Prophets of Deceit: Genealogies of Agitation and the Critical Theory of “Metapolitics”
Pyle Center, Room 213Mission to Oslo: A Book Talk with Former Ambassador to Norway Tom Loftus
Social Sciences 6104Join Author Tom Loftus for stories of the true and historic adventures he had as the U.S. ambassador to Norway during the mid 1990s, a time when NATO was expanding, Germany was reuniting, Norway was …
The 2025 German Election: What Happened? What’s Next?
Ingraham Hall, Room 206Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies, Jean Monnet European Union Center of Excellence, and the Center German and European Studies Join Professor Mark Copelovitch, Professor Sonja Klocke, and Professor Nils Ringe to discuss the …
“When I ate schnapps cherries with Hitler” – A Reading, Discussion & Workshop with Manja Präkels
Bascom 260Co-sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities In her autobiographical novel, Als ich mit Hitler Schnapskirschen aß (When I ate schnapps cherries with Hitler), Manja Präkels describes teenager …
Virtual Lecture: “Building Bridges: Interactions between Plain and Non-Plain Communities”
Virtual EventVirtual Lecture March 12, 2025 @ 6:00 pm Please notice the new date! Free and open to the public but registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent …
Jewish Museum Milwaukee: “A Relaxed Occupation? Denmark During The Second World War”
Jewish Museum Milwaukee 1360 N Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe escape of the Danish Jews during the Holocaust was a remarkable achievement that still interests and inspires many people today. Join Professor Dean Krouk for an examination of some of the unique circumstances that …
“Rusalko,” a modern fairytale: A conversation with Kerstin Hensel
Virtual (Zoom)Join Kerstin Hensel and the students in German 285 for a virtual conversation and reading from her new children's book, "Rusalko". "Rusalko" tells the story of a young merperson who struggles with their gender identity …
Virtual Lecture: “Translating History: The Milwaukee Pabst Family Letters (1841–1887)”
Virtual Lecture April 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm Free and open to the public but registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to you after registration. In …
Beyond the Horizon: Polish Culture Symposium
Pyle Center, Room 112April 11, 2025 8 AM – 4 PM The Pyle Center, Room 112 702 Langdon St. Madison, WI 53706 This event is free and open to the public. The symposium papers investigate how twentieth- …
GNS+ Lecture: Nergis Ertürk, “Translating Socialist Realism: Revolutionary Encounters Across Turkey and the Soviet Union”
Pyle Center/Room 332 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI, United StatesBeginning with a short overview of the literary relations across Turkey and the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century, my talk will focus on what I call the second moment of intensified communist translation …