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Faculty News: Jerusalem–Racism Through Medieval Eyes
Professor Thomas Dale is the lead organizer of a Borghesi-Mellon workshop, “Jerusalem in the Medieval and Modern Imagination” for the upcoming academic year. The workshop will explore how pre-modern conceptions of the city (maps, images, histories, literature, theology) within …
Happy First Day of the Fall Semester
Happy First Day of the Fall Semester Badgers!!! Stay safe this semester by washing your hands, social distancing, and wearing your mask!
Lindsay Wells (PhD Candidate) Awarded 2020 VanArsdel Prize
Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate Lindsay Wells for winning the 2020 VanArsdel Prize, awarded by The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP). Her essay “Vegetal Bedfellows: Houseplant Superstitions and Environmental Thought in Nineteenth-Century Periodicals,” will be published in an upcoming issue …
Welcome Letter from the Chair
Please take a moment to read this year’s Welcome Letter from our department chair, Prof. Jordan Rosenblum. To read the letter on our website and/or have access to the links please visit our “About” page.
We’re A Week Away! Sign Your Badger Pledge Today!
There’s only a week to go before the start of the Fall 2020 semester! Make sure to login to your UW-Madison Canvas account to complete your Smart Restart training and sign the Badger Pledge. https://smartrestart.wisc.edu/badgerpledge/
11 Black Madison Artists to Follow on Instagram
The Madison community is home to many talented artists. Learn about 11 local black artists and follow them on Instagram! https://www.channel3000.com/11-black-madison-artists-to-follow-on-instagram/?fbclid=IwAR02KGVYA__rkd-9ihyPy1d222Tjl8T8WCoQ47lSKgehRg6-P5wtP7KrClo
Student Spotlight: Kohler Art Library 50th Summer Quarantine Embroidery
PhD Candidate Tania Kolarik has been spending part of her summer quarantine embroidering the 50th anniversary Kohler Art Library tote bag as a way to de-stress. Tania, who has made quilts and her own clothes, works on fourteenth …
Fill out the 2020 Census Today!
Make sure that you fill out the 2020 Census today at: https://my2020census.gov/
Faculty News: Affiliate Prof. Sarah Anne Carter Publishes Article on Museums & “The Goonies”
Did you know it’s been 35 years since the release of The Goonies? Affiliate Prof. Sarah Anne Carter, visiting director of the Center for Design and Material Culture, has recently published a fascinating article in which she re-examines …