Marked, Unmarked, Remembered: A Photo-Historical Collaboration Alex Lichtenstein Current editor of the American Historical Review Andrew Lichtenstein Documentary photographer, Journalist, and Educator Friday, Mar 9, 2018 2:00 PM UW Memorial Library (728 State St.) Photojournalist Andrew Lichtenstein and his brother, historian Alex Lichtenstein, will speak about their collaborative Marked, Unmarked, Remembered: A Geography of American …
“The Lost Case of St. Domingue Refugees in 19thCentury Louisiana…and Why Sociologists Need to Recover It” Angel Adams Parham Associate Professor of Sociology Loyola University-New Orleans Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:15 PM 8417 Social Sciences Angel Adams Parham is Associate Professor of Sociology at Loyola University-New Orleans. Her work engages the intersection of race, migration, …
“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 …
“Wisconsin and the Shaping of American Law” A discussion with Joseph A. Ranney Marquette Law Karl Shoemaker UW–Madison Law School and Department of History Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00-1:30 PM Lubar Commons – 7200 Law Building Lunch will be available. Sponsored by the Institute for Legal Studies & the University of Wisconsin Press.
“Claiming Family and Freedom in the American Revolution: The Case of Enslaved New Englanders” Gloria Whiting Assistant Professor of History, UW–Madison Friday, February 9, 2018 – RSVP Required 12:00-1:30 PM Banquet Room, University Club How did slavery end in New England? Scholars have spilled much ink in attempt to answer this question, and their analysis …
Susan Johnson was recently interviewed for an episode of the history podcast BackStory (produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) on the California Gold Rush and the episode, All That Glitters? Legacies of the California Gold Rush. Here’s a link to the multi-segment episode (hers is the 4th segment).
“A Place Called Home: Family and Identity on Oneida Land” with Susan Brewer Tuesday, December 5, 2017 4:00 PM 7191 Helen C. White Susan Brewer investigates the history of Oneida Indian land in central New York State by recounting the story of one piece of land and the two families who lived on it. By …
Centro Hispano has announced that Sergio González has earned the 2017 Ilda Conteris Thomas Award. He was honored as part of a year-end banquet hosted by Centro Hispano on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Madison Club. The award is named in honor of Ilda Conteris Thomas, who was the first-ever executive director at Centro Hispano …
“The Politics of Value” Jane Collins Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison Thursday, November 2, 2017 7:00 PM A Room of One’s Own Bookstore, 315 W Gorham Street The Great Recession not only shook Americans’ economic faith but also prompted powerful critiques of economic institutions. This timely …