1418 Van Hise Hall @ 4:00 pm CST - 5:00 pm CST
This presentation explores why and how young, urban Bulgarians are addressing rural depopulation, and especially how recovery of traditional cultural practices plays into their endeavors.
Past Events Category: GNS+ Events
GNS+ Book Talk – The Not-Quite Child
Dr. Liina-Ly Roos, Dr. Ida Moen Johnson, and Dr. Mary Hennessy
Madsen Room (1312 Van Hise) @ 12:00 pm CST
The discussion will focus on Liina-Ly Roos’s recent publication, The Not-Quite Child (University of Washington Press, 2025). The event will take the form of a conversation among three of our wonderful GNS colleagues: Dr. Liina-Ly Roos, Dr. …
Presentations, Exhibit, Reception: “Early Anabaptist Documents at the Max Kade Institute”
University Club, 432 East Campus Mall, Room 313 @ 4:00 pm CST - 6:00 pm CST
https://mki.wisc.edu/event/presentation-exhibit-reception-early-anabaptist-documents-at-the-max-kade-institute/
Join us at the Max Kade Institute to celebrate the recent acquisition of a collection of books, some of them quite rare, published by and about Anabaptists. Donated by J. Denny Weaver, these mostly German- …
Virtual Lecture: The German Audience for the U.S. Declaration of Independence
Emily Sneff
Virtual Lecture @ 6:00 pm CST
https://mki.wisc.edu/event/virtual-lecture-the-german-audience-for-the-u-s-declaration-of-independence/
Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register for a Zoom link. July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Almost immediately …
Madison Polish Film Festival ‘25
Marquee Cinema at Union South @ 3:00 pm CST
Join us for the 2025 Madison Polish Film Festival at the Marquee Cinema at Union South!
Scandinavian Day at UW-Madison
Scandinavian Day at UW-Madison Celebrating 150 Years of Scandinavian Studies November 14th, 2025 For more information and registration, please go to: 150th Anniversary Celebration Join us for a day of seminars, tours, and performances celebrating …
“Research 101: Humanities Edition”
Washburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive) @ 5:30 pm CST
Research 101: Humanities Edition What can research look like in the Humanities? Whether you’re just beginning to explore what research means or you’re gearing up to write a senior Honors thesis, this event is for …
Madison Polish Film Festival ‘25
Marquee Cinema at Union South @ 3:00 pm CST
Join us for the 2025 Madison Polish Film Festival at the Marquee Cinema at Union South!
Ofer Ashkenazi, Rebekka Grossmann, Sarah Wobick-Segev, and Shira Miron, “Still Lives: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany”
Virtual Event @ 11:00 am CST
Still Lives is a systematic study of the ways Jews used photographs to document their experiences in the face of National Socialism. In a time of intensifying anti-Jewish rhetoric and policies, German Jews documented their lives and their environment in tens of thousands of photographs. German Jews of considerably diverse backgrounds took and preserved these photographs: professional and amateurs, of different ages, gender, and classes.
The Danish Universal Child Care Model: Child Care for Every Child!
1418 Van Hise @ 6:00 pm CDT - 7:30 pm CDT
Kathy Pomer, M.A. President & CEO GatherRound; Kate MacCrimmon, Ph.D. CEO & Founder Early Educators Exchange; Corrine Hendrickson Co-Founder, Wisconsin Early Childhood Action Needed Sponsors: Nordic (from GNS), European Studies, GatherRound, Mother Forward, Wisconsin Early …