Virtual Lecture: “‘Wo man singt:’ German-American Singing Festivals, 1849–1914”
Virtual EventVIRTUAL LECTURE April 4, 2023, 12:00 pm Central Time PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a Zoom link. (Links will be emailed the day before the event) Between 1849 and 1914, German-American singing …
Exhibit: “‘Sängerfeste’ — A German American Tradition”
Max Kade Institute LibraryVisit the Max Kade Institute Library for an exhibit on the history of German American singing societies and their festivals, the Sängerfests. April 6 – June 30, 2023 Hours vary! Please contact the Max Kade …
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “The Search for Tyrian Purple in Early Medieval England”
L150 Elvehjem BuildingThe prestigious and highly expensive purple dye known by various names, such as Tyrian Purple and Imperial Purple, was closely associated with the Roman and Byzantine emperors and others in the most exalted levels of …
GNS+ Lecture: “Science, Art, and Power: Baltic Perspectives on Colonial Entanglements in Northern and Eastern Europe”
Pyle Center 235Dr. Linda Kaljundi (Estonian Academy of Arts) April 14th at 4pm Room 235, Pyle Center Co-Sponsors: GNS+, CREECA, Department of Art History, Department of History, and the University Lectures Committee Dr. Linda Kaljundi’s talk …
Paul J. Schrag Lecture with Marc Volovici (Univ. of Haifa): “Jewish Nationalism and the Quest to Turn German into a Foreign Language”
Pyle CenterThe UW-Madison Department of History & the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies presents: The 2023 Paul J. Schrag Lecture “Jewish Nationalism and the Quest to Turn German into a Foreign Language” Marc Volovici (University of …
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street on Library MallThursday April 27 at 8 PM Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street on Library Mall WE WILL NOT BE SILENT! Sophie Scholl and the White Rose is a dramatic reading that tells their story …
Bowery Dance
Allen Centennial Garden 620 Babcock Dr, Madison, WIIt’s time again for our annual fall dance! Instead of a barn dance, we’re hosting a bowery dance. What’s a bowery? UW–Madison and the Dictionary of Regional American English has you covered. Music will be …
The 23rd Annual Conference of the German and Dutch Graduate Student Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date: September 29–30, 2023 Keynote Address & Speaker "Stoffwechsel mit der Natur: Before-and Afterimages of State Socialist Environments?" Dr. Seth Howes (University of Missouri) Workshop Presentation & Speakers "Narrating (natural) 'environments'- Applying an …
Esther Dischereit, “Who was Fritz Kittel? A Reichsbahn Worker Decides 1933-2023”
Ingraham Hall, Room 206Sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and the German unit of the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic +. In February of this year, Esther Dischereit created an exhibition in cooperation with …