Alumnus Thomas McStay Adams (Ph.D. 1972) published his two-volume work Europe’s Welfare Traditions Since 1500: Reform Without End in February of this year. Description: Tracing the interwoven traditions of modern welfare states in Europe over five centuries, Thomas McStay Adams explores social welfare from Portugal, France, and Italy to Britain, Belgium and Germany. He shows …
Former Ph.D. student Sinae Hyun recently published a new book titled Indigenizing the Cold War: The Border Patrol Police and Nation-Building in Thailand (University of Hawaii Press, 2023). Description The Border Patrol Police (BPP) of Thailand was formed as a United States CIA’s paramilitary intelligence force in the early 1950s. In the early 1960s, changes …
Former Ph.D. student Daniel G. Hummel recently published a new book titled The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2023). Description: A fascinating history of dispensationalism and its influence on popular culture, politics, and religion In The Rise and Fall …
Congratulations to 18 graduates of Spring 2023 that have been awarded Departmental Distinction in the History Major! Departmental Distinction recognizes outstanding academic achievement in the History major, and is an option for students who are not pursuing Honors in the Major. Students apply for Departmental Distinction at the end of the term in which they …
Kate Jarvis (Ph.D. 2014) published a new book titled Politics in the Markets: Work, gender, and citizenship in revolutionary France at the University Press of Rennes. From the editor: This book mobilizes politics, economics and gender studies to examine in all its diversity the notion of citizenship founded by the Dames des Halles during the …
Farha Tahir, History, Political Science, and International Public Affairs graduate ‘09 and member of the History Department Board of Visitors, was named a 2023 Forward Award Recipient. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress. This award celebrates young alumni who …
Professor Susan Lederer has been awarded a WARF Named Professorship. Five faculty across campus have been awarded WARF Named Professorships, which come with $100,000, and honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors, but also as a result of their teaching and service activities. Award recipients …
The newest volume of ARCHIVE is here! The University of Wisconsin–Madison Undergraduate Journal of History published their 26th volume this May 2023. Editor-in-Chief Madeline McGlone, along with Editors Reilly Coon, Bella Costanzo, Sophia Halverson, Thomas Harb, Danielle Lennon, Claudia Liverseed, Zhengzai “Charles” Pei, and Kelley Schlise worked hard during this past year to produce a …
Professor Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s “American Nietzsche” was turned into an exhibit “No Trivial Matter: Nietzsche’s Urge for the Truth” at New York Encounter, NYC (Feb. 2023) and discussed in the April 12th issue of Newsweek magazine under the headline: “Our Culture War Is Two Sides of the Same Nietzschean Coin.” The article states that “Ratner-Rosenagen’s book …
On Friday, May 12 the Department of History celebrated undergraduate commencement with a recognition ceremony and reception at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Professor Mary Lou Roberts was selected by the graduating cohort of History majors to deliver the commencement address, and gave an inspiring and heartfelt speech to mark the transition of students to alumni. …