The U.S. Department of Education has announced that four students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Awards for 2017. Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards provide funds to doctoral students to conduct doctoral research outside the United States in foreign languages and area studies for …
“A Global History of Mathematics from 1650 to 2017” Tomoko Kitagawa University of California – Berkley Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society Friday, October 13, 2017 4:00 PM Van Vleck Hall, 9th Floor Lounge Abstract: This is a talk on the global history of mathematics. We will first focus on France by revisiting some …
“Harry Steenbock and the Technoscience of Vitamines, 1885-1925” Friday, October 13, 2017 12:00 – 1:30 pm Kevin Walters UW–Madison, History Graduate Student
with Brian North UW–Madison, History Department Graduate Student Friday, October 13, 2017 3:00 – 4:30 PM City Bar on State Street 636 State St. Madison Additional Information Brian North will take the lead a two-part presentation. First he wants to go over the major themes of his previously published work Making the Difficult Routine, and …
“The Hemings Family of Monticello” Annette Gordon-Reed Harvard University Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History Wednesday, October 11, 2017 4:00 – 5:00 PM Wisconsin History Society Auditorium
“The European Museum of the Second World War in the 21st Century: Documenting, Understanding, and Experiencing the Past” Stephan Jaeger Professor of German, University of Manitoba Wednesday, October 11, 2017 3:45 PM 1418 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr. The talk will analyze – with specific emphases on narrative, experientiality, and visualization – how today’s …
“Legacies of Fascism: Race and the Far-Right in the Making of the Cold War” Alexander Anievas Department of Political Science University of Connecticut “Reassessing the Cold War and the Politics of the Far-Right: Fascist Legacies and the Origins of the Liberal International Order after 1945” Tuesday, October 10, 4pm, 6191 Helen C. White “Defending White …
“Seeing is Believing: The Rise of Holy Land Tourism and Evangelical Christian Zionism after 1967” Daniel Hummel History, Harvard University Monday, October 9, 2017 3:30 PM 212 University Club Building Since the 1960s, American evangelical Christians have flocked to Holy Land sites in Israel and Palestine in ever-increasing numbers. In 2016, more than 380,000 American …
“How to Use a Chinese Dictionary: The Four-Corner Index” Florence Hsia Professor History of Science UW–Madison Tuesday, October 10, 2017 12:00-1:00 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr View or download event poster (pdf)
“250th Anniversary of Slater v Baker & Stapleton-liability for not obtaining consent-the beginning of the interaction of law and medical ethics.” Robert Miller UW–Madison, MHB Honorary Fellow Friday, October 6, 2017 12:00 – 1:30 pm Curti Lounge (Rm 5233 Humanities Bldg.)