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2021

Alumnus David Harrisville Publishes First Book on WWII German Soldiers on the Eastern Front

Posted on October 29, 2021

Congratulations to alumnus David Harrisville (PhD 2017) on the publication of his first book, The Virtuous Wehrmacht: Crafting the Myth of the German Soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941-1944 (Cornell University Press, 2021). Set to …

Posted in 2021, All News, Alumni, Books, European History, History News

Professor Gregg Mitman Publishes New Book

Posted on October 28, 2021

Professor Gregg Mitman‘s new book, Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia, will be available this November 2021 from The New Press. “In the early 1920s, Americans owned 80 percent of …

Posted in 2021, All News, Books, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology

Professor Francine Hirsch Receives Book Awards for Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg

Posted on October 12, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Francine Hirsch on receiving two recent awards for her 2020 book, Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg: A New History of the International Military Tribunal after World War II (Oxford University Press). The book has received …

Posted in 2021, All News, European History, History News

The Department of History Welcomes a New Assistant Director for the UW-Madison Public History Project

Posted on October 4, 2021

The Department of History is proud to welcome Meri Rose Ekberg as the new Assistant Director for the UW-Madison Public History Project! The Public History Project is a multi-year effort to uncover and give voice …

Posted in 2021, All News, History News

Graduate Student Jeffrey Guarneri Appears on Podcast

Posted on October 1, 2021

On a recent episode of The “What is Asia?” Podcast, UW-Madison graduate student Jeffrey Guarneri is featured talking about “Constructed Images of Nagasaki in 1930s Japan.” Guarneri discusses the images of Nagasaki that were constructed through popular media …

Posted in 2021, All News, East Asian History, History News

Graduate Student Patrick Walsh Publishes History of Biology Article

Posted on October 1, 2021

Patrick Walsh, who recently published an article in the Journal of the History of Biology. Titled, “Making a French Connection: Darwin, Brown-Séquard and the Epilepsy Studies,” Walsh’s article contributes to a long debate in the history of …

Posted in 2021, All News, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology

Professor Richard Keller’s Course Featured in Local News

Posted on September 28, 2021

An article featuring Professor Richard Keller’s course, History of Science 553: International Health and Global Society, was published last week in the Wisconsin State Journal. The piece addresses the return to in-person teaching this fall that …

Posted in 2021, All News, History News, History of Science Medicine and Technology

Grad Student Samm Newton Receives Knauss Fellowship for Marine Policy

Posted on September 27, 2021

Congratulations to graduate student Samm Newton, who has received the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from Sea Grant and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience …

Posted in 2021, All News, History Events, History of Science Medicine and Technology

Alumnus Gregory Jones-Katz Publishes New Book

Posted on September 27, 2021

Alumnus Gregory Jones-Katz has a new book published through The University of Chicago Press. Deconstruction: An American Institution is an intellectual history of the deconstruction movement that transformed the humanities during the 20th century. “Deconstruction begins well before …

Posted in 2021, All News, Alumni, Books, History News, U.S./North American History

Q&A with Professor Paige Glotzer About Redlining Policies in Madison

Posted on September 21, 2021

Professor Paige Glotzer was interviewed by The Capital Times this week about the history of redlining and housing segregation in Madison, WI. “The criteria of redlining, which included race, became the criteria for essentially urban …

Posted in 2021, All News, History News, U.S./North American History
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