Bringing Local Folk Arts Into the Classroom
The Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures is connecting Wisconsin folk artists, educators and young people through the Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest Project.
3 Standout L&S Summer Classes
Vampires, palaces, blockbusters and more. Beyond the catchy titles, these courses leave students with a more critical eye for folklore, history and film.
What's the Deal with Krampus?
Our Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ experts dig into the mysteries of this dark holiday figure and how his legacy exemplifies the enduring power of folklore.
GNS+ professor awarded fellowship at Institute for Advanced Study
Professor of German Pamela M. Potter will research and receive mentorship among a community of scholars at one of the world’s foremost centers for intellectual inquiry.
Game On
Scott Mellor leverages a popular videogame to engage students in a first-year medieval studies course.
Not your 'Borat' joke
UW-Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia charts a path to cultural understanding in the face of troublesome Hollywood stereotypes.
In Fueling Discovery: Working to understand cultures as relationships
Professor Tom DuBois from the Department of German, Nordic and Scandinavian Studies writes about his work studying the folklore of American and Scandinavian cultures.
How Martin Luther went viral
On the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses, a German class examines the fast-moving messaging of the Reformation.
Scandinavian Studies gains expert on contemporary Scandinavian literature
With experience teaching at the University of Helsinki and state universities in Los Angeles, Austin and the Twin Cities, Claus Elholm Andersen joins the Department of German, Nordic and Slavic as a new assistant professor of Danish.
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