Mobilizing Chinese Information and Media in Early Modern France: How the History of Information Can Inform Global Conceptual and Intellectual Histories of Governance and Infrastructure

Hilde De Weerdt (KU Leuven)
Ingraham Hall Room 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Professor Hilde De Weerdt is a historian of early modern Chinese and global history, specializing in information and intellectual history. She is also a leading figure in Digital Humanities. Using examples from her two latest …

“The Persian Destruction of Sardis: New Archeological Finds” – Eric Hensley

Eric C. Hensley
Memorial Union (Check TITU)
@ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This talk explores recent excavations shedding light on the sack of Sardis by the Persian destruction. The speaker will examine newly discovered evidence that enhances our understanding of the city’s destruction and its historical significance. …

“Nigeria’s Biomedical Public: African Medical Practitioners in the Environment, Politics and Science of Disease Control in Africa 1850 to 1990” – Ayo Adegbite

Curti Lounge, 5233 Mosse Humanities Building (455 N Park St)
@ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

“Nigeria’s Biomedical Public: African Medical Practitioners in the Environment, Politics and Science of Disease Control in Africa 1850 to 1990” History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Colloquium Ayo Adegbite (UW-Madison)   Sponsored by Department of …