UW Center for German & European Studies
European Studies was honored to have been able to host Berlin-based playwright and Fall 2026 Max Kade writer in residence Maxi Obexer for several talks this semester. During her stay, Obexer worked with graduate students, UW–Madison faculty, and visiting professors to put on these events. Each event provided UW–Madison students, faculty, and the wider community …
It has been wonderful having Maxi Obexer as our Max Kade writer in residence this semester at UW–Madison. So far, Maxi has hosted four events this semester for the UW–Madison community. These have included a dramatic reading of her play The Daughters of Oresteia, a group listening to her radio play Im Auge des Sturms, …
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 …
These are only a few of the queries five invited scholars and three UW–Madison organizers examined in a recent workshop, “Migration and Memory in Postwar and Contemporary Europe.” On November 15, 2025, Assistant Professors Brandon Bloch (History), Liina-Ly Roos (German, Nordic & Slavic+) and Leonie Schulte (Anthropology, German, Nordic & Slavic+) brought their working group together …