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Latin American and Caribbean History

Article – “The politics of a natural laboratory: Claiming territory and governing life in the Galápagos Islands” by Elizabeth Hennessy

Posted on August 2, 2018

The Galápagos Islands are often called a natural laboratory of evolution. This metaphor provides a powerful way of understanding space that, through scientific research, conservation and tourism, has shaped the archipelago over the past century. …

Posted in 2018, All News, History News, Latin American and Caribbean History

Article – “History in an Age of Fake News” by Patrick Iber

Posted on August 1, 2018

We work and live in a time when historical knowledge has become intensely politicized. That knowledge is political is hardly new, but the rise of Donald Trump has heightened the polarization. His administration governs with …

Posted in 2018, All News, History News, Intellectual History Group, Latin American and Caribbean History, U.S./North American History

UW History alum Martín Espada recognized with Distinguished Lifetime Achievement award for poetry

Posted on May 24, 2018

The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, which honors a living US poet for outstanding lifetime achievement. Martín Espada is awarded the prize in recognition of …

Posted in 2018, All News, Alumni, Awards, History News, Latin American and Caribbean History

CANCELLED – History of Science Brown Bag – Elizabeth Hennessy

Posted on March 7, 2018

“A Laboratory of Sustainability?” Elizabeth Hennessy Assistant Professor of History and Environmental Studies UW-Madison Friday, March 9, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd …

Posted in 2018, All News, History of Science Medicine and Technology, Latin American and Caribbean History, Lectures

History Department Colloquium – Pablo Gómez and Bridgette Werner

Posted on February 26, 2018

“Risky Corporeality: Slavery and the New Quantifiable Bodies of the Early Modern Atlantic” Pablo Gómez “A Spectacular Vengeance: Violence, State Intervention, and Peasant Autonomy in Revolutionary Bolivia” Bridgette Werner Moderated by Patrick Iber Monday, February …

Posted in 2018, All News, History Events, Latin American and Caribbean History, Lectures

History of Science Brown Bag – Pablo Gómez and Lynn Nyhart

Posted on February 20, 2018

“How (Not) to Write a Book Review” Pablo Gómez and Lynn Nyhart Friday, February 23, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5243 Mosse Humanities Bldg.)   Future Brown Bags Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th …

Posted in 2018, All News, History Events, History of Science Medicine and Technology, Latin American and Caribbean History, Lectures

Lecture – Elizabeth Hennessy

Posted on February 4, 2018

Hell and Eden at World’s End: Early Twentieth Century Settler Life on the Galápagos Islands Elizabeth Hennessy History, UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Monday, February 5, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club The Galápagos …

Posted in 2018, All News, History Events, Latin American and Caribbean History, Lectures

Article on Sergio Gonzalez: Latino historian ‘inspired’ by Scott Walker and Donald Trump

Posted on January 25, 2018

Sergio Gonzalez, an author and doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is earnest, intense and seems destined to lead. At 30, Gonzalez is completing his Ph.D. in history with a focus on labor, immigration …

Posted in 2018, All News, History News, Latin American and Caribbean History

A Conference in Honor of Florencia Mallon & Steve Stern

Posted on December 10, 2017

“Researching, Reading, and Writing Latin American History: Theory, Method, and Politics” Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Maryland room, Marie Mount Hall University of Maryland Thursday, January 4, 2018 Mexican Cultural Insitiute, 2829 16th Street NW Washing, …

Posted in 2018, All News, Latin American and Caribbean History

Sergio González Earns Ilda Conteris Thomas Award

Posted on November 20, 2017

Centro Hispano has announced that Sergio González has earned the 2017 Ilda Conteris Thomas Award.  He was honored as part of a year-end banquet hosted by Centro Hispano on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Madison …

Posted in 2017, All News, Awards, History News, Latin American and Caribbean History, U.S./North American History
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