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 Paris (University of Notre Dame Press, 2018). According to John Van Engen, Andrew V. Tackes Professor Emeritus of Medieval History …
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 remembrances with the gathering. Margaret R. Bogue (1924-2018)
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 and writes about American religious history and the braided histories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In his talk, he will …
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. Beattie and Maude P. (Rock) Beattie. Margaret grew up near McLean, Virginia where her father ran an experimental farm for …
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 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 a course at the university in Women’s Studies. Diane Lindstrom and her twin brother, Daniel, were born in Jamestown, New …
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.
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 …
“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 moderate. This will be a particularly good time to consider commemoration & memory, as October 31 marks the 500th anniversary …
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 of historians’ engagement with the present.