Center for Southeast Asian Studies Friday Forum Lecture Series “When Religion Ends: Buddhist Prophetic Temporality in Cold War Southeast Asia” Anne Hansen Professor of History, UW–Madison Friday, January 26, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Take heed; thunder rumbles in the east an old neak ta [guardian spirit] clasps his hands together and …
Susan Johnson was recently interviewed for an episode of the history podcast BackStory (produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) on the California Gold Rush and the episode, All That Glitters? Legacies of the California Gold Rush. Here’s a link to the multi-segment episode (hers is the 4th segment).
Sergio Gonzalez, an author and doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is earnest, intense and seems destined to lead. At 30, Gonzalez is completing his Ph.D. in history with a focus on labor, immigration and working-class history. In November, he was honored by Centro Hispano of Dane County with an award recognizing the person …
Following in the Footsteps of African Americans in 20th Century Denmark Ethelene Whitmire School of Library & Information Studies, UW–Madison Monday, January 22, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club “While walking through a cemetery in Copenhagen in 2013, I noticed a name that seemed out of place. Hear about my discovery and the basis for …
Science as Prophecy: A History of Paleo Perspectives on Environmental Change Melissa Charenko Department of History Ph.D. Candidate UW–Madison Monday, February 12, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club My work explores the development of ecological ideas and techniques used to understand the changing dynamics of human-environment interactions over the last 12,000 years. I am particularly …
Interview with David Fields on U.S.-Korea Relations Historian David Fields discussed the background of the relationship between North Korea and South Korea and the involvement of the United States. The interview took place at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington D.C. Watch the interview on C-SPAN.
The African Studies Program congratulates and bids a fond farewell to longtime colleague Florence Bernault, who will be returning to her home country of France for a senior professorship in African History at the Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po). Read full article here.
A recent autobiographical essay on how Gregg Mitman became an environmental historian, commissioned by the Rachel Carson Center. Read the essay on their blog, Seeing the Woods.
Please join us to celebrate the life of the beloved professor emeritus on September 21, 2018 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Featuring Nancy Hunt, Steven Feierman, and Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu, the lecture will be followed by dinner and the opportunity to share memories of Jan. Neil Kodesh, Director of the UW–Madison African Studies Program, will …
“Researching, Reading, and Writing Latin American History: Theory, Method, and Politics” Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Maryland room, Marie Mount Hall University of Maryland Thursday, January 4, 2018 Mexican Cultural Insitiute, 2829 16th Street NW Washing, DC Organized by: Karina Alejandra Rosemblatt, University of Maryland and Nancy Appelbaum, Binghamton University, State University of New York Attendance …