Southeast Asian History
PhD Candidate Tyler A. Lehrer Publishes New Article in Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions
Tyler A. Lehrer (he/him), PhD Candidate in Southeast and South Asian History, has recently published an article in Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions titled “Dangerous Friendships in Eighteenth-Century Buddhist Laṅkā and Siam.” The article …
Thongchai Winichakul’s recent book wins the European Southeast Asian Studies Humanities Book Prize
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Thongchai Winichakul whose recent book, Moments of Silence: the Unforgetting of the October 6, 1976, Massacre in Bangkok (U Hawaii Press, 2020) has won the EuroSEAS Humanities Book Prize from the …
PhD Candidate Tyler Lehrer Delivers Lecture for Early Career Scholars in Sri Lanka
Tyler A. Lehrer (he/him), PhD Candidate in Southeast and South Asian History and current Fulbright U.S. Student Program research grantee in Sri Lanka, recently gave an invited lecture to students, staff members, and early-career instructors in …
Zada Ballew and Christopher Hulshof Receive TA Awards
Congratulations to graduate students Zada Ballew and Christopher Hulshof on receiving 2021 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards! Zada received the Early Excellence in Teaching Award, while Christopher received the Exceptional Service Award. The Early Excellence in Teaching Award …
Professor Alfred McCoy Publishes New Book
Congratulations to Professor Alfred McCoy on the publication of his new book, To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, out this month from Haymarket Books. From the publisher’s website: “In a tempestuous narrative …
UW-Madison History Grad Students Receive Fulbright Awards
UW-Madison was included this year on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Students. Of the thirteen Fulbright recipients from UW-Madison, three are graduate students in our Department …
Ph.D. Candidate Tyler Lehrer Publishes Article in Buddhist Studies Review
Tyler A. Lehrer, a graduate student in the Department of History at UW-Madison, has just published his first peer-reviewed article in Buddhist Studies Review. The article “Mobilizing Gendered Piety in Sri Lanka’s Contemporary BhikkunOrdination Dispute,” …
Professor Alfred McCoy Publishes Opinion Piece on Drug Prohibition
Professor Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW-Madison, has published an opinion piece on the foreign and domestic implications of drug prohibition policies, through the lens of history. The link to the piece …
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