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Virtual Roundtable on Václav Havel’s Legacy
ZoomThis December, ten years will have passed since the death of the Czech writer, dissident, and statesman Václav Havel. Please join us for a Zoom-mediated roundtable discussion to mark this occasion by honoring Havel’s enduring …
Shoshana Ronen on “Post-Holocaust Hebrew and Polish Poetry”
ZoomThe Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies presents a lecture in honor of Rachel Feldhay Brenner z"l “Post-Holocaust Hebrew and Polish Poetry, and Some Lessons it Holds for the Post-Holocaust World” Shoshana Ronen (University of Warsaw) …
2021 Madison Polish Film Festival (DAY 1)
Marquee Cinema (Union South)Sunday, November 14th at the Marquee Cinema at Union South 2nd floor, 308 W Dayton St #245, Madison Event Website: gns.wisc.edu/madison-polish-film-festival/ The Madison Polish Film Festival is a free annual event organized by the UW-Madison …
2021 Madison Polish Film Festival (DAY 2)
Cinematheque (Vilas Communication Hall)Sunday, November 21st at the Cinematheque Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison Event Website: gns.wisc.edu/madison-polish-film-festival/ The Madison Polish Film Festival is a free annual event organized by the UW-Madison Polish Student Association in collaboration …
Signe Baumane, “Gender, Marriage, and Depression in the Animated Stories of Latvian Women”
Signe Baumane will discuss her animated films, particularly Rocks in my Pockets (2014), which is about five Latvian women throughout the twentieth century, depression, suicide, marriage, and gender roles in Soviet-occupied and post-Soviet Latvia. Signe …
Leszek Gardeła: What did Vikings do in Poland (and why should we care)?
ZoomLeszek Gardeła What did Vikings do in Poland (and why should we care)? The area of Poland is not usually seen as an important arena of Viking activity. According to popular belief, Viking raids and …
2022 Wisconsin Slavic Conference (Day 1)
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Dr, Madison, WIDAY 1 Wisconsin Slavic Conference is an annual academic conference, the purpose of which is to create a welcoming, collaborative learning environment. The conference includes speakers (undergraduate, graduate students, and faculty) to present on comparative …
Symposium: Performance Geographies After Communism (Day 1)
Pyle Center AT&T Lounge/106 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI, United StatesAn interdisciplinary symposium that will investigate the new sites of performance that have arisen in Russia and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the various cultural and political dislocations to which …
Symposium: Performance Geographies After Communism (Day 2)
Pyle Center AT&T Lounge/106 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI, United StatesAn interdisciplinary symposium that will investigate the new sites of performance that have arisen in Russia and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the various cultural and political dislocations to which …
CREECA Panel Discussion: “The Anniversary of Martial Law in Poland”
Pyle Center/Room 335 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI, United StatesCREECA Panel Discussion: “The Anniversary of Martial Law in Poland” with Lukasz Wodzynski, Krzysztof Borowski, and Brian Porter-Szucs. Moderated by Kathryn Ciancia Panelists: Łukasz Wodzyński is an Assistant Professor of Polish at UW-Madison. He published …