History

Prof. Lowery’s Guest Column in the Green Bay Press Gazette

Heidi Sherman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:11:21 +0000

Prof. Vince Lowery of Humanistic Studies (History) has published a guest column on Black History Month.

Congratulations, Prof. Lowery!

Prof. Kersten to succeed Sewall as Associate Provost, Director of Graduate Studies

Heidi Sherman — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:34:21 +0000

Congratulations are in order for Andrew Kersten, professor of Democracy and Justice Studies, who has been named UW-Green Bay’s Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies. Kersten will succeed Tim Sewall and begin his new duties July 1. Kersten has a long and distinguished career with the University, where he has taught since 1997. For more on Kersten and his new role, see our full news release at: http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/log-news/headlines/01/06/kersten-provost-academic-affairs-director-of-graduate-studies/

Congratulations, Prof. Kersten!

Prof. Lowery publishes article

Heidi Sherman — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:56:15 +0000

Prof. J. Vincent Lowery (Humanistic Studies and History) recently published an essay titled “Preparing the Next Generation for Massive Resistance: The Historical Pageantry of the Children of the Confederacy, 1866-1965” in Children and Youth During the Civil War Era (New York University Press, 2012), a collection of essays edited by James Marten, Marquette University professor and chair of the history department. Lowery’s essay examines the ways that southern white youths who participated in the C of C were inculcated with memories of the Civil War by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to “protect” the children from the “corrupting” influences of Communism, integrationism, and youth culture and, perhaps more significantly, to prepare them to continue to defend a peculiar “southern way of life” according to the standard set by their Confederate ancestors once their own time came to take the battlefield. For more information on the volume visit http://nyupress.org/books/book-details.aspx?bookId=5393.

Congratulations, Prof. Lowery!

Prof. Lockard podcast on Southeast Asia book

Heidi Sherman — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:53:38 +0000

Craig Lockard, professor emeritus of history and Social Change and Development, was recently interviewed about his book, Southeast Asia in World History (Oxford University Press, 2009), for podcasting on the New Books Network. The site’s editor writes, “As Craig Lockard so convincingly demonstrates, this region was shaped by, and in turn gave much to, the rest of the world.” For the post and podcast, visit

http://newbooksnetwork.com/southasianstudies/2011/09/30/craig-lockard-southeast-asia-in-world-history-oxford-up-2009/

Prof. Aldrete publishes video course

Heidi Sherman — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:13:55 +0000

Prof. Aldrete (Humanistic Studies and History) just had a video course published by the Teaching Company/The Great Courses (you might recognize this company from their frequent ads in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Economist). The course consists of 48 lectures and is called “The History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective,” and it explores the story of civilization all around the world from its beginnings up to about 800 AD—basically from Mesopotamia to the Middle Ages. It not only traces the overall development of ancient civilizations in Europe, Asia, India, Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas, but also includes a number of special lectures that directly compare key features of different civilizations. For example, there are lectures that analyze the similarities between Homer’s Iliad and the epic poems of India, or that compare the armies of the Mayans, the Chinese, and the Romans.

You can find more details about the course, or order it, at: http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=3850

Prof. Aldrete on national cable network

Heidi Sherman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:27:23 +0000

Prof. Greg Aldrete of Humanistic Studies, fresh off the Discovery Channel’s Penn and Teller segment on his linen armor research, is on TV again with a different project. This time, the Smithsonian Channel is showing another documentary in which he appears. The piece, which ran several times over the weekend, is part of the network’s environmentally focused history series “Trashopolis,” which is about how the development of various great cities has been shaped by issues of disposal of garbage and sanitation. Aldrete’s episode is #4 “Rome.” The documentary makers flew him to Rome to film the segment a couple of years ago, but it is only airing now. Check program listings, or, if you miss the show, this episode (just like the Penn and Teller one) can also be purchased from iTunes for $2.99.

Prof. Kersten’s Labor Day Activities

David Voelker — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:20:13 +0000

From UWGB’s Log e-news:

WPR’s Labor Day series features Kersten

Wisconsin Public Radio on Friday (Sept. 2) aired a Labor Day series story on the fallout from Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious move to curb collective bargaining in Wisconsin — a move some see as reenergizing labor unions statewide. Prof. Andrew Kersten (Democracy and Justice Studies) offered a historical perspective on progressivism and the labor movement in Wisconsin, saying the initial intent of labor laws and collective bargaining was to avoid mass protests of the type seen in Madison earlier this year.

http://wpr.org/guts/news/home_story.cfm?id=27007

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Kersten is also scheduled to speak at a panel presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 7) at the UW-Marathon college campus in Wausau, at a forum observing the 100th anniversary of workers compensation in Wisconsin, which was a first-in-the-nation milestone. (Wausau Insurance wrote the first policy, in September 1911.) For more on the event, “Lessons Learned from a Century of Workers’ Compensation,” click http://crcwausau.com/crcwausau-presents/2011-09/

Prof. Sherman’s Work with Flax Grows

David Voelker — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:08:51 +0000

Perhaps you noticed the flax plot in front of Theatre Hall over the summer? The plot was sponsored by a Research Council grant to Professor Heidi Sherman, and it represents a collaboration between Sherman and Professor Alison Gates (Art and Women & Gender Studies). Assisted by students Alicia Engstrom and Travis Willer, Sherman and Gates planted and harvested the flax over the summer. They recently began processing the flax, and ultimately they plan to weave the fibers into cloth. This year-long project is part of Prof. Sherman’s research on flax and linen in medieval Russia. For more details, see this blog post, and contact Professor Sherman or Gates if you’d like to get involved!

Prof. Andrew Kersten publishes new e-book: The Battle for Wisconsin

David Voelker — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:38:04 +0000

Professor Andrew Kersten has published a new book, The Battle for Wisconsin: Scott Walker and the Attack on the Progressive Tradition. The title is available as a 99-cent e-book from several sources. Click here for more information.

Kersten’s book on Darrow hits the New York Times “Editor’s Choice” list

David Voelker — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:04:24 +0000

Professor Andrew Kersten’s recent book, CLARENCE DARROW: American Iconoclast (Hill & Wang), made the “Editor’s Choice” list of the New York Times on July 15. Congratulations Prof. Kersten!