University of Washington Slavic Languages and Literatures

Congratulations graduates and awardees of 2025!🎓🎊

On June 13, faculty, family and friends gathered in the Allen Library Petersen Room to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating class and continuing students. Watch highlights from the Slavic department ceremony!

Follow us on Instagram at @uwslavic for more photos of the Global Literary Studies roundtable event!

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Last Thursday, the “Work in Progress: Approaches to Global Literary Studies” roundtable hosted faculty from across the Humanities division, presenting their research in rapid-fire lightning talks in the Allen Library Petersen Room at the University of Washington, Seattle. More photos coming soon!

All are welcome at the GLITS roundtable happening on May 29! Faculty from across the Arts and Humanities will be presenting lightning talks on current literature-related projects or emerging trends in their fields. 📈

Thursday, May 29 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Allen Library Petersen Room 📖

College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Slavic Languages and Literatures presents: Film Screening: How I Learned to Fly "Leto kada sam naucila da letim." Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 6-9 p.m. in Kane Hall 210 with Director Radivoje Andric. Free and open to the public. Winner: European Children's Film Association Award, BUFF 2022. Three children sitting on a windowsill talking.

How I Learned to Fly dazzled European audiences and claimed awards on the international stage. Join us on May 21 from 6-9 p.m. in Kane Hall 210 for an exclusive screening at the University of Washington with director Radivoje Andrić.

All are welcome at the GLITS roundtable happening on May 29! Faculty from across the Arts and Humanities will be presenting lightning talks on current literature-related projects or emerging trends in their fields. 📈

Thursday, May 29 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Allen Library Petersen Room 📖

Link to event calendar: slavic.washington.edu/calendar?tru...

Link to event calendar: slavic.washington.edu/calendar?tru...

Moscow 93 book cover: Russian flag, glass of whisky rocks being poured, flames, soldiers marching in uniform, and a stamped postcard showing the Russian army shelling the burning Russian White House in October 1993.

ON MAY 27: UW Slavic Department Professor Jose Alaniz presents his latest book, Moscow 93. Dr. Alaniz will be joined to discuss his book by Professor Sasha Senderovich, also of the UW Slavic Department.

When: Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 12 – 1 p.m.
Where: Thomson Hall (THO), Room 317

Girl swimming underwater. College of Arts and Sciences and Slavic Languages and Literatures presents: Film Screening: How I Learned to Fly with Director Radivoje Andric. Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 6-9 p.m. Kane Hall 210. Free and open to the public.

On May 21, join us for a screening of the film 'How I Learned to Fly'/ 'Leto kada sam naučila da letim' followed by a conversation with the director, Radivoje Andrić. 🎬

Set in Croatia, this summer coming-of-age movie has received international awards and resonated with audiences of all ages.

BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) to the Printmaking Social on April 24! Grab your friends and make bookplates and bookmarks with UW Global Literary Studies and UW Textual Studies.

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Text: UW Global Literary Studies and UW Textual Studies invite you to a Printmaking Social: Bookplates and Bookmarks. Create your own ex libris! Bring a book to print or paste it into! Bring friends! Thurs, Apr. 24 3-5 pm in the HUB room 332. @uwtextualstudies @uw_glits. Image: linocut with black ink displaying the words "ex libris textual studies" and a bookshelf with books next to an open book.

BYOB (bring your own book) to print inside on April 24🎨

Global Literary Studies and Textual Studies are hosting another printmaking social to make bookplates and bookmarks. Carve, ink and paste your own ex libris in the front (or back) of your book! All are welcome to attend.
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Poster: Translation Beyond English: Forugh Farrokhzad between Persian and Italian with Domenico Ingenito (UCLA) Tuesday April 15 4:00-6:30pm. Denny Hall, Room 359, Germanic Studies Conference Room. Sponsored by Simpson Center for the Humanities, Department of French and Italian Studies, MELC, and the Global Literary Studies Program.

Professor Domenico Ingenito (UCLA) will deliver a public lecture on Tuesday, April 15, 4:00pm in Denny Hall 359 titled “Translation Beyond English: Forugh Farrokhzad Between Persian and Italian.”
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Slavic department logo. Text: Virtual Session for Admitted Students and Families: Office hours with Slavic Languages and Literatures. Date: Tuesday, April 22, 4-4:30pm on Zoom. Registration required. Image: Armchair in front of a sunny window with flowers and a vase.

Welcome new Huskies! 💜 On April 22nd, meet with faculty, staff and students from the UW Slavic Languages & Literatures department to learn more about majors, courses, student activities, and more.

Registration is required. Register here: slavic.washington.edu/calendar?tru...

Image of book and text that says 'THIRD PLACE BOOKS: Author Event at Ravenna: SERGE GREGORY in conversation with Douglas Smith The Sirens of the Hotel Louvre: An Actress, a Writer, and the Creative Life in the Silver Age of Chekhov. Wed 4/30 at 7pm. Register in advance at thirdplacebooks.com

On Wed 4/30, join filmmaker, photographer, and Chekhov scholar Serge Gregory for a discussion of his new book, The Sirens of the Hotel Louvre: An Actress, a Writer, and the Creative Life in the Silver Age of Chekhov.
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