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. …
Latin American and Caribbean History
Article – “History in an Age of Fake News” by Patrick Iber
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 …
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 …