German, Nordic, and Slavic+

Events

GNS+ Events

  • Feb
    25

    Virtual Lecture: "German and American Protestant Pastors in Occupied Germany” @ 6:00 pm CST https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8hq7_WMqTI6iSh06ocWevw

    This presentation examines the fraught interactions between German Lutheran pastors and their American Protestant counterparts, as well as U.S.-based faith organizations.

  • Mar
    09

    "Fugitive Logistics: Unsettling the German Archive” @ 4:00 pm CDT Van Hise 1418

    Nathan Taylor's talk, "Fugitive Logistics: Unsettling the German Archive,” is drawn from his forthcoming book of the same name with Cornell University Press. It shifts from discourses of value to global value chains and draws on an emerging field of ‘infrastructural’ and critical logistics studies to rethink paradigms of exile and Atlantic migration in German Studies.

  • Mar
    10

    Virtual Lecture: An Unusual Moravian Diary @ 6:00 pm CDT

    Join us and Dr. Peucker as he explores the history of the Moravians and examines the diary itself—who these men were, the topics they discussed in London, and why this source remains relevant today.

  • Mar
    21

    Rosemaling at the Chazen: An Afternoon with Painter Tara Austin and the Nordic Lights Dance Band @ 2:30 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT Mead Witter Lobby of the Chazen Museum of Art

    Join Tara Austin (MFA 2017), UW–Madison’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture’s 2026 Folk-Artist-in-Residence and for a live rosemaling demonstration accompanied by Nordic American old-time music from the Nordic Lights Dance Band. Please RSVP ahead of time: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosemaling-at-the-chazen-tickets-1982713339973?aff=WEev03212026

  • Apr
    10

    GNS+ Lecture: The Last Aurochs: Zoopolitics, Memorialization, and Early Modern Extinction @ 4:00 pm CDT Pyle Center Room 332

    From the 16th century onward, Jaktorów Forest in Mazovia, Poland, became the last refuge of the aurochs, a now-extinct species of long-horned wild cattle. Despite the Polish kings’ best efforts at conservation, the species perished …

  • Apr
    11

    Virtual Workshop: “Learn to Read the Old German Script: Letters and Personal Documents” @ 10:00 am CDT - 12:00 pm CDT

    This workshop is designed for scholars, family historians, students, and anyone curious about Kurrent. You will learn how to decipher individual characters, words, and simple texts, even if you do not speak German. We will also discuss common structures and phrases found in personal documents that can help you better understand their content.

  • Apr
    20

    Stadt, Land, Zukunft - 34th German Day @ 9:00 am CDT - 1:00 pm CDT Union South

    This annual outreach event invites Wisconsin middle school and high school German language students to campus to participate in competitions in German, including spelling, Pictionary, charades, poetry, music performance, and skits. The motto this year is “Stadt, Land, Zukunft” which translates as city, country, future.

  • Apr
    24

    German Play: "Die unwürdige Greisin" ("The Shameless Old Lady) @ 7:00 pm CDT - 8:30 pm CDT Deluca Forum

    Berlin-based director Jürgen Kuttner, theater specialist Helga Angarano, and students in the German Theater class will present a performance of Bertolt Brecht’s subversively funny short story “Die unwürdige Greisin” (“The Shameless Old Lady”). The performance …

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