Professor Emeritus William J. Courtenay has published a new book on religious life at the medieval University of Paris. The book is titled Rituals for the Dead: Religion and Community in the Medieval University of …
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Celebration-of-life gathering to remember Margaret R. Bogue
Date: Saturday, 16 June, from 1:30pm to 4pm Place: First Congregational Church, UCC at 1609 University Avenue Names of surviving daughters: Sue Bogue, Margaret Bogue-Harper, and Ellie Bogue Anyone so inclined is invited to share …
Charles Cohen gives talk in Milwaukee
Badger Café: “Jews and Muslims in Christian America” Charles Cohen, an award-winning professor emeritus in the UW–Madison Department of History and the founding director of the Lubar Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions, teaches …
Margaret R. Bogue (1924-2018)
Margaret Ruth Bogue, 93, Emeritus History Professor at the University of Wisconsin, died March 8, 2018, at her home in Madison, Wisconsin. Margaret was born in Washington, D.C. June 14, 1924, to parents James H. …
Film Screening and Discussion: Behemoth
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 …
Diane Lindstrom (1944 – 2018)
The History Department sadly announces that Professor Emeritus Diane Lindstrom died on February 7, 2018. She was the first woman to earn tenure in the History Department. She also was the first person to teach …
African Studies celebrates the contributions of Florence Bernault
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 …
First Annual Jan Vansina Lecture
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 …
History Department Colloquium
“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 …
History Department Colloquium
ROUNDTABLE: History & the Present With UW-Madison History Faculty: Liz Hennessey, Patrick Iber, Rudy Koshar, Karl Shoemaker, & Sarah Thal Monday, October 2, 2017 11:50-1:20 PM Curti Lounge (Rm 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Limits & possibilities …