“The Great Disruption: Biologists, Revolutions, and the Values of Science ca. 1848” Lynn K. Nyhart Vilas-Bablitch-Kelch Distinguished Achievement Professor of History of Science University of Wisconsin–Madison Wednesday, February 21, 2018 5:30 PM L140 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building In the German-speaking states of the 1840s and 50s, revolution was in the air. While the political revolutions …
“Capital Accumulation, Reproduction and the Reconstruction of the Commons” Silvia Federici Hofstra University “Feminism and the Politics of the Commons” Tuesday, February 20, 2018 4:00 PM 6191 Helen C. White “Reproduction and Capital Accumulation: Past and Present.” Wednesday, February 21, 2018 4:00 PM 6191 Helen C. White Open Seminar for students, faculty, and public Thursday, …
“Obroni and the Chocolate Factory: A Case Study of Ghana, Globalization and Cocoa” Steve Wallace Founder & President, The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hal l | 1 155 Observatory Drive Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary African coffee roasted locally by JUST COFFEE. Signed copies of “Obroni …
“Philosophical History, History of Philosophy” Joel Isaac – website University of Chicago John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:00-7:00 PM 212 University Club Readings: John Kaag, American Philosophy: A Love Story (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016); and Joel Isaac, “Pain, Analytical Philosophy, and American Intellectual History” in The …
“The Jew As Arsonist: State Discourses and Institutional Othering in Wisconsin, 1900-1940” Victor Jew, Ph.D. Asian American Studies Program UW–Madison Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:00 PM CJW Conference Room (4233 Mosse Humanities Bldg.) Because the Center for Jewish Studies will provide lunch at this event, attendees must RSVP in advance to events-lectures@cjs.wisc.edu. RSVPs accepted until …
“The Future of Interreligious Dialogue: A Multireligious Conversation on Nostra Aetale” Tuesday, February 13, 2018 5:00 – 7:00 PM Upper House 365 East Campus Mall Suite #200 Madison, WI “The Second Vatican Council (1962-65), popularly known as Vatican II, was arguably one of the most transformative religious events of the twentieth century.” So writes UW …
Title TBA Katharine Anderson Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities, York University, Toronto Friday, February 9, 2018 12:00-1:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5243 Humanities Bldg.) Future Brown Bags Friday, February 16th Friday, February 23rd Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th Friday, April 20th Friday, …
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 Islands are best known today as a natural laboratory of evolution where biologists and tourists alike can venture to see …
“The Weather Ship: Atmospheres, Networks and Disasters.” Katharine Anderson Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities, York University, Toronto Thursday, February 8, 2018 Refreshments start at 3:45 Colloquium begins at 4:00 PM Memorial Library Special Collections 728 State St, Madison, WI The North Atlantic Ocean Stations network was developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization in the …
“A History of Conflict: Protestantism and the Origins of the Conflict Thesis” James C. Ungureanu Friday, February 2, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM ** Upcoming Brown Bags ** Friday, February 9th Friday, February 16th Friday, February 23rd Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 6th Friday, April 13th …