L&S News  Tag: History

UW–Madison lecturer Alexander Shashko on disco, heavy metal and the responsibility of deciding who gets into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

As with any subject the lessons learned through sports are influenced by each player’s perspectives, their ambitions and, perhaps most important of all, their level of open-mindedness.

Bad Bunny’s sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, has been topping the charts, and the album visualizers are the result of a collaboration with UW–Madison Assistant Professor of History Jorell Meléndez-Badillo.

Finn Enke researches the intersection of social movements, gender and sexuality.

The Nonviolence Project aims to educate students and readers about the effectiveness of nonviolent protests around the world.

For Marla Ramirez, an assistant professor of History and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, immigration research is personal.

History, Political Science and International Public Affairs alum Farha Tahir ’09, MIPA’10 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Forward Award. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress.

History alum Nicolaas Mink ’02, PhD’10 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. The Luminary Award, in its inaugural year, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, progress, and service.

L&S revisits some of the most famous films produced by the legendary Hollywood icon and Department of History alumnus.