You’ve studied widely in Slavic Studies during your four years here. What drew you to the field as a first-year student? It was interesting — I thoroughly liked learning languages and initially came to UW-Madison expecting to major in linguistics and journalism. Having moved from Poland to America in 2006, I started out somewhat familiar …
Three books from PhD alums nominated for awards! Slavic Studies congratulates three recent PhD alums—Molly Thomasy Blasing, Colleen Lucey, and José Vergara—whose first books, all published by Cornell University Press in 2021, have been nominated simultaneously for two awards given by the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL): Best First …
The Polish Review presents a special issue: “Writing Polish in America”: The Case of Anna Frajlich Professor Emerita of Polish Studies Halina Filipowicz, editor of The Polish Review, alerts everyone to a recent special issue devoted to Anna Frajlich. The March 2022 issue (vol. 67, no. 1), guest-edited by Ronald Meyer (Harriman Institute, Columbia University), …
News from Professor Emerita Halina Filipowicz Recent publications by Professor Emerita Halina Filipowicz include a chapter titled “Is Simply Saying ‘We’ Enough? Feminism, Transgression, and the Challenge of the Transnational Turn” in the volume Wheels of Change: Feminist Transgressions in Polish Culture and Society, ed. Jolanta Wróbel-Best (Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2021): She has also …
Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2022 Organized by Assel Almuratova, Jesse Kruschke, and Isabella Palange, this year’s Wisconsin Slavic Conference was held on March 25-26. We thank Prof. Joanna Niżyńska (Indiana University), who gave an inspiring keynote talk titled “Polish-Jewish Memory Fifty Years after March ’68: A Challenge Map,” and Prof. José Vergara (Bryn Mawr), our returning …
Slavic Studies to offer Ukrainian language and culture in Fall 2022 Slavic Studies is delighted to announce that Dr. Oksana Stoychuk, a native of Lviv in Ukraine, will be teaching Ukrainian language and culture in Fall 2022. First-Semester Ukrainian language for three credits will be offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels (GNS 270/370); it …
Humanities Now: Russia’s Invasion of UkraineAndrey Ivanov, Anna Tumarkin, Francine Hirsch, and Kirill Ospovat Hosted by the Center for Humanities For over a month, we’ve witnessed the brutal attack by Russian forces on the people of Ukraine. The war of aggression changes daily, as defiant Ukrainian leaders and citizens defend homes and cities alongside a mass …
Please join us for one or more events connected with the Wisconsin Slavic Conference (WSC) that will take place this weekend. On Thursday, March 24 at 4pm, returning PhD alum José Vergara will give a CREECA talk in 206 Ingraham titled “James Joyce’s Russia and the Nightmare of Paternity.” On Friday, March 25 at noon …
On February 16, Dr. Leszek Gardeła of the National Museum in Denmark presented a guest lecture titled “What did Vikings do in Poland (And Why Should We Care)?” via Zoom. During the online visit, Dr. Gardeła discussed notable archeological finds and hypotheses of a Viking presence in the Polish lands and answered questions from the …
Professor Emerita Judith Kornblatt Lecturing at Harvard Divinity School Slavic Studies Professor Emerita Judith Kornblatt will be giving a (virtual) lecture at Harvard Divinity’s School Center for the Study of World Religion on Thursday, 3-10 at 11:30am (CDT). The talk is titled “The Writing of Wisdom: Divine Sophia in Russia.” The registration link is here.