Lost in Transition: Can Inclusivity Cross a Language Barrier? By: S.A. Karpukhin “Compared to their American counterparts, Russian inclusive terms are not meant to represent or empower; they are meant, ultimately, to be tokens of mercy on the part of the detached majority… In a glaring absence of conversations where the defined can claim the …
This week GNS+ professor Nâlân Erbil was featured in Turkish language newspaper Önce Vatan Gazetesi. This interview, originally conducted in Turkish, is part of a series of interviews with influential Turkish-Americans for the Turkish speaking audience living in Turkey and the US. Topics ranged from: history of the Turkish program in the department and university; …
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 will attempt to answer these and related questions by examining a range of performance theories and practices from Russia, Europe, …
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 Americas. Speaking via Zoom to students on Friday, October 30 in “Migrant Nation: The Polish-American Cultural Experience,” Guzlowski did a …
Ice Dreams You never know where a language degree can take you. Tim Butler’s Russian studies helped him land his dream job with the National Hockey League. By Laura Marshall Tim Butler, a native of Whitehall, Wis., is a 2014 UW-Madison graduate with degrees in Russian and History. As a student in the Russian Flagship …
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 where are you located? How long have you been in this position and how did you get started? Describe what …
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). In the interview, Krzysztof discusses his new course “Migrant Nation: The Polish-American Cultural Experience,” teaching Polish online during the COVID-19 …
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 Swarthmore College. Alongside his main interest in Russian literature, José has cultivated an interest in Czech literature — with a particular …
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 post-GDR literature, feminist ecocriticism, and her cats. What language/fields of study do you work in? I am in German Studies, …
GNS+ welcomes one of our newest lecturers Krzysztof Borowski. Krzysztof received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He specializes in Polish language instruction, Slavic sociolinguistics, and issues of identity in contemporary Poland. What first drew you to language studies? I became fascinated with languages early on after my mom had taught me to read …