“‘Unfortunately, he did not survive to keep that appointment’: Death, Prison Protest and Health Care Reform at Fox Lake, WI, 1972-1975” Irene Toro Martinez UW-Madison, History Department Graduate Student Friday, March 23, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM …
Lectures
Lecture – Aaron Rubin
“Jewish Languages, Past and Present” Aaron Rubin Penn State University Monday, March 19, 2018 4:00 PM Pyle Center This presentation is devoted to the rich array of languages other than Hebrew that have been written …
History of Science Brown Bag – Susan Rensing
“‘A Coldly Scientific Venture’: Unwed Mothers and the Eugenic Baby Panic” Susan Rensing UW Oshkosh Friday, March 16, 2018 12:00-1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, March 23rd Friday, April …
Lecture – William B. Noseworthy
“Religious Freedom & Minorities: The Consequences of Media Focus” William B. Noseworthy Associate Lecture, Department of History UW-Madison Friday, March 16, 2018 3:00 PM 5013 Vilas Hall
STS Brown Bag – Catherine M. Jackson
History of Chemistry: Who Cares? Catherine M. Jackson Assistant Professor of History UW-Madison Thursday, March 15, 2018 12:30-1:30 PM 8417 Social Science Chemistry around 1900 was the queen of the sciences. But recent decades have …
Roundtable on Scholarly Journal Publications
Open to all graduate students. An instructional session in submitting works to peer reviewed journals. Moderated by Judith Kornblatt Professor Emerita of Slavic Wednesday, March 14, 2018 4:30 PM 104 Van Hise Hall
History of Science Colloquium – Melissa Charenko
“Environmental Change through Deep Time.” Melissa Charenko UW-Madison, History Graduate Student Thursday, March 8, 2018 Refreshments start at 3:45 Colloquium begins at 4:00 PM Memorial Library Special Collections 728 State St, Madison, WI As ecology …
Intellectual History Group – John Kaag
“Narrative and Argument in the Writing of Ideas” Writing workshop with philosopher John Kaag UMass-Lowell Wednesday, March 7, 2018 5:00 – 6:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Mosse Humanities Bldg.) Co-sponsored by The Harvey Goldberg …
Film Screening and Discussion: Behemoth
Screening of “Behemoth 悲兮魔兽” by documentarian Zhao Liang 赵亮. “The dehumanizing impact of coal mining is laid bare in a Chinese documentary whose stunning images speak louder than words.” Chinese with English subtitles. Following the …
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 …