History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past
De Luca Forum, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WIPlease join the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries for this free public event: Tuesday, March 28 – Best-selling Author & Public Historian Jason Steinhauer presents History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web …
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “An Introduction to Color Semantics”
201 Van Hise HallMost people rarely question the principal color terms of their language, for example, red, blue, green in English. However, around the world, languages divide the color space in different ways, may have only a few …
Supporting Students in Distress: A Conversation with Representatives from the Dean of Students Office and University Health Services
Virtual (Zoom)4:00 pm, Tuesday, April 4 On Zoom Register HERE Presenters: Beth Adamski, Assistant Director of Clinical Services, University Health Services Hope Dymond, Student Assistance Specialist, Dean of Students Office A virtual session for faculty, staff, …
“‘Harlem in Germany’: Race, Migration, and the American Analogy in the Federal Republic” Lauren Stokes, Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University
Pyle Center 235As West Germans discussed “difference” after 1945, they sought out a self-consciously “Western” and liberal way to discuss difference. The talk examines different examples of how US social science on race shaped policies on …
Virtual Lecture: “‘Wo man singt:’ German-American Singing Festivals, 1849–1914”
Virtual EventVIRTUAL LECTURE April 4, 2023, 12:00 pm Central Time PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a Zoom link. (Links will be emailed the day before the event) Between 1849 and 1914, German-American singing …
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “The Search for Tyrian Purple in Early Medieval England”
L150 Elvehjem BuildingThe prestigious and highly expensive purple dye known by various names, such as Tyrian Purple and Imperial Purple, was closely associated with the Roman and Byzantine emperors and others in the most exalted levels of …
GNS+ Lecture: “Science, Art, and Power: Baltic Perspectives on Colonial Entanglements in Northern and Eastern Europe”
Pyle Center 235Dr. Linda Kaljundi (Estonian Academy of Arts) April 14th at 4pm Room 235, Pyle Center Co-Sponsors: GNS+, CREECA, Department of Art History, Department of History, and the University Lectures Committee Dr. Linda Kaljundi’s talk …
Paul J. Schrag Lecture with Marc Volovici (Univ. of Haifa): “Jewish Nationalism and the Quest to Turn German into a Foreign Language”
Pyle CenterThe UW-Madison Department of History & the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies presents: The 2023 Paul J. Schrag Lecture “Jewish Nationalism and the Quest to Turn German into a Foreign Language” Marc Volovici (University of …
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street on Library MallThursday April 27 at 8 PM Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street on Library Mall WE WILL NOT BE SILENT! Sophie Scholl and the White Rose is a dramatic reading that tells their story …