The Graduate Public Humanities Exchange (HEX) program is a long-running and dynamic program that funds innovative public humanities projects that forge partnerships between community organizations and graduate students. Each HEX Project builds a partnership with a community group that reflects both the partner’s existing needs and graduate students’ research, interests, and expertise. Along with those …
The International Studies Major at UW–Madison is seeking a full-time undergraduate advisor with international experience and strong interpersonal communication skills. To apply, visit the Jobs at UW site.
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is days away from opening its Spring Badger Volunteers online registration for students on campus. Badger Volunteers is a semester-long program that pairs teams of students with community organizations (schools, nonprofits, municipalities) to volunteer 1-4 hours each week at the same organization. The program is designed to foster meaningful …
Applications are now open for the U.S. Department of State Fall 2018 Student Internship Program (unpaid). Please visit the Intern page of the Careers site for more information about the U.S. Department of State Fall 2018 Student Internship Program (unpaid), and to start the online application process via USAJOBS. Please note that the deadline to …
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides short-term summer seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Each seminar features educational lectures and activities specifically designed for the group, including visits to local schools and organizations, meetings with teachers …
The Graduate Early Modern Student Society (GEMSS) at the University of Wisconsin Madison is seeking presenters for its second annual symposium, (Mis)appropriating the Past: The Uses and Abuses of History, on Friday, April 27 at the Pyle Center. Recent events have forcefully reminded us of how immediately present the early modern period remains in contemporary …
COURSE DESCRIPTION How do we explain the popular movements of human history? Why does civil unrest occur? What leads to the justification of violence, and how does non-violent protest take shape in response? How do leaders enter the world political stage to undertake incredible good, but end up committing acts that are, invariably critiqued? Given …
COURSE DESCRIPTION The course looks at a wide range of current political developments, situating them within an historical context, using concepts from political science, readings by African and non-African authors, and numerous assigned videos. The course is structured around several key themes: 1) pre-colonial and colonial legacies of the state; 2) dimensions of conflict; 3) …
The new year brings new works in the African Studies library collection! African Studies Bibliographer Emilie Songolo works hard to keep African Studies collections updated and replete with works from the African continent while supporting African publishing houses by acquiring these new works directly from them. Below is a sample of the latest additions. Additionally, …
The UW–Madison International Division has announced a February human rights reporting conference, sponsored by the Institute for Regional and International Studies and the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. According to the release, the conference, titled “Cultures in Conflict: Navigating Cultural Difference in International Human Rights Reporting,” addresses themes of international press freedom, representation …