Stories indexed under: American history

Total: 8

  • Curiosities: What food was served at the original Thanksgiving celebration? Nov. 26, 2008
  • UW historian’s interview with PBS canceled Nov. 7, 2008 William (Will) Jones, an associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be a guest on the PBS television series "Bill Moyers Journal" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.
  • Photo from announcement of Life During Wartime project ‘Life During Wartime’ will build innovative curriculum around American war history April 30, 2008 A new Wisconsin project funded by the U.S. Department of Education will feature an unprecedented partnership among public school teachers, university and technical college faculty, and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to invigorate the teaching of American history.
  • UW to host symposium on Melvin Laird's legacy April 11, 2008 On Tuesday, April 22, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host a symposium on the career and legacy of Melvin R. Laird, a longtime member of Congress from Wisconsin and Secretary of Defense. The event will take place at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on the Capitol Square.
  • Photo of Ned Blackhawk teaching Writing tribal histories: Class mines archival treasures March 26, 2008 UW–Madison historian Ned Blackhawk would argue that there has never been a more fertile time to be a researcher of Native American history, with a surge in scholarly interest and a deep well of subjects “literally waiting to be written.” Blackhawk is inspiring a new generation of historians to seize this opportunity through his unique research seminar, “Writing Tribal Histories.”
  • Photo of Edward DeNomie Professor’s film on Native American soldiers to air on PBS Oct. 18, 2007 Patty Loew, a veteran television journalist and an associate professor of life sciences communication, has long wondered what motivated Native American veterans — including her grandfather — to fight for a country that considered them outsiders. Now, she has produced “Way of the Warrior,” a one-hour documentary that will air nationally on the PBS network in November, to explore these motivations.
  • Portion of the voer of Suri's book Global villain or strategic genius? Neither, asserts new book on Henry Kissinger June 18, 2007 In examining the complicated and controversial legacy of Henry Kissinger, UW-Madison historian Jeremi Suri creates a portrait of a man whose political career was motivated by deep moral convictions, yet the outcomes of many of his policies were viewed as morally horrendous.
  • Portion of book cover Historian’s book wins prestigious award April 18, 2007 A pioneering study of the critical role that violence played in shaping the United States has won Ned Blackhawk, associate professor of history and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Organization of American Historian's (OAH) Frederick Jackson Turner Award.