The History Department announces up to three $500 prizes for a short (1-3 minute) video made by an undergraduate individual or team on the subject, “Why take History?” Videos may answer this question in a variety of ways. For instance, you might take up current events, video gaming, the uses of history for life, or …
The 2018 issue of “The Past in the Present” featured Ryan Smazal (History/Political Science, 2019) and his summer internship with WHS’s Maritime Preservation/Maritime Archeology Program. As part of his work that summer, he was certified by the Nautical Archaeology Society as an underwater archaeologist. He is now a graduate student studying earth and ocean sciences …
Professor Emeritus John W. Barker passed away on October 24th at the age of 86. Barker was an expert in late Byzantine and Venetian history whose work helped define Byzantine studies in the twentieth century. His biography of the Renaissance-era emperor Manuel II Palaeologus: 1391-1425: A study in late Byzantine Statesmanship (1969), and numerous other …
The History Department Remembers Professor Emeritus J. Rogers Hollingsworth (1932-2019) Throughout his career, Hollingsworth had a broad interest in socio-economics and comparative research. He became actively involved with the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, and he was honored to be elected President in 1996. He authored studies on diverse topics including American and European …
The History Department Remembers Professor Emeritus David Morgan (1945-2019) Professor Emeritus David O. Morgan passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the age of 74. He earned his B.A. from the University of Oxford in 1966 and his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1977. He came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in …
Spiritual Socialists: Religion and the American Left Refuting the common perception that the American left has a religion problem, Vaneesa Cook highlights an important but overlooked intellectual and political tradition that she calls “spiritual socialism.” Spiritual socialists emphasized the social side of socialism and believed the most basic expression of religious values—caring for the sick, …
An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world. The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of …
Professor Nan Enstad has been awarded the prestigious Albert J. Beveridge Award from the American Historical Association for her recent book Cigarettes Inc.: An Intimate History of Corporate Imperialism (University of Chicago Press, 2018). The Beveridge Award is presented for a distinguished book written in the English language on the history of the United States, …
Professor Sarah Thal and her students from History 300: History at Work, took a trip to the Wisconsin Historical Society as part of their class. Lisa Saywell, Director of Public Services, gave the students a tour of the building, including the library and storage room where they keep the newspaper archives, which happen to be …
Professor and History Department Chair, Leonora Neville, has been featured on a podcast called Byzantium & Friends, a platform through which scholars and the general public can engage with all things related to Byzantine Studies. The episode in which Professor Neville takes part is a conversation about Byzantine gender. Professor Neville offers insights based on …