“Sacred Geographies: the Atlases of ‘Ali al-Sharafi (fl. 1551-1579)” Jeremy Ledger History, University of Michigan Solmsen Fellow Friday, November 3, 2017 12:00-1:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanitis Bldg.) The presentation will center on two nautical atlases produced by ‘Ali al-Sharafi (one in 1551, the other in 1571), a native of the Mediterranean port …
“Marx and the Kabbalah” Eliyahu Stern Professor of Modern Jewish Intellectual and Cultural History, Judaic Studies, Religious Studies and History Yale University Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:00 – 4:30 PM Pyle Center Professor Eliyahu Stern uses previously unexamined archival and published sources addressing Jewish themes in Marx’s writings to recover an early religious and nationalist …
“The Politics of Value” Jane Collins Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison Thursday, November 2, 2017 7:00 PM A Room of One’s Own Bookstore, 315 W Gorham Street The Great Recession not only shook Americans’ economic faith but also prompted powerful critiques of economic institutions. This timely …
“Queering Withdrawal in Novels by Achmat Dangor and Rozena Maart” Stephanie Selvick LGBT Coordinator UW-Whitewater Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:00-1:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Dr. Selvick will analyze divergent representations of queer South African celibacies, and contend they serve as important artistic responses to the colonial legacy of radicalized sexual terror and its extension and …
“World War 100” Marking the centennial observance of World War I, this conference brings together national and international scholars to examine the Great War and its legacy. Guest scholars include: Sir Hew Strachan, Professor of International Relations, University of St. Andrews John Cooper, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Wisconsin–Madison David McDonald, Professor of History, …
“US-Philippine Relations: An Insider’s View of Diplomacy During the Marcos Years and Beyond” Ambassador (Ret.) John F. Maisto Former Director of the State Department’s Office of Philippine Affairs Friday, October 27, 2017 12:00-1:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Frankenstein and Popular Culture Symposium Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Creation and Publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with Dr. Susan Lederer and Dr. Lester D. Friedman This film showing is part of the academic symposium “Frankenstein and Popular Culture,” held October 27-29 at Union South. The public is also welcome to attend this …
“Art and Education in Apartheid South Africa” Daniel Magaziner Assistant Professor of History Yale University Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI Description Between 1951 and 1981, the white-minority government of South Africa ran a school for art teachers at Ndaleni, Natal. In this talk—which draws on the …
“Industry, Progress, and Exposure: Environmentalism as Justice in Post-Revolutionary Mexico City” Adam Behrman UW–Madison, History Graduate Student Friday, October 27, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities Bldg.) All upcoming History of Science brown bags November 3rd with Jeremy Ledger (University of Michigan) – “Sacred Geographies: the Atlases of ‘Ali al-Sharafi …
“Reflections in a Shattered Mirror: The First World War in German, Polish, and Russian History” Jesse Kauffman Associate Professor of History Eastern Michigan University Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00 – 5:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall About the Talk: This talk will examine the reasons why the First World War’s eastern front became the “unknown war,” as …