Science as Prophecy: A History of Paleo Perspectives on Environmental Change Melissa Charenko Department of History Ph.D. Candidate UW–Madison Monday, February 12, 2018 3:30 PM 212 University Club My work explores the development of ecological ideas and techniques used to understand the changing dynamics of human-environment interactions over the last 12,000 years. I am particularly …
Interview with David Fields on U.S.-Korea Relations Historian David Fields discussed the background of the relationship between North Korea and South Korea and the involvement of the United States. The interview took place at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington D.C. Watch the interview on C-SPAN.
History Newsletter 2017-18 – “The Past in the Present” Chair’s Welcome Twenty Years of ARCHIVE Drunk History Nature’s Metropolis Turns 25 Wisconsin 101 Progress Report Faculty/Emeriti News News Professorships Graduate Student/Alumni Notes Undergraduate/Graduate Awards and more… History Newsletter 2017-18 – “The Past in the Present” (pdf) This issue and past copies of the newsletter can …
The African Studies Program congratulates and bids a fond farewell to longtime colleague Florence Bernault, who will be returning to her home country of France for a senior professorship in African History at the Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po). Read full article here.
A recent autobiographical essay on how Gregg Mitman became an environmental historian, commissioned by the Rachel Carson Center. Read the essay on their blog, Seeing the Woods.
Please join us to celebrate the life of the beloved professor emeritus on September 21, 2018 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Featuring Nancy Hunt, Steven Feierman, and Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu, the lecture will be followed by dinner and the opportunity to share memories of Jan. Neil Kodesh, Director of the UW–Madison African Studies Program, will …
“Researching, Reading, and Writing Latin American History: Theory, Method, and Politics” Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Maryland room, Marie Mount Hall University of Maryland Thursday, January 4, 2018 Mexican Cultural Insitiute, 2829 16th Street NW Washing, DC Organized by: Karina Alejandra Rosemblatt, University of Maryland and Nancy Appelbaum, Binghamton University, State University of New York Attendance …
AHA Conference History Department Reception Please Join Us! Petits Plats (French and American Cuisine) 2653 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C., 20008 January 6, 2018 5:00-7:00 PM R.S.V.P. to Isaac Lee at ijlee@wisc.edu
“Searching for Genderqueerness in the Archive” Marie Hicks UW–Madison, Department of History Upcoming History of Science brown bag: December 8th with Lynn Nyhart – Town Hall
“Reshuffling the Deck?: Organizational Evolution, Officer Promotion, and Military Reform in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia” Evan Laksmana Doctoral Candidate Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Senior Researcher Center of Strategic and International Studies Jakarta Friday, December 8, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Co-sponsored by The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and University Lectures.