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Who We Are
Our distinguished faculty and staff serve over 400 undergraduate majors and many other students passionate about history. We are also home to a vibrant community of some 160 graduate students.
New Degree Program
The History of Science, Medicine, and Technology joins the Department of History as a graduate degree program beginning in 2017-2018. More here...
News & Events
Feminist Faculty Book Party
A Room of One’s Own is honored to welcome the the fifth Annual Feminist Faculty Book Party! This year, we convene to celebrate the recently released work of: Emily Callaci Shelly Chan Kathryn Moeller Nicole …
History Dept Colloquium – w/ Anne Hansen and Jennifer Gramer
“A Cold War Life of the Buddha” Anne Hansen Professor of History, UW-Madison “Monuments of the German Baseness: German War Art & American Occupation in the Postwar Period” Jennifer Gramer History Ph.D. Candidate, UW-Madison …
Africa at Noon – Nancy Jacobs
“The Many Africas of the Grey Parrot” Nancy Jacobs Professor of History Brown University Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary African coffee roasted locally by JUST …
History of Science Brown Bag – Galen Poor
“The Four Great Inventions: A Global History of Modern China.” Galen Poor History Ph.D. Candidate (Chinese History, History of Science and Technology) Friday, April 20, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) …
Lecture – Michelle Murphy
“Rethinking Chemical Exposures towards Decolonial Futures” Michelle Murphy Professor of History & Women and Gender Studies Institute University of Toronto Thursday, April 19, 2018 4:00-5:30 PM 8417 Social Science How does settler colonialism shape the …
Lecture – Gail Hershatter
“Domestic Cosmopolitanism: Rethinking Gender and Social Change in Republican China” Gail Hershatter Distinguished Professor of History UC Santa Cruz Thursday, April 19, 2018 5:30 – 7:00 PM Elvehjem Building Room L140 800 University Avenue How …
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History Department Faculty Retreat
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Department Newsletter
Chair’s Welcome, Twenty Years of ARCHIVE, Drunk History, Nature’s Metropolis Turns 25, Wisconsin 101 Progress Report, Faculty/Emeriti News, News Professorships, Graduate Student/Alumni Notes, Undergraduate/Graduate Awards and more!
Merle Curti Lecture Series
The annual Merle Curti Lectures commemorate our late colleague Merle Curti, a pioneer in the practice of American intellectual and cultural history, as well as a beloved member of our department for nearly half a century until his death in 1996.
