UW European Studies
Congratulations to the Class of 2026! As the spring semester draws to a close, the International Division is proud to celebrate a cohort of graduates who have truly embraced the spirit of global engagement. Among those graduates, three are affiliated with European Studies! These students represent a wide array of our international community—including the Wisconsin International …
Last week, the Center for German and European Studies (CGES) welcomed Assistant Professor Niina Vuolajärvi (London School of Economics), who presented her research on the “Nordic model,” a policy framework that criminalizes the purchase of sexual services rather than the selling of sex work. Originating in Sweden and later adopted by Finland and Norway, as …
In Spring 2026, European Studies provided some cultural resource support for the second annual WUD World Wide international festival “Mosaics of Cultures” hosted at the Wisconsin Union. The WUD World Wide festival provides an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the different cultures that make up our campus community through a showcase of performances, hands-on activities, …
Co-sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies, and the Center for Visual Culture and Performance Studies. We often think of cinema’s politics as matters of subject and style, distribution and reception. This talk, however, locates them in film’s raw materials—in substances like silver, gelatin, and cotton, on which cinema’s play of light and …