UW-Madison Center for the Humanities

Home
United States
Madison, WI
UW-Madison Center for the Humanities

University Club Building 3rd Floor 432 East Campus Mall Madison WI 53706 608-263-3412 info@huma

03/23/2026

Please join the conversation tomorrow at 5:00 PM:

Humanities NOW: The Humanities as a Toolkit for Citizenship

We'll examine how the humanities strengthen our capacities as citizens—both within our immediate communities and in broader civic contexts. Our esteemed panelists will highlight key components of the humanities “toolkit,” such as media literacy, historical awareness, and interpretive and rhetorical skills.

https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/humanities-toolkit-citizenship/

University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)
UW-Madison English
UW-Madison Department of History
Isthmus
The Badger Herald
The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison School of Education
UW-Madison Department of Spanish & Portuguese
UW Madison University Theatre (Department of Theatre and Drama)

03/10/2026

Tomorrow at 5 PM: The Virtue of Uncertainty

We'll talk about why we should embrace uncertainty and use math as a tool for helping us think about it honestly.

Please join us for this talk by Professor Jordan Ellenberg. It's free and open to all: https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/focus-jordan-ellenberg/

Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW-Madison English
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison Dept. of Computer Sciences
UW-Madison Department of Mathematics
UW-Madison Department of History
The Capital Times
Isthmus
The Badger Herald
Wisconsin State Journal

02/24/2026

Thursday: How artists work with generative AI to seek out hallucination for a range of effects -- and how these affect our relationships to and trust in the archive.

https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/c21-kris-paulsen/

Please join visiting scholar Kris Paulsen for this special lecture. Free and open to all.

You can also register to join a discussion with Paulsen at 12:00 PM on Thursday. Hot Takes on Art and AI: https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/ai-art-authorship/

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Isthmus
Madison Undergraduate Society for English (MUSE)
UW-Madison English
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)
The Badger Herald
UW-Madison Department of History
The Capital Times
UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
UW-Madison Department of Art History
UW Madison University Theatre (Department of Theatre and Drama)
UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison Dept. of Computer Sciences
UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts

02/11/2026

There's still time to register for this Friday's Seminar: Media Training for Humanities Scholars, hosted by Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett, co-producers of the Ways of Knowing podcast.

Learn more and register here: https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/public-works-media-training/

At the seminar, we'll help humanities scholars improve their experiences and results with media outlets, particularly radio and podcasts. You’ll learn best practices on how to pitch stories to media outlets, prepare and execute interviews, translate research for a general audience, develop relationships with reporters, and represent findings and research online.

12/03/2025

Universities are at the center of a political storm. How do we emerge?

TONIGHT: Please join us for this timely, important conversation. Free and open to all.

More info: https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/humanities-now-how-can-universities-survive/

University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison English
UW-Madison Department of Art History
UW Madison University Theatre (Department of Theatre and Drama)
UW-Madison School of Education
UW-Madison Diversity
CHE - Center for Culture, History, and Environment
UW-Madison Department of History
French and Italian Department UW-Madison
The Badger Herald
The Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin State Journal
The Capital Times
Isthmus

11/12/2025

TONIGHT: What is the source of morality?

Professor Russ Shafer-Landau explores this question and offers us a way to vindicate the objectivity of morality.

Please join us 5:30 PM for this special talk. Free and open to all.

Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science

11/06/2025

TONIGHT! What is true solidarity?

Novelist, playwright, and historian Sarah Schulman will delve into the intricate and often misunderstood concept of solidarity to provide a new vision for what it means to engage in movements.

Please join us for "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity" at 5:00 PM. This conversation is free and open to all.

https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/hwb-sarah-schulman/

UW-Madison Department of History
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
UW-Madison English
Madison Undergraduate Society for English (MUSE)
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center
Political Science major - UW-Madison
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)
A Room of One's Own Bookstore
The Badger Herald
The Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
UW Madison University Theatre (Department of Theatre and Drama)

10/23/2025

TONIGHT: How Awesome (or Not) is Social Media?

Join us for an evening of lively discussion with two thinkers who have parallel perspectives on the social media forces that seem to control our lives today.

With Christine Goding-Doty (Assistant Professor in Digital Media at The New School) and Virginia Heffernan (cultural critic and political journalist), moderated by Professor Ainehi Edoro.

https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/civics-lab-social-media/

This Civics Lab Conversation is free and open to all. We hope to see you there!

Universities of Wisconsin
UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
UW-Madison Department of Anthropology
UW-Madison English
UW-Madison Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA)
Political Science major - UW-Madison
UW-Madison Department of History
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison Undergraduate Society for English (MUSE)
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)

10/08/2025

Why do we turn to the past in order to confront the crises of the present?

Thursday at 5:00 PM, please join Professor Michael Rothberg (UCLA) for "Comparison Controversies: Historical Analogy and the Politics of Holocaust Memory"

At this talk, Rothberg approaches this question from the perspective of “comparison controversies”: impassioned public debates that emerge from provocative historical comparisons.

https://humanities.wisc.edu/event/hwb-michael-rothberg/

Since October 7, 2023, political speeches, protests, magazine articles, and social media posts have generated controversy by connecting recent events in Israel and Gaza to the Holocaust. Rothberg will consider post-October 7 examples in relation to a larger context of comparison controversies and a longer trajectory of Holocaust memory in order to reflect more generally on the possibilities and pitfalls of historical analogy.

The event is free and open to all. We hope to see you there!

Madison Undergraduate Society for English (MUSE)
UW-Madison English
UW-Madison Department of History
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center
UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
UW Madison Religious Studies Program
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison Department of Geography
Political Science major - UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison

09/23/2025

PLEASE NOTE: This event has been CANCELLED. We hope to reschedule soon.

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison (IRH)
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison Department of History
UW Madison Religious Studies Program
Madison Undergraduate Society for English (MUSE)
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center
UW-Madison English
UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Madison Public Philosophy

09/02/2025

Congratulations to recent UW-Madison graduates Lauren Stoneman, Natalie Suri, and Zitong Wang, winners of the 2025 Iwanter Prize for Undergraduate Research!

It was another competitive year for the Iwanter Prize with many compelling entries.

Stoneman (B.A. May ’25 History, Philosophy, and Political Science) received the Iwanter Prize for her senior thesis: On the Right to War: Reconciling Modern Nuclear Disputes with the Christian Just War Tradition.

Two Honorable Mention Prizes were awarded to two students: Natalie Suri (B.A. May ’25, History, Politics, and Educational Studies) and Zitong Wang (B.A. May ’25, Japanese and International Studies).

Read more here:https://humanities.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1644/2025/08/Iwanter-Prize-Press-Release-August-2025.pdf

The annual Iwanter Prize for Undergraduate Research recognizes graduating seniors who, through the senior thesis and general academic distinction, demonstrate outstanding humanities-based scholarship of a broad and interdisciplinary nature.

The prize was established in 2000 by alumnus Sidney E. Iwanter (B.A.’71, History) and is about legacy and the passing of intellectual curiosity from one generation to another. Iwanter continues to support the undergraduate humanities and the love of learning at UW-Madison, stemming from his belief that, “a well-rounded humanities education is the keystone to an informed electorate and a healthy society.”

Sidney Iwanter
UW-Madison Department of History
Political Science major - UW-Madison
European Studies at UW-Madison
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
UW-Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies
International Studies Major - UW-Madison
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Wilson Center
Temple Beth El
Associated Students of Madison
UW-Madison Center for Academic Excellence
UW-Madison College of Letters & Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Address

432 E Campus Mall
Madison, WI
53706

Telephone

+16082633412

Website

http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when UW-Madison Center for the Humanities posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The University

Send a message to UW-Madison Center for the Humanities:

Shortcuts

Want your university to be the top-listed University in Madison?