Stories indexed under: Humanities

Total: 9

  • Professor emeritus searches for ‘Human Goodness’ April 28, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emeritus of Geography Yi-Fu Tuan will discuss his latest book, "Human Goodness" (University of Wisconsin Press), at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at University Book Store-Hilldale, 702 N. Midvale Blvd.
  • Visual Culture Center reaches across academic fields April 16, 2008 Tucked away on the fifth floor of Memorial Library in a monastic faculty study room are the digs for the recently created Visual Culture Center. The limited square footage and unglamorous address, though, haven’t prevented center leadership, in just a few years, from developing and presenting a robust program of courses, research initiatives, presentations, lectures and conferences in a field of study that is the new kid on the academic block.
  • World Languages Day to draw 700-plus students from across Wisconsin April 7, 2008 It's a rite of passage each spring for thousands of state high school students - heading to Madison for basketball, hockey and wrestling tournaments and a taste of the city, the university and a day or two out of school. But the siren call is not just for sports enthusiasts. The campus beckons each spring to those interested in exploring world languages and cultures at World Languages Day.
  • Image of stamp UW-Madison alumna featured on 2008 U.S. postage stamp Feb. 13, 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, a 1918 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be featured on a new stamp for the U.S. Postal Service's 2008 Commemorative Stamp Program.
  • Local competition exposes high schoolers to the study of linguistics Jan. 24, 2008 While the average U.S. high school may not offer classes in Turkish or Indonesian, an international competition will soon be bringing them to Madison's high school students.
  • Cinefest to showcase roots of hip hop through films, performances Nov. 6, 2007 The 8th Annual Cinefest Multicultural Film & Performance Festival, to be held Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 8-11, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, will showcase films and spoken-word performances that trace the roots of hip hop from the 1970s Bronx to its current global popularity, as well as presenting the passion and poetry of cutting-edge artists currently working in the genre.
  • Kirk Douglas Spartacus publicity photo A glimpse into Kirk Douglas: Film center shares online collection Oct. 30, 2007 Kirk Douglas was Spartacus. But that's not all. The iconic, dimple-chinned movie star was also a powerful producer who blazed a trail and took command of his own acting career in the new era of American filmmaking that followed the demise of the Hollywood studio system. Now, letters, photos and other documents Douglas donated to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research are available through a new Web site that tells the story of his career both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
  • Humanities researchers earn fellowships Aug. 21, 2007 Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships.
  • ‘Here at Home’ cultural tour for Wisconsin teachers begins June 21 June 13, 2007 Twenty-five K-12 teachers from around Wisconsin will join several University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members and students on a nine-day "Here at Home" cultural tour of the state June 21-29.