Tag: History
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Voyageur Magazine Winter/Spring 2022 Issue
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Voyageur: Northeast Wisconsin’s Historical Review is pleased to announce the publication of its Winter/Spring 2022 issue, which features eight articles including a piece on Syble Hopp and the movement for special education in Northeast Wisconsin. Now in its thirty-eighth year of publication, Voyageur is a collaboration between the Brown County Historical Society and the University…
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How the Yule log tradition evolved from an ancient Viking ritual w/ Prof. Heidi Sherman
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UW-Green Bay’s Heidi Sherman (History) is the expert in this story by Foxweather about a Christmas Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in modern times may be an echo of…
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Professors Kallgren, Morgan present at local history conference
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UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Dan Kallgren (Humanities and History) and UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Eric J. Morgan (Democracy and Justice Studies and History) gave a presentation on “Writing Local History for Publication” at the Wisconsin Historical Society’s 15th Annual Local History and Historic Preservation Conference. Their session introduced audience members to Voyageur: Northeast Wisconsin’s Historical…
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Germany-Jewish Relations Past and Present series features poster session, presentation (Oct. 21)
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As a part of Time to Act: Germany-Jewish Relations Past and Present series of events this semester, a poster presentation of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose will be on display on the fourth floor of the Cofrin Library through Oct. 31, 2021. Prof. Clif Ganyard will offer thoughts on her story at a reception…
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Fourth Learning from History Event, ‘Susan Neiman’s Learning from Germany’ is Oct. 21
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Tune in Oct. 21, 2021, from 6 to 7 p.m. for the fourth Learning from History Event: Susan Neiman’s Learning from Germany. The event will take place in Cofrin Library 304 and via Zoom. Please join, as Professor Mark Karau leads a discussion of Susan Neiman’s book, Learning from Germany: Race and the Memory of Evil.…
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Panel Discussion: Critical Race Theory and Teaching of History: Lessons from Germany
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As a part of Time to Act: Germany-Jewish Relations Past and Present Series as well as the Learning From History Series, join Professors David Voelker, Mark Karau, and Clifton Ganyard (History and Humanities) in this important and timely discussion, Friday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. There has been a contentious debate of late in the U.S.…