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Wolfgang Munchau and Steve Paulson, “The Hard Realities of Mass Migration”

Last November the Center for German and European Studies hosted a conference entitled “WARS’ END? THE LEGACY OF MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT, EUROPE 1918-2018.” The keynote speaker of the event was Wolfgang Muncahu. Linked here is an interview that Munchau participated in while visiting Madison on the NPR show, To the Best of Our Knowledge. By: Shannon …

“War’s End? The Legacy of Migration and Displacement, Europe 1918-2018”

From Thursday, November 8th to Saturday, November 10th the Center for German and European Studies (CGES) and the Center for European Studies at UW–Madison hosted a conference entitled, “War’s End? The Legacy of Migration and Displacement, Europe 1918-2018.” This conference celebrated the 20th anniversary of CGES and also marked the 100th anniversary of the end …

Recipient of 1st Annual Gisela Imm Bloomenkranz Award, Kilian Harrer, Conducts Research Abroad

Last year, the winner of the first annual Gisela Imm Bloomenkranz Memorial Grdaute Student Travel Prize was Kilian Harrer. Kilian Harrer is a doctoral student supervised by Professor Suzanne Desan in UW–Madison’s History Department. He holds a B.A. (2012) and M.A. (2015) in history from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. His research interests revolve around the …

CHE Place-Based Workshop Registration open until May 4th

Each year, CHE hosts a Place-Based Workshop that uses place to integrate transdisciplinary perspectives, both in education and research, in understanding human-environment interactions over time. CHE community members are welcome and encouraged to participate as members of the planning committee, please contact Shari Wilcox for more information on how to get involved. CHE Workshop Information Sponsored by …