Max Kade Institute Virtual Lecture: “How Swiss German is Amish Shwitzer?”
ZoomAdams County, Indiana, is home to the Swiss Amish, a population that does do not speak Pennsylvania Dutch, but Shwitzer. The language sounds surprisingly familiar to speakers of modern Swiss-German dialects – and very different …
Signe Baumane, “Gender, Marriage, and Depression in the Animated Stories of Latvian Women”
Signe Baumane will discuss her animated films, particularly Rocks in my Pockets (2014), which is about five Latvian women throughout the twentieth century, depression, suicide, marriage, and gender roles in Soviet-occupied and post-Soviet Latvia. Signe …
Equitable Assessment Workshop
ZoomEquitable Assessment Workshop Part I in a 2-workshop Series This workshop, run by Dr. Angela J. Zito of Writing Across the Curriculum at UW Madison, will give an overview of principles (e.g., what does "equity" …
Leszek Gardeła: What did Vikings do in Poland (and why should we care)?
ZoomLeszek Gardeła What did Vikings do in Poland (and why should we care)? The area of Poland is not usually seen as an important arena of Viking activity. According to popular belief, Viking raids and …
Equitable Assessment Workshop (Part 2)
ZoomEquitable Assessment Workshop (Part 2) Part II in a 2-workshop series: faculty participants share their experiences with ungrading. Virtual Event (link will be provided)
GDGSA 22nd Annual Conference: Mind & Memory in Germanic Studies
ZoomEvent website: gdgsaconference.german.wisc.edu/ The German and Dutch Graduate Student Organization at UW-Madison presents its 22nd annual conference, “Mind & Memory in Germanic Studies”, on February 25-26, 2022, virtually on Zoom. We are excited to announce …
Linguistics Matters
ZoomLinguistics Matters Maria Polinsky, UMD-College Park In this talk, I will present the main questions addressed in modern linguistics and will show how language can be used to assess the mind, brain, and culture, with …
CREECA Lecture: James Joyce’s Russia and the Nightmare of Paternity with José Vergara
While James Joyce’s place in the modernist pantheon has long been firmly entrenched, its resonances continue to be uncovered. In the Russian context, the Irish writer has occupied many roles since his work was first …
2022 Wisconsin Slavic Conference (Day 1)
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Dr, Madison, WIDAY 1 Wisconsin Slavic Conference is an annual academic conference, the purpose of which is to create a welcoming, collaborative learning environment. The conference includes speakers (undergraduate, graduate students, and faculty) to present on comparative …
2022 Wisconsin Slavic Conference (Day 2)
Pyle CenterDAY 2 Wisconsin Slavic Conference is an annual academic conference, the purpose of which is to create a welcoming, collaborative learning environment. The conference includes speakers (undergraduate, graduate students, and faculty) to present on comparative …