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GNS+ Statement In Support of Colleagues and Students from Syria and Turkey

Posted on August 21, 2024

The department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, where Turkish instruction is housed at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, extends our support to all our students, colleagues, and friends from Turkey and Syria. Our hearts …

Posted in GNS+ News

GNS+ Statement Regarding the War in Ukraine

Posted on February 28, 2022

We are teachers of Russian language and culture as well as other languages and cultures of Europe. Vladimir Putin’s launching of war on Ukraine, which has been condemned by the United Nations as a flagrant violation of the UN …

Posted in GNS+ News, Slavic News

Principled Empathy: Perspectives of an Afghanistan Veteran

Posted on November 11, 2021

Former GNS+ German program graduate student Mark Kloiber recently had an excellent article published in the Army University Press titled  “Principled Empathy: Perspectives of an Afghanistan Veteran”. You can read the full article on: Army …

Posted in German+ News, GNS+ News

Defining the Discipline – Vilas Research Professor of German Dead at 91

Posted on October 11, 2021

On Saturday, October 9, 2021, Vilas Research Professor of German emeritus Jost Hermand died unexpectedly. Hermand joined the then Department of German (now in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+) in 1958 and helped put the Department – and the UW-Madison – on the map nationally and internationally.

Posted in German+ News, GNS+ News

GNS is looking for a Danish Language Lecturer!

Posted on October 5, 2021

Teach Danish at UW-Madison! The Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ is hiring a full-time Danish Lecturer, responsible for preparing course syllabi, preparing lessons, holding office hours, and evaluating student performance. Native or near-native proficiency …

Posted in GNS+ News, Nordic News

Intersectionality in Focus Series Featuring S.A. Karpukhin

Posted on September 2, 2021

This fall the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies will be hosting the Intersectionality in Focus series. The series consists of four sessions throughout the month of October, the first …

Posted in GNS+ News

Christine Garlough’s Book Desi Divas Featured on NBC News

Posted on April 20, 2021

GNS+ professor and Folklore Program head Christine Garlough’s book Desi Divas was recently featured on NBC New’s article “Books that show Asian Americans have never been silent.” The book focuses on the political uses of …

Posted in GNS+ News

Can Inclusivity Cross a Language Barrier?

Posted on February 11, 2021

Lost in Transition: Can Inclusivity Cross a Language Barrier? By: S.A. Karpukhin “Compared to their American counterparts, Russian inclusive terms are not meant to represent or empower; they are meant, ultimately, to be tokens of …

Posted in GNS+ News

Turkish Shows and Films Now Offered as a Course at an American University!

Posted on January 6, 2021

This week GNS+ professor Nâlân Erbil was featured in Turkish language newspaper Önce Vatan Gazetesi. This interview, originally conducted in Turkish, is part of a series of interviews with influential Turkish-Americans for the Turkish speaking …

Posted in GNS+ News

GNS Statement on the Death of George Floyd and Madison Protests

Posted on June 3, 2020

We, the department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, join our voices to those of UW-Madison leaders, including Chancellor Blank and Deputy Vice Chancellor Sims, in condemning the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, …

Posted in GNS+ News
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