsiÃÂ
Ã
¼ki 2021 (co-editors: Grzegorz OlszaÃ
Âski, Monika Ã
ÂadoÃ
Â).
- Fragmenty dyskursu maladycznego, GdaÃ
Âsk: Fundacja Terytoria KsiÃÂ
Ã
¼ki 2019 (co-editors: Ireneusz Gielata, Monika Ã
ÂadoÃ
Â).
- Jeszcze raz o staroÃ
Âci z chorobÃÂ
. On Ageing and Illness, One More Time, Kraków: Homini 2019 (co-editor: Hanna Serkowska).
- Medycyna w teatrze [Medicine on Stage], Kraków: Homini 2017 (co-editor: Krzysztof Rutkowski).
- Medycyna w filmie [Medicine on Screen], Kraków: Homini 2017 (co-editor: MichaÃ
 Oleszczyk).
- Max Frisch: Dramaty zebrane, Volume I and II, Warsaw: ADiT 2016.
- Literatura piÃÂkna i medycyna [Belles Lettres and Medicine], Kraków: Homini 2015 (co-editor: Piotr Wilczek).
- Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume I and II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014.
- TÃ
Âumacz i przekÃ
Âad â wyzwania wspóÃ
ÂczesnoÃ
Âci, Katowice: Ã
ÂLÃÂSK 2013 (co-editor: Piotr Wilczek).
- ÃÂdön von Horváth: Dramaty zebrane, Volume I and II, Warsaw: ADiT 2012.
- Rola tÃ
Âumacza i przekÃ
Âadu w epoce wielokulturowoÃ
Âci i globalizacji, Katowice: Ã
ÂLÃÂSK 2012 (co-editor: Piotr Wilczek).
- Deutsche Grammatik für alle, Warsaw: Poltext 2011.
- WspóÃ
Âczesne sztuki uznanych autorów niemieckich. ZbliÃ
¼enia. Antologia, Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2010.
- WspóÃ
Âczesne sztuki mÃ
Âodych autorów niemieckich. KoÃ
Âce Ã
Âwiata. Antologia, Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2010.
Articles (selected)
- Hermanna Brocha analiza faszyzmu. In: "Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica 41", no. 3/2018, p. [7]âÂÂ26.
- W poszukiwaniu toÃ
¼samoÃ
Âci â o dramatopisarstwie Maxa Frischa. In: M. Frisch, Dramaty zebrane, Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2017, p. 5âÂÂ41.
- "Lekarki" Rolfa Hochhutha na tle jego oskarÃ
¼ycielskiej twórczoÃ
Âci literackiej. In: Rolf Hochhuth: Lekarki, Warsaw: ADiT 2016, p. 5âÂÂ10.
- Aspekty medyczne i rewolucyjne w dramacie Woyzeck Georga Büchnera. In: Literatura piÃÂkna i medycyna, Kraków: Homini 2015, p. 121âÂÂ140.
- Diagnozy wiedeÃ
Âskiego lekarza albo dramaturgia Arthura Schnitzlera. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane, Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 5âÂÂ33.
- "Przeciw gÃ
Âupocie i kÃ
Âamstwu", czyli dramaturgia ÃÂdöna von Horvátha. In: ÃÂdön von Horváth: Dramaty zebrane, Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2012, p. 5âÂÂ20.
- W krÃÂgu samotnoÃ
Âci, czyli kilka sÃ
Âów o dramaturgii austriackiej. In: Antologia nowych sztuk austriackich autorów, Warsaw: ADiT 2012, p. 5âÂÂ16.
- O Wolfie Wondratschku i jego StraÃ
¼aku. In: "RED" 2/12 2010, p. 41âÂÂ43.
- Literatura austriacka w dobie faszyzmu. In: "Philology issue 1, Zeszyty Naukowe" 23/2009, p. 23âÂÂ35.
- O Hermanie Brochu i Mowie poÃ
¼egnalnej Hitlera. In: "Odra" 5/2008, p. 36âÂÂ38.
- "Ich finde um zu erfinden." Peter Härtling im Gespräch mit Maciej Ganczar. In: "Studia niemcoznawcze", Vol. XXXVII. Warsaw 2008, p. 305âÂÂ308.
- Eine Studie über die Identität des Künstlers Wilhelm Waiblinger im Roman "Waiblingers Augen" von Peter Härtling. In: W dialogu jÃÂzyków i kultur. Warsaw 2007, p. 313âÂÂ322.
- Peter Härtlings Künstlerbiographie "Schumanns Schatten" â das Dokumentarische und das Fiktionale. In: "Studia niemcoznawcze", Vol. XXXII. Warsaw 2006, p. 527âÂÂ538.
- Der Künstler E.T.A. Hoffmann im Roman "Hoffmann oder Die vielfältige Liebe" von Peter Härtling. Vom Verarbeiten des Biographischen im literarischen Werk. In: "Studia niemcoznawcze", Vol. XXXI, Warsaw 2005, p. 529âÂÂ538.
Literary translations (selected)
- Frisch Max, Andora. Sztuka w dwunastu obrazach. In: Max Frisch, Dramaty zebrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2017, p. 189âÂÂ273.
- Frisch Max, Rip van Winkle. SÃ
Âuchowisko. In: Max Frisch, Dramaty zebrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2017, p. 377âÂÂ428.
- Frisch Max, Santa Cruz. In: Max Frisch, Dramaty zebrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2017, p. 43âÂÂ108.
- Hochhuth Rolf: Lekarki, Warsaw: ADiT 2016.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Partnerka. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 417âÂÂ434.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Literatura. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 489âÂÂ517.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Lalkarz. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 601âÂÂ620.
- Schnitzler Arthur: MÃÂÃ
¼ny Kasjan. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 621âÂÂ639.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Rozmowa mÃ
Âodego krytyka ze starym. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 7âÂÂ13.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Intermezzo. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 15âÂÂ88.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Hrabianka Mizzi albo dzieÃ
 z rodzinÃÂ
. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 89âÂÂ122.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Godzina prawdy. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 369âÂÂ398.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Wielka scena. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 399âÂÂ440.
- Schnitzler Arthur: Ã
ÂwiÃÂto Bachusa. In: Arthur Schnitzler: Dramaty wybrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2014, p. 441âÂÂ468.
- Horváth ÃÂdön von: Pod piÃÂknym widokiem. In: ÃÂdön von Horváth: Dramaty zebrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2012, p. 23âÂÂ90.
- Horváth ÃÂdön von: GÃ
ÂowÃÂ
w mur. In: ÃÂdön von Horváth: Dramaty zebrane. Volume I, Warsaw: ADiT 2012, p. 415âÂÂ486.
- Horváth ÃÂdön von: WieÃ
 bez mÃÂÃ
¼czyzn. In: ÃÂdön von Horváth: Dramaty zebrane. Volume II, Warsaw: ADiT 2012, p. 257âÂÂ330.
- Genazino Wilhelm: Dobry BoÃ
¼e, spraw, Ã
¼ebym oÃ
ÂlepÃ
Â. Dramaty, Warsaw: ADiT 2011. [Polish premiere: 03.11.2012, Polish Radio Programme II, directed by Maciej Wojtyszko]
- Broch Hermann: Rozgrzeszenie. Z powietrza wziÃÂte. Dramaty, Warsaw: ADiT 2010.
- Becker Marc: KoÃ
Âce Ã
Âwiata. ADiT, [Polish premiere: 16.03.2012, HOTELOKO Theatre, directed by Karolina Kirsz].
- Becker Marc: My w finale. ADiT.
- Wondratschek Wolf: StraÃ
¼ak. In: "RED" 2/12 2010, p. 44âÂÂ49.
- Broch Hermann: Ostatni wybuch manii wielkoÃ
Âci. Mowa poÃ
¼egnalna Hitlera. In: "Odra" 5/2008, p. 39âÂÂ44.
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