The Americanist Lecture Series in the Department of English is excited to host the upcoming talk, “No Straight Lines: The History and Artistry of Queer Comics” Justin Hall Cartoonist and Assistant Professor of Comics Studies California College of the Arts Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:00 – 11:30 AM 6191 Helen C. White In this talk, …
“Martin Luther & the Reformation” listen to Lee Palmer Wandel UW–Madison, Professor of History on Wisconsin Public Radios’ “University of the Air” He was a catalyst for a religious revolution and he remains controversial today. Five hundred years ago, an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther began questioning some of the fundamental practices and beliefs of …
“The History of Medicine” Nicole Nelson UW–Madison, Assistant Professor of History Emer Lucey UW–Madison, Graduate Student Monday, November 27, 2017 11:50 – 1:20 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5234 Humanities Bldg.)
Congratulations to our own Micaela Sullivan-Fowler (Curator and History of Medicine Librarian at Ebling Library, as well as Ebling’s head of marketing and communications) for being named Distinguished Academic Librarian! This rank is given only to those who “demonstrate exceptional performance, are recognized beyond the work unit as outstanding, and have a reputation of excellence …
Centro Hispano has announced that Sergio González has earned the 2017 Ilda Conteris Thomas Award. He was honored as part of a year-end banquet hosted by Centro Hispano on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Madison Club. The award is named in honor of Ilda Conteris Thomas, who was the first-ever executive director at Centro Hispano …
“Religious Practice and Political Participation in Indonesia: Is There a Link?” Danielle Lussier Assistant Professor of Political Science Grinnell College Friday, November 17, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall
“The Luther Year” Professor Lee Wandel “Collaboration Refocused: Photography & French Collective Memory, 1944-49.” Abigail Lewis (UW–Madison History PhD Student) Monday, November 20, 2017 11:50-1:20 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Rudy Koshar will moderate. This will be a particularly good time to consider commemoration & memory, as October 31 marks the 500th anniversary …
“Engineers, Scientists, Musicians, and the Trautonium in Berlin in the 1930s” Myles Jackson Gallatin Research Excellence Professor, New York University Friday, November 17, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 humanities Bldg.) Radio and electrical engineers, physicists, and physiologists working on the synthesis and broadcasting of speech and music provided musicians with a …
“Translating Ugandan Oral Literature for Children” Aaron Mushengyezi Dean of the School of Languages, Literature, and Communication Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Mushengyezi will discuss the form and social relevance of Ugandan oral children’s texts. His project is the first in Uganda to comprehensively collect …
“Transnationalizing Buddhism: Cambodian Temples, Student Monks, and Pilgrims in Sri Lanka and India” John Marston Professor of Asian and African Studies Colegio de Mexico Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Free and open to the public.