April 2016 Assistant Professor Catherine Jackson visited the Chemistry Department at De Pauw University, Indiana, in April 2016 to deliver the 23rd Burkett Lectures (see lecture brochure for more information and a list of previous speakers). The Burkett Lectures are endowed by alumni of De Pauw’s Chemistry Department to honor the memory of esteemed teacher and …
Join us for a presentation to learn how a new online course is successfully blending old and new media to engage lifelong learners at a distance from the Madison campus. The course, “What History Tells: George L. Mosse on European Cultural History,” revives recorded lectures given by legendary history professor George L. Mosse (1918 to …
Kathryn Ciancia Assistant Professor, Department of History, UW–Madison Friday, April 8, 2016 12:00 – 1:00 PM Banquet Room, University Club Kathryn Ciancia is an assistant professor in the History department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received her PhD in History from Stanford University in 2011 and went on to work as a postdoctoral lecturer …
Professor Stern has been selected to receive the Hilldale Award in the Arts and Humanities for 2015-16. Given annually since 1986-87, the Hilldale Awards recognize distinguished career contributions to teaching, research and service. One faculty member is honored in each division. Recipients receive a $7,500 cash prize. Steve will be honored by Chancellor Blank at …
Faculty Panel Discussion Thursday, March 31, 2016 6:00 – 7:30 PM L196 Education Building Professor Susan Brewer UW-Stevens Point Department of History & International Studies Professor Myra Ferree UW–Madison Alice H. Cook Professor of Sociology Professor John Hall UW–Madison Associate Professor of U.S. Military History Associate Dean Kevin Kelly UW–Madison Associate Dean Wisconsin Law School …
“A Fisherman’s Death in Riau: Gender, Authority, & mobility from the Mediterranean to the S. China Sea” Anthony Medrano History PhD Candidate “A Frenchwoman’s Scandal in Beirut: Complicating Notions of French Paternal Protection” John Boonstra History PhD Candidate Click to view event poster (pdf)
Italian Jews Under Fascism, 1939-1945: A Personal and Historical Narrative Thursday, March 17, 2016 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. University Club, 803 State St. The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries will be hosting a book talk, signing and reception in celebration of the publication of John Tedeschi’s new book, Italian Jews Under Fascism, 1938-1945: A Personal …
“Shades of Red: Werner Scholem, Walter Benjamin & Gershom Scholem” Mirjam Zadoff Alvin H. Rosenfeld Chair in Jewish Studies and Associate Professor in History at Indiana University Tuesday, March 15, 2016 4:00 – 5:30 PM 159 Education Bldg. (1000 Bascom Mall) Like many other young German Jews Gershom Scholem, Werner Scholem and Walter Benjamin were …
Professor Dan Bouk Colgate University Tuesday, March 15, 2016 4:00 – 5:00 PM Memorial Library, Special Collections Boomers. Xers. Millenials. The Greatest Generation. It’s nearly impossible to escape generational categories in today’s cultural, social, and political debates. In this talk, Prof. Dan Bouk explains the invention of the “baby boom generation” in the United States, …
The Weimar Century Friday, March 11, 2016 3:30 – 5:00 PM Education Bldg, Rm L155 Free and open to the public. In this talk, Udi Greenberg (Associate Professor, Dartmouth) will explore some of the surprising intellectual, political, and institutional forces that shaped Germany’s reconstruction after World War II and the broader ideological foundations of the …