Max Kade Institute Symposium

Nineteenth-Century Echoes: German Settlers and Explorers in South America

Max Kade Institute Symposium

During the 1800s, emigrants from German-speaking Europe came not only to the United States and Canada; they were also drawn to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and other countries in South America. At the same time, German explorers, scientists, and businessmen crisscrossed the Atlantic and traveled between the Northern and Southern continents, sharing experiences, and creating networks of knowledge.

Today, issues of international migration, language, identity, and global connectedness are as pertinent as ever. Nineteenth Century Echoes will put these questions into a historical context by focusing on German-speaking minority populations, travelers, and explorers in South America and their enduring influence into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Scholars from the Americas and Europe will give 40-minute presentations that touch on questions in anthropology, education, history, linguistics, natural science, and other fields. In addition, the presenters will participate in a panel discussion that will focus on issues of (minority) identity and global connections today that hark back to migration and travel over a century ago.a

For a detailed program and additional information go to: mki.wisc.edu/event/symposium-nineteenth-century-echoes-german-settlers-and-explorers-in-south-america/

This Symposium has been made possible thanks to the generous support from the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters & Sciences’ Anonymous Fund and our co-sponsors: the Friends of the Max Kade Institute; and the UW units of German-Nordic-Slavic; Spanish & Portuguese; Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program; and the Center for German and European Studies.

Free and open to the public.
No registration required.