Scandinavian World Literature Today: Uphill Struggles Beyond the Modernist Highs
Please join us for a Talk by Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark! "Scandinavian World Literature Today: Uphill Struggles Beyond the Modernist Highs".
Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2023 Keynote Lecture
Van Hise Hall 104Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2023 – On the Edge: Cultural Geographies of Resistance
Pyle Center 335The Wisconsin Slavic Conference Slavic's annual graduate-student run conference—with the theme of "On the Edge: Cultural Geographies of Resistance"—will take place this Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25. Dr. Yuliya Ilchuk (Stanford University) will …
Skye Doney, Director, George L. Mosse Program in History, UW-Madison “The Persistence of the Sacred: German Catholic Pilgrimage, 1832-1937”
Curti Lounge, 5243 Mosse Humanities BuildingChaired by Laird Boswell, Professor of History For millions of Catholic believers, pilgrimage has offered possible answers to the mysteries of sickness, life, and death. The Persistence of the Sacred explores the religious worldviews …
History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past
De Luca Forum, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WIPlease join the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries for this free public event: Tuesday, March 28 – Best-selling Author & Public Historian Jason Steinhauer presents History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web …
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “An Introduction to Color Semantics”
201 Van Hise HallMost people rarely question the principal color terms of their language, for example, red, blue, green in English. However, around the world, languages divide the color space in different ways, may have only a few …
Supporting Students in Distress: A Conversation with Representatives from the Dean of Students Office and University Health Services
Virtual (Zoom)4:00 pm, Tuesday, April 4 On Zoom Register HERE Presenters: Beth Adamski, Assistant Director of Clinical Services, University Health Services Hope Dymond, Student Assistance Specialist, Dean of Students Office A virtual session for faculty, staff, …
“‘Harlem in Germany’: Race, Migration, and the American Analogy in the Federal Republic” Lauren Stokes, Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University
Pyle Center 235As West Germans discussed “difference” after 1945, they sought out a self-consciously “Western” and liberal way to discuss difference. The talk examines different examples of how US social science on race shaped policies on …
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 …