“Industry, Progress, and Exposure: Environmentalism as Justice in Post-Revolutionary Mexico City” Adam Behrman UW–Madison, History Graduate Student Friday, October 27, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) All upcoming History of Science brown bags November 3rd with Jeremy Ledger (University of Michigan) – “Sacred Geographies: the Atlases of ‘Ali al-Sharafi …
“Reflections in a Shattered Mirror: The First World War in German, Polish, and Russian History” Jesse Kauffman Associate Professor of History Eastern Michigan University Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00 – 5:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall About the Talk: This talk will examine the reasons why the First World War’s eastern front became the “unknown war,” as …
“The Radical Rococo: Watteau, the Satiric Musical Stage, and the Burial of Louis XIV” Georgia Cowart Case Western Reserve University Friday, October 20, 2017 4:00 PM 2441 Humanities Bldg. Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) worked briefly as a set painter at the Paris Opera House around 1702-1703, and a number of his most well known paintings can …
“Asia Rising” Come hear UW–Madison History faculty Judd Kinzley, Al McCoy, and Charles Kim at Asia Rising, a panel discussion on the presence of Asia in global politics and economics. A reception for alumni and friends of the department will follow in Lee Lounge. We look forward to seeing you there! Thursday, October 19, 2017 …
With careers ranging from global health to corporate law to the Foreign Service, these alumni have a wealth of experience to share with students interested in Africa-focused careers. We would love to have your students join us for this event (there will be pizza!). Could you please spread the word through your website, social media, …
“Rethinking the Tet Offensive: 50 Years Later” Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Dorothy Berg Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia Columbia University Friday, October 20, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 PM 206 Ingraham 3rd Annual Judith Jadinsky Lecture Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Kutler Lectures with Professor Roger Horowitz University of Delaware “Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food” Wednesday, October 18th “Is Kosher a Brand?: Ruminations on the Intersections of Jewish Law and the Secular Marketplace” Thursday, October 19th 4:00 PM Room 325/326, Pyle Center Presented by the Center for Jewish Studies. …
“Africa, France & the Future: Exile in Ndjolé (Gabon), ca. 1900 Cameroon” Gregory Mann Professor of History Columbia University Wednesday, October 18, 2017 206 Ingraham Hal l | 1 155 Observatory Drive Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary African coffee roasted locally by JUST COFFEE.
“Land Grant Universities and the Wisconsin Idea, 1862-1912″ Adam Nelson Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History UW–Madison Tuesday, October 17, 2017 7:00 – 8:30 pm UWBC Auditorium, 1111 Genetics/Biotechnology Center (425 Henry Mall) Assigned Readings: “Intellectuals and Public Life: Between Radicalism and Reform” by Leon Fink, Stephen T. Leonard, Donald M. Reid
History Sandwiched In: “Always on the Move – Mexican Migrant Workers in Mid-Twentieth Century Wisconsin” Sergio González UW–Madison, Dept. of History Graduate Student Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:15-1:00 PM Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll St. Join historian Sergio González as he examines the lives of Mexican-descent migrant workers who labored across Wisconsin throughout the …