Hej hej! My name is Samantha Erickson, and I am a first-year student at UW-Madison. I am majoring in International Studies and Scandinavian studies and living in Norden House in Adams Residence Hall. I was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, right on the other side of the Mississippi. In my free time, you can …
John Prusynski, Nordic Graduate Student of UW-Madison, wrote this feature for a photo essay in the summer fieldwork course: Folklore 490: Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore in June of 2018. He talks of the Finnish-American immigrants coming to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and showcases a variety of photos. To view the …
Pamela M. Potter, Professor of German at UW-Madison, recently published a new book called Art of Suppression: Confronting the Nazi Past in Histories of the Visual and Performing Arts (University of California Press, 2016). To hear more about her book and listen to the interview, click here.
At the 2018 Community-University Partnership Awards, in which the collaboration between several of the members in GNS (Marcus, Colin, Tim Frandy (formerly of the department) and Thomas DuBois) along with partners at Lac du Flambeau reservation were honored for their effectiveness and sustainability. The project is called “Indigenous Sustainabilities at Waaswaaganing.” The people in the …
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) conducted a recent study, providing a view of the life-after-graduation of humanities students in terms of employment and financial expectations. The study confirms the prospects of a successful career in humanities, as it showcases the valuable skills employers look for. To read the full article and its …
Ian McQuistion (PhD) was one of 10 UW-Madison finalists that has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for study/research abroad.
Are you interested in Norse mythology? Faculty Associate Scott Mellor recently contributed to an informative TED-Ed video about the myth of Thor’s journey to Utgard, the land of the giants. Click to watch the Youtube video of the god of thunder’s biggest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.
Prof Claus Andersen was recently interviewed by Fox 6 News Milwaukee to discuss Hygge. Hygge is a Danish concept to help alleviate winter blues and Andersen defines is as “pleasant togetherness”.
“For hundreds of years, Pennsylvania Dutch and Swiss German have been spoken in America by the descendants of Swiss immigrants. How do these dialects compare with those spoken in Europe today?” Click to read Mark Louden’s input on German Dialect in the United States.
Have you ever caught yourself thinking: “Never have I ever taught a language course on fascinating topics, such as ‘German protest songs since 1945’, ‘Witches, Wolves, and Wanderlust’, or ‘Northern German dialects’? Well, sentences like these, you will not hear from graduate students in the German program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! Every semester, graduate …