University of Wisconsin–Madison

Past Event Category: Nordic Events

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  • Apr 29
    Criminalizing the Sex Buying in the Name of Gender Equality: Sex Work, Migration and the Feminist Politics of Care

    Niina Vuolajärvi

    260 Bascom Hall

    Dr Niina Vuolajärvi (London School of Economics) will be giving a talk on migration, sex work and the Nordic Model at the Center for German and European Studies on April 29th at 4:30pm, Ingraham Hall 206. The talk is co-sponsored by GNS+ and Anthropology.

  • Mar 21
    Rosemaling at the Chazen: An Afternoon with Painter Tara Austin and the Nordic Lights Dance Band

    Mead Witter Lobby of the Chazen Museum of Art

    Join Tara Austin (MFA 2017), UW–Madison’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture’s 2026 Folk-Artist-in-Residence and for a live rosemaling demonstration accompanied by Nordic American old-time music from the Nordic Lights Dance Band. Please RSVP ahead of time: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosemaling-at-the-chazen-tickets-1982713339973?aff=WEev03212026

  • Jan 30
    GNS+ Book Talk – The Not-Quite Child

    Dr. Liina-Ly Roos, Dr. Ida Moen Johnson, and Dr. Mary Hennessy

    Madsen Room (1312 Van Hise)

    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. Ida Moen Johnson, and Dr. Mary Hennessy. Snacks will be served.

  • Nov 14
    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 the Nordic Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by a festive Scandinavian-inspired buffet dinner in the Fluno Center. Scandinavian …

  • Oct 28
    The Danish Universal Child Care Model: Child Care for Every Child!

    1418 Van Hise

    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 Childhood Action Needed, National Association for Family Child Care This event is free and open to the public.

  • Oct 9
    Reading Disability in Old Norse Literature with Dr. Natalie Van Deusen (University of Alberta)

    1418 Van Hise

    Through a presentation of interrelated examples from a variety of Old Norse texts, this lecture focuses on the importance of reading across traditionally defined Old Norse genre boundaries in order to better understand how physical, sensory, and mental difference was named, experienced, and treated in medieval Iceland.

  • Oct 4
    Harvest Folk Festival

    Allen Centennial Garden

    In partnership with Allen Centennial Garden, Norden Haus students will be raising a may pole, assisting with a flower-crown making workshop, and teaching (and learning) Scandinavian dances with music performed by Ph.D. student Cait Vitale-Sullivan. Cait will also be presenting Swedish herding music on stage.

  • Aug 9
    Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy

    A Room of One's Own Bookstore

    A conversation between Danish MP, Pelle Dragsted, and author of the book, Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy, and Dean Krouk, Professor of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ at UW-Madison. This event is presented in collaboration with the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ at UW-Madison, The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice, and …

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