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 …
Latin American and Caribbean History
UW History alum Martín Espada recognized with Distinguished Lifetime Achievement award for poetry
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 …
CANCELLED – History of Science Brown Bag – Elizabeth Hennessy
“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 …
History Department Colloquium – Pablo Gómez and Bridgette Werner
“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 …
History of Science Brown Bag – Pablo Gómez and Lynn Nyhart
“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 …
Lecture – Elizabeth Hennessy
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 …
Article on Sergio Gonzalez: Latino historian ‘inspired’ by Scott Walker and Donald Trump
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 …
A Conference in Honor of Florencia Mallon & Steve Stern
“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, …
Sergio González Earns Ilda Conteris Thomas Award
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 …
History of Science Brown Bag
“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 …