Graduate student Jeffrey Guarneri recently published a piece titled “Cartographies of Global Connectivity in Interwar Japan,” in the Global Urban History Project blog. The GUHP is a well-known and respected transnational urban history association. Guarneri’s article discusses the dissemination and use of chōkanzu, or “bird’s-eye-view maps” commissioned by Japan’s municipal governments and chambers of commerce …
History graduate students Galen Poor and Joshua Tan interviewed Joseph Ho for the TransAsia and the World podcast about his intersecting interests in the modern history of Christianity in China and the history of photography. Learn about cultural encounters between Americans and China in the early twentieth century, the unique position of American missionaries in …
On behalf of the UW, History professor Joe Dennis gave the “faculty words of appreciation” in Chinese at the gala in celebration of UW and Nanjing University’s new comprehensive strategic partnership. UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank and NJU President Lü Jian signed the agreement in Nanjing on May 24, 2019. 历史系教授戴思哲(Joe Dennis)代表威斯康辛大学教授在南京大学—威斯康辛大学全面战略合作伙伴关系启动仪式的感言. Rebecca Blank 校长和吕建校长于2019年5月24日签定了该协议。
UW History alum Jason Morgan (Ph.D. 2016) served as translator of an updated, English-language edition of Hata Ikuhiko’s 1999 book, Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone (Hamilton Books, Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) – in the publisher’s words, “an exhaustive examination of the controversial issue of comfort women” in World War II. The meaning …
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards provide funds to doctoral students to conduct doctoral research outside the United States in foreign languages and area studies for up to 12 months. The awards are funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s International and Foreign Language Education office. “These are prestigious awards that speak volumes about the caliber of the …
“The Four Great Inventions: A Global History of Modern China.” Galen Poor History Ph.D. Candidate (Chinese History, History of Science and Technology) Friday, April 20, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, April 27th All Brown Bags are held in the Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) from …
“Domestic Cosmopolitanism: Rethinking Gender and Social Change in Republican China” Gail Hershatter Distinguished Professor of History UC Santa Cruz Thursday, April 19, 2018 5:30 – 7:00 PM Elvehjem Building Room L140 800 University Avenue How can we re-create the world of a woman who left no trace in the public record? This talk considers the …
Screening of “Behemoth 悲兮魔兽” by documentarian Zhao Liang 赵亮. “The dehumanizing impact of coal mining is laid bare in a Chinese documentary whose stunning images speak louder than words.” Chinese with English subtitles. Following the 90-minute documentary, a panel discussion will be held, featuring UW-Madison faculty: Edward Friedman (political science) Judd Kinzley (history) Yuhang Li …
The French Institut d’études avancées just published an interview with Viren Murthy on Pan-Asianism and China’s place in the world. A must read for the Sinologists among you who read French! Viren held a fellowship at the Institut d’études avancées (Nantes, France) in 2016.
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.