“The Jeep Girl Crisis of 1945: American Servicemen and Chinese Women in Wartime China” Dr. Zach Fredman U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security Fellow Dartmouth College Thursday, November 30, 2017 3:30 – 5:00 Masley Media Room, Red Gym Sponsored by: Center for East Asian Studies, George L. Mosse Program in History, Harvey Goldberg Center for …
The Americanist Lecture Series in the Department of English is excited to host the upcoming talk, “No Straight Lines: The History and Artistry of Queer Comics” Justin Hall Cartoonist and Assistant Professor of Comics Studies California College of the Arts Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:00 – 11:30 AM 6191 Helen C. White In this talk, …
“The History of Medicine” Nicole Nelson UW–Madison, Assistant Professor of History Emer Lucey UW–Madison, Graduate Student Monday, November 27, 2017 11:50 – 1:20 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5234 Humanities Bldg.)
“Religious Practice and Political Participation in Indonesia: Is There a Link?” Danielle Lussier Assistant Professor of Political Science Grinnell College Friday, November 17, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall
“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 …
“Translating Ugandan Oral Literature for Children” Aaron Mushengyezi Dean of the School of Languages, Literature, and Communication Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Mushengyezi will discuss the form and social relevance of Ugandan oral children’s texts. His project is the first in Uganda to comprehensively collect …
“Transnationalizing Buddhism: Cambodian Temples, Student Monks, and Pilgrims in Sri Lanka and India” John Marston Professor of Asian and African Studies Colegio de Mexico Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Free and open to the public.
“Songs to Encourage the Cessation of Litigation: Printing, Orality, and Legal Knowledge in China, 1595-1949” Joe Dennis Professor of History UW–Madison Monday, November 6, 2017 3:30 – 5:00 PM 212 University Club 803 State St How did people form their attitudes towards law in early modern and Republican period China? How did mass legal education …
The Intellectual History Group invites you to attend a special round table on the moral imperative of thinking with Elizabeth Minnich Professor of Moral Philosophy and Senior Scholar Association of American Colleges & Universities Thursday, November 9, 2017 4:00 – 5:30 PM 212 University Club Elizabeth Minnich is a professor of moral philosophy and Senior …
“Visual Culture and Disaster Victim Identification in America, 1900-1950.” Vicki Daniel UW–Madison HSMT Ph.D. Alum Friday, November 3, 2017 3:30 pm – 5:15 pm Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library The easiest way to get to Special Collections is to take the separate elevator down the hall to the right of the main elevator bank, which …