Ken Bartelt’s Work Recognized
Here is coverage from the Shepherd-Express of the exhibit about Beckum-Stapleton Little League that our own History PhD student Ken Bartelt co-curated at MSOE’s Grohmann’ Museum. Congratulations Ken!
Here is coverage from the Shepherd-Express of the exhibit about Beckum-Stapleton Little League that our own History PhD student Ken Bartelt co-curated at MSOE’s Grohmann’ Museum. Congratulations Ken!
The Star Wars saga takes place in a galaxy far, far away, but its social structures—in particular its racial realities—are thoroughly American. So argues Greg Carter in this thought-provoking analysis, which blends historical and theoretical treatments of science fiction cinema …
On March 3, 2025, AIS/HIst 474 went to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station- Cedarburg Bog and started iskigamizigan, sugarbush. The students each found an ininatig, sugar maple, that they would tap to obtain the gift of the sweet sap from …
Congratulations to Associate Professor Christine Evans, whose history of satellite communications, No Heavenly Bodies, has been published by MIT Press. Co-authored with Lars Lundgren, of Södertörn University in Stockholm, the book explores the role of Eastern Bloc nations in the development …
For the Spring 2024 Semester, the History Department is proud to offer its first undergraduate public history course (HIST 404). The course offers hands-on experience as the class will be working with UWM’s Center for Nursing History on reviving some …
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Phillip Shasko, who was recently made an honorary member of the Academica Balkanica Europeana. The group fosters cross-cultural dialogue in the arts, scholarship, and diplomacy between the Balkan-area states and peoples and communities elsewhere in Europe. Shasko, …
Professor Joe Rodriguez and the students in his Sports & Society seminar (HIST 600) paid a visit to Engelmann Stadium on November 2 to watch the Panthers notch a resounding 5-0 victory over Robert Morris University in the semifinals of …
The Graduate School Open House was a great success thanks to MA students Tyler Jones and Colleen Fischer. Tyler and Colleen ran the booth during much of the event, and everything went off without a hitch. Thanks to all who …
Congratulations to Professor Carolyn Eichner, whose research on the Paris Commune of 1871 was featured on NPR’s Academic Minute in July 2023. In the program, which aired on more than 70 radio stations across North America, Professor Eichner offered a …
Congratulations to Professor Rachel Buff, whose research on US immigration policy and public discourse was featured on the podcast Citations Needed in July 2023. An extended interview with Professor Buff can be heard here.