Zafer Şenocak, “First Light” (A Bilingual Reading)
Ingraham Hall, Room 206November 22, Friday @3-5pm Join us for a reading in Turkish and English by Zafer Şenocak and Kristin Dickinson, followed by a conversation about Kristin’s translation of Zafer Şenocak’s most recent bilingual poetry book First …
Virtual Lecture: “The Shared Histories of German Immigrants and African Americans in Missouri”
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. Within the social and political context of nineteenth-century …
Sulin Sardoschau, “Invisible Hands: The Contribution of ‘Guest Workers’ to Germany’s Post-War Economic Miracle”
Ingraham Hall, Room 206Co-sponsored by Center for German and European Studies In this talk, Sulin Sardoschau will examine one of the largest labor migration movements in European history, focusing on the recruitment agreements Germany established between 1955 and …
“Anishnaabe Music: More Than Pow-wow” A musical event with Lyz Jaakola
Play Circle Theater 800 Langdon St., Madison, WIJoin Lyz Jaakola for a live informance at the Play Circle Theater at Memorial Union! Lyz Jaakola, Nitaa-Nagamokwe (The lady who knows how to sing) is the 2025 folk-musician-in-residence. Jaakola is a tribally enrolled Fond du …
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 …
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 …
Rehearsal as Resistance? Political Theater in Weimar Germany in the Face of Nazism
1418 Van Hise HallCo-sponsored by The Center for German and European Studies Theater is necessarily cooperative, not only its production process involves many, we can also think of the stage – audience relation as one of cooperation. With …