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Skye Doney, Director, George L. Mosse Program in History, UW-Madison “The Persistence of the Sacred: German Catholic Pilgrimage, 1832-1937”
Skye Doney, Director, George L. Mosse Program in History, UW-Madison “The Persistence of the Sacred: German Catholic Pilgrimage, 1832-1937”
Chaired by Laird Boswell, Professor of History For millions of Catholic believers, pilgrimage has offered possible answers to the mysteries of sickness, life, and death. The Persistence of the Sacred explores the religious worldviews …
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History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past
History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past
Please 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 …
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Supporting Students in Distress: A Conversation with Representatives from the Dean of Students Office and University Health Services
Supporting Students in Distress: A Conversation with Representatives from the Dean of Students Office and University Health Services
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, …
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “An Introduction to Color Semantics”
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “An Introduction to Color Semantics”
Most 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 …
“‘Harlem in Germany’: Race, Migration, and the American Analogy in the Federal Republic” Lauren Stokes, Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University
“‘Harlem in Germany’: Race, Migration, and the American Analogy in the Federal Republic” Lauren Stokes, Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University
As 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 …
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Virtual Lecture: “‘Wo man singt:’ German-American Singing Festivals, 1849–1914”
Virtual Lecture: “‘Wo man singt:’ German-American Singing Festivals, 1849–1914”
VIRTUAL 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 …
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Exhibit: “‘Sängerfeste’ — A German American Tradition”
Visit the Max Kade Institute Library for an exhibit on the history of German American singing societies and their festivals, the Sängerfests. April 6 – June 30, 2023 Hours vary! Please contact the Max Kade …
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “The Search for Tyrian Purple in Early Medieval England”
Dr. Carole P. Biggam: “The Search for Tyrian Purple in Early Medieval England”
The 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 …
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GNS+ Lecture: “Science, Art, and Power: Baltic Perspectives on Colonial Entanglements in Northern and Eastern Europe”
GNS+ Lecture: “Science, Art, and Power: Baltic Perspectives on Colonial Entanglements in Northern and Eastern Europe”
Dr. 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 …
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Paul J. Schrag Lecture with Marc Volovici (Univ. of Haifa): “Jewish Nationalism and the Quest to Turn German into a Foreign Language”
Paul J. Schrag Lecture with Marc Volovici (Univ. of Haifa): “Jewish Nationalism and the Quest to Turn German into a Foreign Language”
The 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 …
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WE WILL NOT BE SILENT: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Thursday 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 …
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