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Annika Pasanen, Professor of Sámi Linguistics and Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, Associate Professor of Pedagogy from Sámi University of Applied Sciences, Guovdageaidnu, Norway: Revitalization of Sámi Languages: Language Nests as an Example
Annika Pasanen, Professor of Sámi Linguistics and Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, Associate Professor of Pedagogy from Sámi University of Applied Sciences, Guovdageaidnu, Norway: Revitalization of Sámi Languages: Language Nests as an Example
Bring your lunch and join us for a brownbag session on Indigenous language revitalization in Sápmi co-sponsored by GNS+, the Language Institute, Enwejig Indigenous Language Advocates, European Studies, and Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. Light …
Colloquium: Refuge, Heba Gowayed, Associate Professor of Sociology, CUNY Hunter College & Graduate Center
Colloquium: Refuge, Heba Gowayed, Associate Professor of Sociology, CUNY Hunter College & Graduate Center
Drawing on a global and comparative ethnography, this talk explores how Syrian men and women seeking refuge in a moment of unprecedented global displacement are received by countries of resettlement and asylum- the U.S., Canada, …
Ulrike Draesner and Michael Eskin: “Speaking of Germany and the World Today: A Discussion”
Ulrike Draesner and Michael Eskin: “Speaking of Germany and the World Today: A Discussion”
Co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and the Department of European Studies. In this conversation, Ulrike Draesner and Michael Eskin think through what it means to be German – or to be …
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Showing of CROSSING
Showing of CROSSING
Thu., Oct. 3 | 7:00 PM, 4070 Vilas Hall Sweden, Turkey | 2024 | DCP | 106 min. | Georgian, Turkish with English subtitles Director: Levan Akin Cast: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli In rural Georgia, retired schoolteacher Lia sets off on a quest …
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24th Annual GDGSA Conference – Movement in German & Dutch Studies
Co-sponsored by the Center for German & European Studies, the Department of German, Nordic & Slavic+, the Wisconsin Experience Grant, and the Global Badger Experience Grant. The German and Dutch Graduate Student Association (GDGSA) presents …
Showing of FAR FROM HOME (DAR GHORBAT)
Showing of FAR FROM HOME (DAR GHORBAT)
West Germany, Iran | 1975 | DCP | 93 min. | Turkish, German Director: Sohrab Shahid-Saless Cast: Parviz Sayyad, Cihan Anasai, Muhammet Temizkan Turkish immigrant Husseyin (Sayyad) endures a monotonous existence as a "guest worker" in '70s West Berlin, sharing a cramped apartment and toiling …
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Fatma Aydemir, “Dschinns (English: Djinns)”
Fatma Aydemir, “Dschinns (English: Djinns)”
Co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and GNS+. Join us for a reading in German and English by Fatma Aydemir and Jon Cho-Polizzi, followed by a conversation about Jon’s translation of Fatma’s …
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Dr. Silje Solheim Karlsen: “With and Without Borders: Contemporary Fiction from Sápmi”
Dr. Silje Solheim Karlsen: “With and Without Borders: Contemporary Fiction from Sápmi”
Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies and The Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic +. Abstract: Sápmi crosses four national borders, encompasses several Sámi languages, four national languages, and minority languages such as Kven and …
Pumpkin Carving Party/Open House
Pumpkin Carving Party/Open House
Come join the Folklore Program for some Halloween fun for a pumpkin carving party and open house! The event will take place on Thursday, October 24 from 4-6pm at the 1st Floor of Union Commons …
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Sabine Hake, “The Nazi Worker” and the “Proletarian Dream Project”
Sabine Hake, “The Nazi Worker” and the “Proletarian Dream Project”
Sponsored by European Studies, the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, and the George L. Mosse Program in History. Sabine Hake is the Professor of Germanic Studies at The University of Texas at Austin where …
Ostap Slyvynsky, A Reading from “Winter King” and “A Ukrainian Dictionary of War”
Ostap Slyvynsky, A Reading from “Winter King” and “A Ukrainian Dictionary of War”
Ostap Slyvynsky is a Ukrainian poet, translator, essayist, and scholar. He is a recipient of the Hubert Burda Prize for young poets from Eastern Europe (2009) and the Kovaliv Fund Prize (2013). In 2022, he …