Talk by Tanja Dückers: “Home away from Home: Ukrainian Writers in Exile in Germany.”
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Dr, Madison, WITalk by Tanja Dückers (German author and German PEN-Center Activist; Max Kade Writer in Residence at UW Madison in Fall 2022): “Home away from Home: Ukrainian Writers in Exile in Germany.” Friday, October 14, 4:00-5:30pm. …
CREECA Lecture: “The Russian 1990s and Soviet Writers: Market, Marginalization and Decay in the Writers’ Town of Peredelkino” with Kelly Smith
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Dr, Madison, WIRussians today often remember the “Wild 1990s” as a time of chaos, impoverishment and disorientation. Through the lens of the privileged Writers’ Town, which had been built under Stalin and once been home to Isaac …
Old-time Barn Dance! Featuring Beth Hoven Rotto, Jon Rotto, and the Scandinavian American Old-time Dance Music Ensemble
The Old Barn on Capitol View 4796 Capitol View Rd, Middleton, WI, United StatesMark your calendars for another great performance and dance featuring former Musician-in-Residence Beth Hoven Rotto, Jon Rotto, and the Scandinavian-American Old-time Dance Music Ensemble! Beth, Jon, and the Ensemble will be performing their old-time …
READING NABOKOV’S THE GIFT (“LE CAHIER ROSE” REVISITED), a lecture by GRIGORI UTGOF (Tallinn University, Estonia)
382 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Dr, Madison, WI, United StatesIn this lecture Grigori Utgof will focus on one of the major twentieth-century novels Dar / The Gift by Vladimir Nabokov. Specifically, he will concentrate on issues of reading, transcribing, and publishing the holograph draft …
The Swedish Theory of Love: Individualism and Social Trust in Modern Sweden
121 Psychology Building 1202 W Johnson St, Madison, WI, United StatesThe acclaimed Swedish journalist Henrik Berggren will speak about his book The Swedish Theory of Love: Individualism and Social Trust in Modern Sweden, co-authored with Lars Trägårdh. The English translation of this book is being …
“‘Harlem in Germany’: Race, Migration, and the American Analogy in the Federal Republic”
Ingraham Hall, Room 206As 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 …
ASTRASYMPOSIUM 2022 Vem är svensk?
Pyle CenterCo-sponsored by ASTRA (the Association of Swedish Teachers and Researchers of America), the Department of German, Nordic & Slavic+, with the Center for European Studies. 11:00-11:45 Lecture: Vem är vanligt folk? Patrik Lundberg Pyle …
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Helping Ukrainian Refugees on the Ukraine-Poland Border
Ingraham Hall, Room 206The panelists will share their experiences volunteering to help Ukrainian refugees in border regions of Poland and Ukraine: Kari Anderson University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna Head of Operations for Operation SafeDrop of the Make a …
Virtual Book Discussion: Afro-Sweden: Becoming Black in a Color-Blind Country
Join author Ryan Thomas Skinner in virtual conversation with Dr. Ethelene Whitmire (Professor and Department Chair of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison) as he discusses his book, Afro-Sweden: Becoming Black in a Color-Blind Country. Contemporary …
2022 George L. Mosse Lectures: Elisheva Carlebach (Day 1)
Pyle Center/Room 213 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI, United StatesThe Jewish Archives of Early Modern Europe.united