Events

George Dalbo and Joe Eggers, “Beyond the Genocidal Gaze: Genocide Education and Justice in Namibia, Germany, and the United States”

February 24, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Online

This event is part of Genocide Awareness Month Programming for WI Educators.  Abstract: Between 1904 and 1908, German colonial forces perpetrated genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama peoples in German Southwest Africa (present-day Namibia), a history whose legacies remain deeply contested in education, public memory, and contemporary struggles for justice in Namibia and Germany. Drawing …

Andrij Fert, “Dealing with Russian Heritage in Church: A Comparison of Ukrainian and Finnish Orthodox Churches”

April 1, 2027 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Co-sponsored by European Studies and CREECA More information to follow

2027 GAFIS Symposium, “Echoes of Time and Enchantment”

April 2, 2027 (all day) - April 3, 2027 (all day)

Co-sponsored by the Graduate Association of French and Italian Studies (GAFIS) and European Studies. (More information to follow)

Exit West in Wisconsin (2026-2027) Conference

April 5, 2027 (all day)

During the 2026-2027 Great World Texts in Wisconsin program, high school teachers and students throughout the state are reading Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, one of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, finalist for the Booker Prize, and winner of the L.A. Times book prize for fiction. Participating teachers from across …