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European History

Professor Pernille Ipsen Receives Major Danish Literature Prize

Posted on March 4, 2021

Professor Pernille Ipsen has received the Montana Prize for Literature, a major Danish literature prize, for her book Et Åbent Øjeblik: Da mine mødre gjorde noget nyt (An Open Moment: When My Mothers Did Something New)(Gyldendal, …

Posted in 2021, All News, Awards, European History, Gender and Women’s History, History News

UW-Madison History Grad Students Receive Fulbright Awards

Posted on March 1, 2021

UW-Madison was included this year on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Students. Of the thirteen Fulbright recipients from UW-Madison, three are graduate students in our Department …

Posted in 2021, African History, All News, Awards, European History, History News, Intellectual History Group, Latin American and Caribbean History, Southeast Asian History

Leonora Neville Interviewed for Byzantium Podcast

Posted on February 25, 2021

Professor Leonora Neville was interviewed this month for The History of Byzantium, a podcast telling the story of the Roman Empire from 476 AD to 1453. The episode focused on “The Coup of Anna Komnene,” …

Posted in 2021, All News, European History, Gender and Women’s History, History News

History Ph.D. Candidate Writes About Pandemic and Post-Combat Life

Posted on February 19, 2021

History Ph.D. candidate and U.S. Army veteran Chad Gibbs has an article published in Newsweek about how the end of the pandemic might feel, from the perspective of a combat veteran, and what to look …

Posted in 2021, All News, European History, History News, Jewish History, War in Society and Culture

Giuliana Chamedes Selected as Winner of Vilas Associates Competition

Posted on February 12, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Giuliana Chamedes, who has been selected as one of 23 faculty winners of the 2021 Vilas Associates Competition! The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and …

Posted in 2021, Awards, European History, History News, War in Society and Culture

Professor Elizabeth Lapina Publishes New Article

Posted on February 8, 2021

Professor Elizabeth Lapina has a new article published in The Medieval Globe titled, “Medievalism, Misogyny, and Orientalism: The Representation of Queen Sibylla in Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven.” This article is an historian’s engagement with …

Posted in 2021, All News, European History, History News, Intellectual History Group

Kathryn Ciancia featured on New Books Network podcast

Posted on January 27, 2021

Kathryn Ciancia was recently featured on the New Books Network podcast where she spoke about her new book, On Civilization’s Edge: A Polish Borderland in the Interwar World (Oxford University Press, 2020). Listen to and …

Posted in 2021, All News, European History, History News, War in Society and Culture

Professor Hirsch’s Book Receives Distinguished ASIL Award

Posted on January 20, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Francine Hirsch, who has received a 2021 Certificate of Merit for a Preeminent Contribution to Creative Scholarship from the American Society of International Law! Professor Hirsch received the Certificate of Merit for …

Posted in 2021, All News, Awards, European History, History News, Uncategorized

Elizabeth Lapina is co-editor of new book

Posted on January 13, 2021

Games and Visual Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (Brepols, 2021) The volume contributes to reconstruction of medieval and early modern gaming culture through analysis of visual and material evidence. During the Middle …

Posted in 2021, All News, Books, European History, History News

Alumnus Paul Grant Publishes Book

Posted on December 14, 2020

Alumnus Paul Grant (Ph.D. 2017) has published his first book, Healing and Power in Ghana: Early Indigenous Expressions of Christianity (Baylor University Press, 2020). According to the publisher’s website: “Focusing on the southeastern Gold Coast …

Posted in 2020, All News, Alumni, European History, History News
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