“Performing History: Documenting and Enacting the Asian American Midwest” Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Mitchell Theater, Vilas Hall 7:00 PM: “Our Stories, Our History”: Snapshots of Asian America in the Midwest A performance piece composed and directed by David Furumoto. A talkback will follow the performance. Wednesday, May 2, 2018 2.30 PM: “Scents of Home” …
“Conservation, Prevention, and Rescue: Saving Gorilla Populations in Eastern and Central Africa” Julius Nziza Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project & UC-Davis Wildlife Help Center Wednesday, April 25, 2018 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Julius Nziza obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and is currently completing a Master of Science degree in International Infectious Disease …
11th Annual Michael B. Petrovich Lecture supported by the Alice D. Mortensen/Petrovich Chair in Russian History “Soviet Americana: or How Russians Learned to Love and Hate America” Sergei I. Zhuk Professor of History, Ball State University April 27th, 2018 4:00-5:30pm DE235 Pyle Center Reception to follow
The Graduate Early Modern Student Society Presents the 2018 GEMSS Symposium “(Mis)appropriating the Past: The Uses and Abuses of History: The Uses and Abuses of History” Dr. Steven Nadler William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy, Evjue-Bascom Professor in Humanities, Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies, and Department of Philosophy Friday, April 27, 2018 8:00 AM …
“Scholars As Writers: The Fundamentals” Writing workshop with Alex Star – website Senior Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux Co-sponsored by the English Department and the History Department. If you would like to participate in the workshop, please RSVP to Jennifer Stitt (stitt2@wisc.edu). The IHG is an informal, interdisciplinary working group for faculty, staff, …
A Room of One’s Own is honored to welcome the the fifth Annual Feminist Faculty Book Party! This year, we convene to celebrate the recently released work of: Emily Callaci Shelly Chan Kathryn Moeller Nicole C. Nelson Sue Robinson Sami Schalk Cherene Sherrard! Friday, April 27th, 2018 6:00 PM A Room Of One’s Own Bookstore …
“The Four Great Inventions: A Global History of Modern China.” Galen Poor History Ph.D. Candidate (Chinese History, History of Science and Technology) Friday, April 20, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, April 27th All Brown Bags are held in the Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) from …
“The Many Africas of the Grey Parrot” Nancy Jacobs Professor of History Brown University Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary African coffee roasted locally by JUST COFFEE.
“Rethinking Chemical Exposures towards Decolonial Futures” Michelle Murphy Professor of History & Women and Gender Studies Institute University of Toronto Thursday, April 19, 2018 4:00-5:30 PM 8417 Social Science How does settler colonialism shape the ways chemical exposures are currently studied and monitored? This talk discusses how settler colonial logics are embedded in the infrastructures …
“Domestic Cosmopolitanism: Rethinking Gender and Social Change in Republican China” Gail Hershatter Distinguished Professor of History UC Santa Cruz Thursday, April 19, 2018 5:30 – 7:00 PM Elvehjem Building Room L140 800 University Avenue How can we re-create the world of a woman who left no trace in the public record? This talk considers the …