Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature

GRALL Alumni Panel

This Saturday, April 24th, from 2:30-3:30 ET, the GRALL UDRs will be hosting a Zoom event where you can hear from some GRALL alums about how they use their language skills now that they've graduated, and ask them some questions of your own. We hope you'll join us!

Click here for the Zoom webinar link. 

Past Department Events

Race in Russia

April 9th, 2021

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A Conversation With DC-Based Jazz Singer Sharón Clark, Professor Yoshiko M. Herrera (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon (PhD. student, UPenn)

Co-organized by Russian Studies, Brandeis Russian Club, and Politics, with support from the Dean's office. 

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Soviet Space Exploration

April 12th, 2021

A Conversation With Professor Victoria Smolkin (Wesleyan University)

co-organized by MIT, Brandeis, Wellesley and Harvard

IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN

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Russian Culture Week

March 8th - March 13th, 2021

Meet the Majors

Featuring East Asian Studies, European Cultural Studies, German Studies, Russian Studies, and Comparative Literature

Zoom conference
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
12:00 - 12:30 pm

Russian Culture Week (March 9 - 13)

What About Tomorrow? 

A lecture on the history of punk music in the USSR and Russia by Alexander Herbert

Monday, March 9
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Mandel Reading Room (303)

Alexander Herbert is a PhD candidate in the history department at Brandeis University focusing on the history of the late Soviet Union. His research interests include environmentalism, youth culture, macabre film, music, and politics toward the end of the socialist experiment. He is a veteran vegan, self-ascribed environmentalist, occasional musician, opportunistic freelance writer and translator, and fan of beet and pickle pizza.

The presentation will chronicle the history of punk rock in Russia from its earliest manifestation in 1978 to its current standing. It looks at how punk entered the Soviet Union and managed to persist despite the cultural police, how it struggled for definition in the 1990s, and how punks formed Antifa, animal rights, and feminist groups to help carve out safe spaces in an otherwise conservative country. Please join Alexander for a presentation, a chance to listen to some music, and a discussion. 

 Make Your Own Cheburashka

Wednesday, March 11

Boston Area Japanese Speech Event

Saturday, Nov. 2

- Speech Event (Mandel G3) - 2:00pm to 3:30/4:00pm
- Reception (Mandel Atrium) - 3:30/4:00pm to 5:00pm

 Participating universities include Brandeis, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern University, BU, BC, Tufts, and Wellesley.

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An Evening with Vera Pavlova: A Multi-Media Performance of Poetry and Tchaikovsky's Music

2019 Mega Language Lunch

5th Annual International Video Competition

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

GRALL Language Tables: Spring 2017

Japanese Language Table
Friday afternoons in Shiffman 121

Kaffeestunde
Every other Thursday from 2-3 p.m. in Shiffman 121

Korean Language Table
Select Fridays from 4-5 p.m. in Shiffman 121

Русский чай (Russian Tea)
Every other Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. in Shiffman 121

Meet the Majors: COML, GRALL, ECS

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

GRALL Language Tables: Fall 2016

Chinese Language Table
Every Wednesday from 5:45-7 p.m. in Upper Usdan (when classes are in session)

Japanese Language Table
Every Friday from 2-3 p.m. in Shiffman 121 (when classes are in session)

Kaffeestunde
Every other Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. in Shiffman 121

Korean Language Table
Every Friday from 4-5 p.m. in Shiffman 121 (when classes are in session)

Русский чай (Russian Tea)
Every other Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. in Shiffman 121

GRALL, ECS + COML Welcome (Back) Reception

Friday, September 2, 2016

2016 International Video Competition

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Meet the Majors/Minors: GRALL Programs, COML, ECS & SAS

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

GRALL Language Tables: Fall 2015

German Table (Kaffeestunde)
Every other Wednesday from 2 - 3 p.m. in Shiffman 124

Japanese Table
Every Friday from 3 - 4 p.m. in Shiffman 124 (when classes are in session)

Russian Table (Russian Tea/Русский чай)
Every other Tuesday from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in Shiffman 124

I Am Global Week Language Lunch

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

GRALL Open House

Thursday, September 3, 2015, 2 - 4 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) Atrium

Brandeis International Video Competition 2015

Thursday, April 16, 2015

"Fame and Fortune: On Writing a New Life of Tchaikovsky"

Featuring Philip Ross Bullock, Professor of Russian Literature and Music at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Wadham College

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

International Education Week Mega Language Lunch

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

"The Other Stories in Anna Karenina: A Translator's Perspective"

Featuring Rosamund Bartlett, Ph.D.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Conference: The Many Dimensions of Herbert Marcuse

Wednesday, October 1 and Thursday, October 2, 2014

GRALL Open House

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

International Video Competition 2014

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Spring 2014 GRALL Submissions:

GERMAN 20B Video Entry (1st Place)

Student contributors: Yanique Seac, Nate Britten and Fei Xu
Instructor: Kathrin Seidl-Gómez

RUSSIAN 20B Video Entry

Student contributors: Sam Gorelik, Alexandra Johnson and A.P.
Instructor: Irina Dubinina

CHINESE 20B Video Entry

Student contributors: Brad Burns, Richard Prou, Robin Trantham and Iris Wang
Instructors: Jian Wei, Li Yang, Jin Yin

JAPANESE 20B Video Entry (2nd Place)

Student contributors: Christina Capshaw, Jessica Lu, Austin Luor, and Jianshuo Qiu
Instructor: Hisae Fujiwara