“Street Fighting Year: The Importance of 1968, Fifty Years On” Tariq Ali Writer, Journalist, Filmmaker Monday, April 2, 2018 7:00 PM Elvehjem L160 (Philips Auditorium) TARIQ ALI is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than two dozen books on world history and politics, and seven novels (translated into over a dozen languages) as …
“‘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 Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th Friday, April 20th Friday, …
“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 and spoken by Jewish communities throughout history. Some Jewish languages have substantial written traditions in the Hebrew script, while others …
“‘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 6th Friday, April 13th Friday, April 20th Friday, April 27th Friday, May 4th All Brown Bags are held in the …
“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
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 seen professional history of science move on from modern chemistry – and especially the discipline of organic chemistry – as …
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
“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 emerged as a scientific discipline in the early twentieth century, a number of influential ecologists argued that the basic function …
“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 Center and the Philosophy Department. If you would like to participate in the workshop, please RSVP to Jennifer Stitt (stitt2@wisc.edu). …
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 90-minute documentary, a panel discussion will be held, featuring UW–Madison faculty: Edward Friedman (political science) Judd Kinzley (history) Yuhang Li …