Somali Studies International Association at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
This summer, Nordic Folklife Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Sallie Anna Pisera united her interests in Scandinavian and East African area studies at the 14th Congress of the Somali Studies International Association, hosted at the University of …
November 9, 2023Education and Sustainability in the Upper Midwest and Beyond: (Im)migration and Indigeneity Symposium Recap
In early October, we welcomed artists, culture workers, musicians, and scholars from around the Upper Midwest as well as three scholars, Elisabeth Utsi Gaup, Máret Hætta, and Anne Lindblom, from Sámi allaskuvla [Sámi University of …
October 17, 2023Bowery Dance at Allen Centennial Garden
We kept checking the weather. Our weather apps. The radio. The sky itself. Everyone promised rain. Some promised a drizzle. Some promised a downpour. We couldn’t afford much more than a drizzle. We had taken …
October 1, 2023FinnFest 2023 in Duluth
We’re back from a whirlwind of a trip to Duluth, Minnesota, to celebrate the first in-person FinnFest since 2019. And it was a doozy. Nearly 3,000 people came to the shores of Lake Superior to …
August 3, 2023Scandinavian-American Old-Time Dance Music Ensemble
The Nordic Folklife project at UW–Madison is proud to announce that traditional fiddler and Musician-in-Residence, Beth Hoven Rotto from the band Foot-Notes, will be forming a Scandinavian-American Old-Time Dance Music ensemble. The ensemble will …
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