“The Radical Rococo: Watteau, the Satiric Musical Stage, and the Burial of Louis XIV” Georgia Cowart Case Western Reserve University Friday, October 20, 2017 4:00 PM 2441 Humanities Bldg. Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) worked briefly as a set painter at the Paris Opera House around 1702-1703, and a number of his most well known paintings can …
“Asia Rising” Come hear UW–Madison History faculty Judd Kinzley, Al McCoy, and Charles Kim at Asia Rising, a panel discussion on the presence of Asia in global politics and economics. A reception for alumni and friends of the department will follow in Lee Lounge. We look forward to seeing you there! Thursday, October 19, 2017 …
“”Finding the Common Measure of Nature’s Law: Arabic Philosophy at the Papal Court (1230-1290)” (Pre-circulated paper) Nicholas Jacobson UW–Madison, History Graduate Student Friday, October 20, 2017 12:00 – 1:30 PM Curti Lounge (Rm. 5233 Humanities) All upcoming History of Science brown bags November 10th with Myles Jackson (New York University) – “Engineers, Scientists, Musicians, and …
With careers ranging from global health to corporate law to the Foreign Service, these alumni have a wealth of experience to share with students interested in Africa-focused careers. We would love to have your students join us for this event (there will be pizza!). Could you please spread the word through your website, social media, …
“Rethinking the Tet Offensive: 50 Years Later” Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Dorothy Berg Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia Columbia University Friday, October 20, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 PM 206 Ingraham 3rd Annual Judith Jadinsky Lecture Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:30 – 7:30 pm Lee Lounge, Pyle Center 702 Langdon Street Madison, WI YOU ARE INVITED! Open to all History Department alumni, their guests, and friends of the department. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Please contact Christina Matta at christina.matta@wisc.edu to RSVP.
Kutler Lectures with Professor Roger Horowitz University of Delaware “Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food” Wednesday, October 18th “Is Kosher a Brand?: Ruminations on the Intersections of Jewish Law and the Secular Marketplace” Thursday, October 19th 4:00 PM Room 325/326, Pyle Center Presented by the Center for Jewish Studies. …
“Africa, France & the Future: Exile in Ndjolé (Gabon), ca. 1900 Cameroon” Gregory Mann Professor of History Columbia University Wednesday, October 18, 2017 206 Ingraham Hal l | 1 155 Observatory Drive Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary African coffee roasted locally by JUST COFFEE.
“Land Grant Universities and the Wisconsin Idea, 1862-1912″ Adam Nelson Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History UW–Madison Tuesday, October 17, 2017 7:00 – 8:30 pm UWBC Auditorium, 1111 Genetics/Biotechnology Center (425 Henry Mall) Assigned Readings: “Intellectuals and Public Life: Between Radicalism and Reform” by Leon Fink, Stephen T. Leonard, Donald M. Reid
History Sandwiched In: “Always on the Move – Mexican Migrant Workers in Mid-Twentieth Century Wisconsin” Sergio González UW–Madison, Dept. of History Graduate Student Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:15-1:00 PM Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll St. Join historian Sergio González as he examines the lives of Mexican-descent migrant workers who labored across Wisconsin throughout the …