“The Last Word” By Alfred W. McCoy ’68 One glorious afternoon in fall 1965 — the start of my sophomore year — I arrived at Baker Field to find crew practice canceled. Instead of returning home I took a single shell from the boathouse and, for the first and only time, rowed through the Spuyten …
“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” …
“A Cold War Life of the Buddha” Anne Hansen Professor of History, UW–Madison “Monuments of the German Baseness: German War Art & American Occupation in the Postwar Period” Jennifer Gramer History Ph.D. Candidate, UW–Madison Monday, April 23, 2018 11:50 – 1:20 PM Curti Lounge with Kathryn Ciancia as moderator
“Myanmar in Crisis: What will happen Next?” May Sabe Phyu Director: Gender Equality Network (GEN) Friday, April 13th 12:00pm-1:30pm Ingraham Room 206 Free and open to the public! Coffee and tea will be served. BIO: May Sabe Phyu is a passionate and committed advocate for women’s rights and gender equality in Myanmar. She works actively …
“Thinking about the American Empire and Its Impending Decline” Alfred McCoy Harrington Professor of History UW–Madison with comments by Professor Patrick Iber Monday, April 9, 2018 5:00 – 6:30 PM Pyle Center Auditorium Free and open to the public
“New Species, New Extinctions in Laos and Vietnam” William Robichaud Saola Conservation Program Coordinator Global Wildlife Conservation Friday, February 23rd 12:00 – 1:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall
“Murder as Enterprise: The Philippine Police at the Frontline of President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs” Sheila Coronel Professor, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Journalism Columbia University Friday, February 9, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM 206 ingraham Hall
Center for Southeast Asian Studies Friday Forum Lecture Series “When Religion Ends: Buddhist Prophetic Temporality in Cold War Southeast Asia” Anne Hansen Professor of History, UW–Madison Friday, January 26, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Take heed; thunder rumbles in the east an old neak ta [guardian spirit] clasps his hands together and …
“Reshuffling the Deck?: Organizational Evolution, Officer Promotion, and Military Reform in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia” Evan Laksmana Doctoral Candidate Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Senior Researcher Center of Strategic and International Studies Jakarta Friday, December 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Co-sponsored by The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and University Lectures.
“Religious Practice and Political Participation in Indonesia: Is There a Link?” Danielle Lussier Assistant Professor of Political Science Grinnell College Friday, November 17, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall