Ulrike Draesner, Reading

Ingraham Hall, Room 206

Co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic +. Readings will be in German with projected English translation and bilingual discussion.  Premiering in Madison! Ulrike Draesner, renowned …

Annika Pasanen, Professor of Sámi Linguistics and Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, Associate Professor of Pedagogy from Sámi University of Applied Sciences, Guovdageaidnu, Norway: Revitalization of Sámi Languages: Language Nests as an Example

1312 Van Hise Hall

Bring your lunch and join us for a brownbag session on Indigenous language revitalization in Sápmi co-sponsored by GNS+, the Language Institute, Enwejig Indigenous Language Advocates, European Studies, and Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. Light …

Showing of CROSSING

4070 Vilas Hall

Thu., Oct. 3 | 7:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall Sweden, Turkey | 2024 | DCP | 106 min. | Georgian, Turkish with English subtitles Director: Levan Akin Cast: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli In rural Georgia, retired schoolteacher Lia sets off on a quest …

24th Annual GDGSA Conference – Movement in German & Dutch Studies

Memorial Union

Co-sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies, the Department of German, Nordic & Slavic+, the Wisconsin Experience Grant, and the Global Badger Experience Grant. The German and Dutch Graduate Student Association (GDGSA) presents …

Showing of FAR FROM HOME (DAR GHORBAT)

4070 Vilas Hall

West Germany, Iran | 1975 | DCP | 93 min. | Turkish, German Director: Sohrab Shahid-Saless Cast: Parviz Sayyad, Cihan Anasai, Muhammet Temizkan Turkish immigrant Husseyin (Sayyad) endures a monotonous existence as a "guest worker" in '70s West Berlin, sharing a cramped apartment and toiling …

Fatma Aydemir, “Dschinns (English: Djinns)”

260 Bascom Hall

Co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and GNS+. Join us for a reading in German and English by Fatma Aydemir and Jon Cho-Polizzi, followed by a conversation about Jon’s translation of Fatma’s …