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Department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch

Through the interdisciplinary study of language, literature, and culture, we explore the artistic, intellectual, political, and social perspectives of Central Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia from the past to today.

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Window in Amsterdam with statement against war in Ukraine in Dutch and English.

Statement on the War in Ukraine

The Department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch condemns the war of aggression that President Putin and the Russian government have launched in Ukraine.

Read the statement

Upcoming Events

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In-Person

October 12, 2023

Jaap Blonk in Performance

The Dutch sound artist will also be in conversation.

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In-Person

October 12, 2023

Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness

Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness (Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins Glück, Dir. Piel Jutzi, 1929, DCP, 133 min).

A poster advertising an event by speaker Rüdiger Singer. The event is about the exploration of german romanticism in the work of graphic novelist Nora Krug

In-Person

October 20, 2023

Talk by Rüdiger Singer on German American Identity in Norah Krug's Graphic Novel Heimat/Belonging (2018)

Nora Krug’s celebrated graphic memoir Belonging/Heimat from 2018 references a romantic painting created roughly 200 years before, Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer über dem…

Drawing by Franz Kafka from his sketchbook

In-Person

October 20, 2023

Identifications in the Negative: Kafka, Masud, and Fascism

Join CSCL and friends for our first colloquium of the year with speaker GS Sahota.

In-Person

November 15, 2023

Jewish Apostate and Catholic Saint: Edith Stein and Jewish-Christian Dialogue

Join the Center for Jewish Studies and Christian communities around the Twin Cities to discuss Jewish-Christian dialogue with Leora Batnitzky, Professor of Jewish Studies and…

Department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch

Statement on the War in Ukraine

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Upcoming Events

Jaap Blonk in Performance

Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness

Talk by Rüdiger Singer on German American Identity in Norah Krug's Graphic Novel Heimat/Belonging (2018)

Identifications in the Negative: Kafka, Masud, and Fascism

Jewish Apostate and Catholic Saint: Edith Stein and Jewish-Christian Dialogue