Welcome! Building on more than a century of distinguished scholarship and teaching, our faculty and staff serve over 400 undergraduate majors along with many other students passionate about history. We are also home to a vibrant community of some 130 graduate students in both History and the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.
In Honor of Francisco Scarano
“Caribbean Pasts, Presents and Futures: An Interdisciplinary Conference in Honor of Francisco Scarano.” April 12-13, 2019. More here…
Diversity in History
“We strongly believe that our intellectual endeavors are made more credible and rigorous when they include different peoples, places….” More here…
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (HSMT) brings together pioneering faculty members in History and Medical History & Bioethics. More here…
Department News
Professor Francine Hirsch Receives Book Awards for Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg
Congratulations to Professor Francine Hirsch on receiving two recent awards for her 2020 book, Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg: A New History of the International Military Tribunal after World War II (Oxford University Press). The book has received …
The Department of History Welcomes a New Assistant Director for the UW-Madison Public History Project
The Department of History is proud to welcome Meri Rose Ekberg as the new Assistant Director for the UW-Madison Public History Project! The Public History Project is a multi-year effort to uncover and give voice …
Graduate Student Jeffrey Guarneri Appears on Podcast
On a recent episode of The “What is Asia?” Podcast, UW-Madison graduate student Jeffrey Guarneri is featured talking about “Constructed Images of Nagasaki in 1930s Japan.” Guarneri discusses the images of Nagasaki that were constructed through popular media …
Graduate Student Patrick Walsh Publishes History of Biology Article
Patrick Walsh, who recently published an article in the Journal of the History of Biology. Titled, “Making a French Connection: Darwin, Brown-Séquard and the Epilepsy Studies,” Walsh’s article contributes to a long debate in the history of …
Professor Richard Keller’s Course Featured in Local News
An article featuring Professor Richard Keller’s course, History of Science 553: International Health and Global Society, was published last week in the Wisconsin State Journal. The piece addresses the return to in-person teaching this fall that …
Alumnus Gregory Jones-Katz Publishes New Book
Alumnus Gregory Jones-Katz has a new book published through The University of Chicago Press. Deconstruction: An American Institution is an intellectual history of the deconstruction movement that transformed the humanities during the 20th century. “Deconstruction begins well before …
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Merle Curti Lecture Series
The annual Merle Curti Lectures commemorate our late colleague Merle Curti, a pioneer in the practice of American intellectual and cultural history, as well as a beloved member of our department for nearly half a century until his death in 1996.