David Sorkin, a historian of Jewish and European history, has published a new book titled Jewish Emancipation: A History Across Five Centuries (Princeton University Press, 2019). Sorkin is a Professor Emeritus of our department and …
European History
Professor Lapina Interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio
This past Sunday, December 8th, Professor Elizabeth Lapina was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio for a segment titled “Knightly Culture and the Crusades.” The host was Norman Gilliland, who co-produces the weekly WPR program “University …
History Alumnus Publishes Book on Kazakhstan in World War II
History alumnus Roberto Carmack (PhD, 2015) has recently published a book based on his dissertation research at UW-Madison. The book is titled Kazakhstan in World War II: Mobilization and Ethnicity in the Soviet Empire (University Press …
Professor Leonora Neville Featured in Byzantium & Friends Podcast
Professor and History Department Chair, Leonora Neville, has been featured on a podcast called Byzantium & Friends, a platform through which scholars and the general public can engage with all things related to Byzantine Studies. …
Professor Leonora Neville Publishes New Book on Byzantine Gender
Professor Leonora Neville, a historian of the medieval eastern Mediterranean and the Byzantine Empire, has published a new book titled Byzantine Gender (ARC Humanities Press, 2019). “Why were virtuous Byzantine women described as manly? Why were …
Professor Richard Keller Publishes Opinion Piece in Washington Post
Professor Richard Keller had an opinion piece published in the Washington Post on the subject of the recent heat wave in Europe. Keller is a professor in the Department of History, as well as the …
Professor Giuliana Chamedes Publishes First Book
Professor Giuliana Chamedes‘ first book has just been released! A Twentieth-Century Crusade: The Vatican’s Battle to Remake Christian Europe (Harvard University Press, 2019), is the “first comprehensive history of the Vatican’s agenda to defeat the forces of …
Alumna Angela Ellis Receives Teaching Award from University of Albany
Alumna Angela Ellis (Ph.D. 2010), has received the 2019 President’s Excellence Award for teaching from the University of Albany! Award winners were recognized at a ceremony on May 2nd. Ellis is Lecturer in History at the …
Faculty Receive Vilas Professorships and Awards
Four faculty members have received Vilas Professorships and Awards this year! Professor Francine Hirsch (Russian & European History) received the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as outstanding efforts in …
Emeritus Professor William J. Courtenay Publishes New Book
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 …