“For hundreds of years, Pennsylvania Dutch and Swiss German have been spoken in America by the descendants of Swiss immigrants. How do these dialects compare with those spoken in Europe today?” Click to read Mark …
Have you ever caught yourself thinking: “Never have I ever taught a language course on fascinating topics, such as ‘German protest songs since 1945’, ‘Witches, Wolves, and Wanderlust’, or ‘Northern German dialects’? Well, sentences like …
“Outraged at what he perceives as corruption among the powers-that-be, a scholar takes to a burgeoning mode of communication to disseminate a round-up of injustices. His message spreads far and wide, gaining momentum with each …
Prof. Sonja Klocke and Emeritus Prof. Marc Silberman recently published articles in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, “Imaginations”. Marc was also the Guest Editor for the Journal. The 9 articles are revised papers from …
B. Venkat Mani researches and teaches migration: of human beings and forms of refuge and exile, and migration of ideas through libraries, books, and digital media. He is the author of Cosmopolitical Claims (2007) and …
Hans Adler’s research focuses on a scholarly edition of the works in 10 volumes of the Swiss 18th-century philosopher Johann Georg Sulzer. The edition is co-edited with his colleague Professor Elisabeth Décultot (Ecole Normale Supérieure, …
Are you interested in Norse mythology? Faculty Associate Scott Mellor recently contributed to an informative TED-Ed video about the myth of Thor’s journey to Utgard, the land of the giants. Click to watch the Youtube …
Prof Claus Andersen was recently interviewed by Fox 6 News Milwaukee to discuss Hygge. Hygge is a Danish concept to help alleviate winter blues and Andersen defines is as “pleasant togetherness”.
Scott Mellor and Susan Brantly, together with Amanda Doxtater, are interviewed on Swedish Radio about teaching Selma Lagerlöf. The interview took place in conjunction with the recent ASTRA Conference in Washington D.C.
In September 2017 Dean published “Fascism and Modernist Literature in Norway” Per the publishers site: Fascism and Modernist Literature in Norway illuminates the connections between literature and politics in interwar Europe. Focusing on the works …
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879) is probably Scandinavia’s most famous play, having reached audiences around the world in a myriad of languages. Several attempts have been made to figure out what becomes of Nora after …
Prof. Susan Brantly recently authored: The Historical Novel, Transnationalism, and the Postmodern Era. This volume explores the genre of the historical novel and the variety of ways in which writers choose to represent the past. …
Professor Emeritus Harald Naess was the guiding force of the Scandinavian Studies Department for 32 years, from 1959 until his retirement in 1991. He was the fourth Norwegian professor in the Department’s long history, succeeding …
David Natvig, a graduate student in the Nordic Program, recently worked with Folklore Village to document vinyl records they found in their collection.
On August 4, 2017, Manon van de Water, Vilas-Phipps Distinguished Achievement Professor and Director of Theatre for Youth at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chair of the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic received the Judith …
Manon van de Water, Professor and Chair for the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, has been selected to receive AATE’s Judith Kase Cooper Honorary Research Award in recognition of her lifetime of significant contributions …
From the interview page: Sunday was the fifth anniversary of the death of Václav Havel, the Czech dissident who led the Velvet Revolution and went on to spend nearly 13 years as president. But before …
