History Ph.D. candidate and U.S. Army veteran Chad Gibbs has an article published in Newsweek about how the end of the pandemic might feel, from the perspective of a combat veteran, and what to look for next. “While that last phase of a high-tempo life in danger certainly has its risks, what comes next also …
Congratulations to Professor Giuliana Chamedes, who has been selected as one of 23 faculty winners of the 2021 Vilas Associates Competition! The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the divisional research committees on the basis of a detailed proposal. Read more about the …
Kathryn Ciancia was recently featured on the New Books Network podcast where she spoke about her new book, On Civilization’s Edge: A Polish Borderland in the Interwar World (Oxford University Press, 2020). Listen to and find out more information on the podcast at New Books Network.
Graduate student Leslie Bellais has published a chapter in the edited collection Home Front in the American Heartland: Local Experiences and Legacies of WWI (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020). The chapter is titled “‘Lest We Forget’: Remembering World War I in Wisconsin, 1919-1945” and is the second chapter in a volume aimed at offering a multifaceted exploration …
On Saturday, June 13th, Professor Judd Kinzley published an op-ed in The Cap Times on the subject of new federal proposals that would limit the number of Chinese graduate students and researchers coming to Wisconsin and UW–Madison. A new executive order signed by President Trump and recently proposed legislation in the Senate aims to deny …
Professor Louise Young, recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, presents her research on World War II memory politics in Japan. Seventy years after Japan’s surrender, why does the conduct and interpretation of World War II remain so contested? Professor Young traces the ways in which these issues have “appeared and disappeared …
This past Sunday, December 8th, Professor Elizabeth Lapina was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio for a segment titled “Knightly Culture and the Crusades.” The host was Norman Gilliland, who co-produces the weekly WPR program “University of the Air.” Lapina delved into the questions about how the crusades began, what the crusaders were trying to achieve, …
Professor Giuliana Chamedes‘ first book has just been released! A Twentieth-Century Crusade: The Vatican’s Battle to Remake Christian Europe (Harvard University Press, 2019), is the “first comprehensive history of the Vatican’s agenda to defeat the forces of secular liberalism and communism through international law, cultural diplomacy, and a marriage of convenience with authoritarian and right-wing rulers.” Professor …
Recently graduated history majors Samantha Zinnen (2019) and Tristan Krause (2018) have been featured in an article from UW News, for their work done with UW–Madison’s Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project. This project focuses on advancing the recovery of MIAs by “involving an academic blend of knowledge and research as well as educating …
Professor Louise Young was recently honored with a prestigious Kellett Mid-Career Award! This five year award was created to provide needed support and encouragement to faculty at a critical stage of their careers. The award is named for the late William R. Kellett, a former president of the WARF board of trustees and president of Kimberly-Clark …