Past Events Category: U.S./North American History

Jonathan Zimmerman (University of Pennsylvania)
Education Building 298
May 14, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Gloria McCahon Whiting (UW-Madison)
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium (816 State St.)
April 23, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

4:00 – 5:00pm Poster Exhibition: The Art of Freedom Learn about the Freedom Seekers project and explore stories of people who fled slavery during the Revolutionary era. Enjoy a complimentary spread of food and beverages …

Heather Ann Thompson (University of Michigan)
Pyle Center, Vandeberg Auditorium, Room 121
March 19, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History & Social Justice Fear and Fury: Bernie Goetz, White Rage, and the Long Reach of the Reagan 80s In 1984, as the Reagan Revolution was taking its toll on …

Naomi Williams (Rutgers University), in conversation with Heather Ann Thompson (University of Michigan)
Memorial Union Room 126
March 18, 2026 @ 4:00 pm

Naomi R Williams is associate professor of labor studies at Rutgers University and a historian of working people in the United States. They received their PhD from the History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison …

Nancy Bui (Executive Producer, Vietnamese Heritage Foundation)
1111 Mosse Humanities
November 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

Following the wars in Vietnam, over two million people fled to country with the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. That exodus, referred to by many as “the boat people” resulted in nearly half dying …

Gregory A. Daddis (Texas A&M University)
H.F. DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Discovery Building
November 13, 2025 @ 4:30 pm

In a groundbreaking reassessment of the long Cold War era, historian Gregory A. Daddis argues that ever since the Second World War’s fateful conclusion, faith in and a fear of war became central to Americans’ …

Amy Lonetree (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Pyle Center (702 Langdon St), Room 121
November 12, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - November 13, 2025

“Native American Museum Practices and the Ongoing Project of Truth Telling and Reclamation”: Wednesday, November 12, 4:00 PM As a result of Indigenous activism and new museum theory and practice, the relationship between Native Americans …

Kelly Lytle Hernández
April 2, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

“The Whites-Only Immigration Regime” Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History and Social Justice Kelly Lytle Hernández (UCLA)   Event update: The 2025 Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History and Social Justice scheduled for April 2 …

Curti Lounge, 5233 Mosse Humanities Building
March 19, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

“Ryan White, HIV/AIDS, and the Politics of Innocence” Paul Renfro (Florida State University)   In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white …

Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave
February 13, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

Police violence, the war in Gaza, and reproductive rights are among the events fueling campus protests and demonstrations in recent months (and years). But what exactly does dissent on campus look like today? In collaboration …