GNS Statement on the Death of George Floyd and Madison Protests
We, the department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, join our voices to those of UW-Madison leaders, including Chancellor Blank and Deputy Vice Chancellor Sims, in condemning the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, …
Fighting the Shadow Pandemic
GNS Professor B. Venkat Mani’s recent article “Fighting the Shadow Pandemic” looks at xenophobia, racism, and discrimination in the time of the pandemic and calls for the urgent need of inclusive teaching. Read more at …
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Q&A With New GNS+ Lecturer Melissa Sheedy
GNS+ welcomes one of our newest lecturers Melissa Sheedy. Melissa received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In and outside of the classroom, she is always ready to talk about Romanticism, fairytales, GDR and …
September 22, 2020Alumni Stories: Barbara Jedele
When did you graduate and with what degrees? I graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in German, French and International Studies and a Certificate in European Studies and in 2015 with a Masters in French …
June 15, 2020Emily Janicik Receives Research Fellowship and Grant
Emily Janicik is a rising senior majoring in Economics and German with Honors in the Liberal Arts. She is writing her senior thesis in collaboration with Professor B. Venkat Mani titled "Xenophobic Policies in the Name of Gratitude: Refugee Experiences with the German and Austrian Governments".
May 26, 2020Remembering Klaus L. Berghahn
Klaus L. Berghahn August 5, 1937 – November 1, 2019 Klaus Berghahn was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the youngest of five children of Wilhelm and Anna Berghahn. Klaus came of age in the aftermath of …
November 4, 2019Crossing Borders and Shattering Boundaries at the Transregional Academy “Minor/Small Literature(s). Perspectives on World Literature from Elsewhere”
“With the global turn of societies, nations, and countries to adopt an inward gaze fueled by exclusionary policies and politics, our unique collaboration in Berlin—though small—in a non-competitive, friendly, supportive, and engaging atmosphere may indeed …
September 25, 2019Exploring The European Refugee Crisis: Q&A with Leighty Hanrahan
Leighty Hanrahan is not your average UW-Madison student. As a triple-majoring Honors student and recipient of multiple undergraduate fellowships, she has not only set her sights high, but is reaching those heights with her most …
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Myths, Tales, and Poetry, a New Publication Involving GNS+ Chair Tom DuBois
Myths, Tales, and Poetry An anthology edited by Harald Gaski This anthology presents Sámi oral and written texts from the last four hundred years – Sámi narratives and poetry relating creation of the world, the …
July 7, 2020Heritage Repatriation and Educational Sovereignty at an Ojibwe Public School
Heritage Repatriation and Educational Sovereignty at an Ojibwe Public School explores ways in which folklorists can support or enhance educational sovereignty occurring in communities. In this article authors B. Marcus Cederström, Thomas A. DuBois, Tim …
July 2, 2020Things don’t turn out like you think they will — but it turns out OK.
The Corona pandemic has forced Swedish teachers around the world to work from home as all classroom teaching needed to be changed in record time. Online lessons became the daily learning platforms and other digital …
June 9, 2020Susan Brantly Interviewed in the Star Tribune
GNS Professor Susan Brantly was recently featured in the Star Tribune’s article “Two plays opening this weekend ask what’s next for Nora of ‘A Doll’s House’.” The article discusses two new plays being performed this …
February 3, 2020Dr. Scott Mellor Featured in Swedish Press
January 29, 2020Making the Most of Winter
Are you making the most out of your winter? GNS professor Claus E. Andersen talked to NBC15 News about the idea of “hygge” and what it means to embrace the winter months instead of fighting …
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Featured Slavic Courses for Spring 2021!
SLAVIC 245/LITTRANS 247 – Performance & Power What does it mean “to perform” and what does performance do? How can performance be harnessed to challenge or impose oppressive structures of power? In this course, we …
November 30, 2020Author John Guzlowski Gives Talk in Polish Migration Course
Polish-American author John Guzlowski discusses his poetry, family history, and migration. John Guzlowski, one of the most accomplished Polish-American poets, gave a guest lecture in a new Slavic Studies course on Polish migration to the …
November 6, 2020Russian Flagship Program Alumni Interview: Tim Butler
Tim Butler Major(s): Russian, History, 2014 Pre-capstone study abroad: Moscow, Russia Capstone study abroad: St. Petersburg, Russia Hometown: Whitehall, Wisconsin Q: Tell us about your current work! What do you do and where are …
November 3, 2020Russian Flagship Program Alumni Interview: Julianna Stohs
Julianna Stohs Major(s): Political Science, Economics, and Russian, 2016 Pre-capstone study abroad: Moscow, Russia Capstone study abroad: Almaty, Kazakhstan Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Q: Tell us about your current work! What do you do and …
November 3, 2020Podcast interview with Polish lecturer Krzysztof Borowski
Polish lecturer talks Polish migration course, teaching Polish on podcast Krzysztof Borowski, Slavic Studies’ new Polish lecturer, was recently featured in a popular Polish-language podcast about life in America called Ameryka i ja (America and Me). …
October 22, 2020Interview With José Vergara
Interview: José Vergara (UW Slavic PhD, 2016) about the Czech Poet Ivan Blatný José Vergara is a 2016 PhD alum of Slavic Studies at UW-Madison and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian at …
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