Speaker: Nicole Nelson Friday, January 26th. 2018 12:00-1:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5243 Humanities Bldg.) Upcoming Brown Bags Friday, February 2nd Friday, February 9th Friday, February 16th Friday, February 23rd Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th Friday, April 20th Friday, April 27th Friday, …
Center for Southeast Asian Studies Friday Forum Lecture Series “When Religion Ends: Buddhist Prophetic Temporality in Cold War Southeast Asia” Anne Hansen Professor of History, UW–Madison Friday, January 26, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Take heed; thunder rumbles in the east an old neak ta [guardian spirit] clasps his hands together and …
Following in the Footsteps of African Americans in 20th Century Denmark Ethelene Whitmire School of Library & Information Studies, UW–Madison Monday, January 22, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club “While walking through a cemetery in Copenhagen in 2013, I noticed a name that seemed out of place. Hear about my discovery and the basis for …
Science as Prophecy: A History of Paleo Perspectives on Environmental Change Melissa Charenko Department of History Ph.D. Candidate UW–Madison Monday, February 12, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club My work explores the development of ecological ideas and techniques used to understand the changing dynamics of human-environment interactions over the last 12,000 years. I am particularly …
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 …
“Searching for Genderqueerness in the Archive” Marie Hicks UW–Madison, Department of History Upcoming History of Science brown bag: December 8th with Lynn Nyhart – Town Hall
“Reshuffling the Deck?: Organizational Evolution, Officer Promotion, and Military Reform in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia” Evan Laksmana Doctoral Candidate Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Senior Researcher Center of Strategic and International Studies Jakarta Friday, December 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Co-sponsored by The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and University Lectures.
“A Place Called Home: Family and Identity on Oneida Land” with Susan Brewer Tuesday, December 5, 2017 4:00 PM 7191 Helen C. White Susan Brewer investigates the history of Oneida Indian land in central New York State by recounting the story of one piece of land and the two families who lived on it. By …
“Digesting Bodies: Status, Gender, and Mastery in Roman Society and Homes” Mira Green History, University of Washington Classics Monday, December 4, 2017 3:30 – 5:00 PM 212 University Club Providing a distinct window into the social and political developments of the early Roman Empire, my research focuses on Roman attitudes towards the digesting body and …
“Saints and Science in Early Modern Italy: Filippo Neri and Francesco Borgia as Patron Saints of Earthquakes” Prof. Monica Azzolini Dept. of Philosophy and Communication U. of Bologna; Davis Center, Princeton Friday, December 1, 2017 3:30 pm – 5:15 pm Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library The easiest way to get to Special Collections is to …