UW Center for German & European Studies
Michael Kaeding is Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair. Furthermore, he is a Visiting Fellow at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastrich and Guest Lecture at the College of Europe. His recent publications include Party …
By Mary Ellen Gabriel Tejumola (Teju) Olaniyan, Louise Durham Mead Professor of English & Wole Soyinka Professor of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died suddenly at his home in Madison on Saturday, Nov. 30. He was 60. “Professor Olaniyan’s passing is a shock and a tremendous loss to multiple communities. He was an internationally …
The German and Dutch Graduate Student Association (GDGSA) held its 21st annual conference on November 1-2. This year’s theme was “Sound”, and 35 people attended to participate in panel discussions and hear a keynote address from Dr. Tyler Whitney of the University of Michigan, titled “Remediating National Socialism: Radio, Sound Film, and the Aesthetics of …
Klaus L. Berghahn August 5, 1937 – November 1, 2019 Klaus Berghahn was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the youngest of five children of Wilhelm and Anna Berghahn. Klaus came of age in the aftermath of WWII, and his experiences during that time were formative. As a child he would do cartwheels for pennies and …