2023 Madison Polish Film Festival
Marquee Cinema in Union SouthThe Madison Polish Film Festival is back! This year, the festival will take place on November 19 and December 3 at the Marquee Cinema (located in Union South) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. All …
Hybrid Lecture: “German-Romance Language Contact in the Italian Alps” With Stefan Rabanus
HYBRID LECTURE In-person: UW-Madison Memorial Library, Rm 126 28 State St, Madison, WI 53706 Via Zoom: Pre-Registration Required Email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a Zoom link. (Links will be emailed the day before the …
Exploring the Soviet Century, a lecture by Karl Schloegel
Karl Schlögel is a noted German historian of Eastern Europe who specializes in modern Russia, the history of Stalinism, the Russian diaspora and dissident movements, Eastern European cultural history and theoretical problems of historical narration. …
Lecture: Mapping Early Sounds of a Czech Singer in the USA
Memorial Library, Room 126, 728 State StFree and Open to the Public The period of large-scale migration from Europe to North America during the 19th and into the 20th century coincided with the invention of recorded sound. Through obsolete media such …
The Voice of “Nature Poetry”: A Meeting with Julia Fiedorczuk
Ingraham Hall, Room 206Julia Fiedorczuk is a writer, poet, translator, scholar, and editor. Her creative work has been translated into several languages and includes volumes of poetry, essays, short stories, and novels. She is also an Associate Professor …
Focus on the Humanities: Francine Hirsch | Family Ties: An Entangled History of Russia, America, and Germany in the 20th Century
Elvehjem Building, Room L160, 800 University AvenueHow can the history of one family from Ukraine shed new light on the history of the Russian Revolution, Soviet internationalism, Stalinism, and world capitalism? In this Focus on the Humanities talk, Professor Hirsch will …
Virtual Lecture: Luxembourg Immigration to Southern Brazil
Virtual EventFree and open to the public, but registration is required. Email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a link. Links will be sent on February 27, 2024. In the mid-1820s, the newly independent country of Brazil …
German Day
UW–Madison campusAnnual outreach event for Wisconsin middle school and high school German students and teachers. By registration only. German-speaking volunteers needed! To attend or volunteer, please contact Prof. Jeanne Schueller (jmschuel@wisc.edu) for more information.
Virtual Lecture: ‘The Mysteries of New Orleans:’ Fictions and Facts in the ‘Louisiana Staats-Zeitung,’ 1854″
Virtual EventFree and open to the public, but registration is required. Email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a link. Links will be sent on March 20, 2024. This presentation will explore the complex and conflict-ridden society …
CANCELLED GNS+ Lecture: The Art of Change: Decolonization, Indigenous Gender Struggles, and the Environment in Cultural Creations by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Ann-Helén Laestadius
Pyle Center 335This event has been cancelled and may be rescheduled in the future.