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The Contemporary History Institute presents a stage reading of the play Ajax, a 2,000-year-old Greek tragedy that reveals the timelessness of the veteran experience, on Feb. 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. The performance of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy from the 5th century BC using a translation […]

By Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer Associate Professor of History & Director of the Contemporary History Institute Welcome back to all our current students and faculty affiliates! We have an exciting spring semester ahead. Among the highlights, the Baker Peace Conference (“Temple of Peace? International Cooperation and Stability since 1945”) will take […]

WOUB Digital interviewed Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer, Associate Professor of History & Director of the Contemporary History Institute, for a story headlined “Institute Invites Veterans to Explore ‘Dialogues on the Experience of War.” Next year, the Contemporary History Institute will present a series of three two-hour conversations about the experiences of coming […]

By Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer Associate Professor of History & Director of the Contemporary History Institute The Contemporary History Institute hosts the 2019 Baker Peace Conference on March 28-29, 2019. Our theme this year is “Temple of Peace? International Cooperation and World Order since 1945.” With this conference, we hope to […]

Contemporary History Institute and History doctoral student Michael Fitzpatrick recently took part in an immersive German-language program abroad. In the university town of Leipzig, Germany, Sprachschule Paroli offers small-group intensive training in grammar and conversation for students from beginner to advanced levels. Distinct from other language programs, Paroli stresses an immersive learning environment that […]

By George Shea Veterans are not just ex-warriors when they come home from war. Veterans are neighbors, friends, family members and community members. We share a common bond as civilians in the United States, but for many of us, we cannot relate to the events that our brothers in arms […]

Contemporary History Institute and history doctoral student Caitlin Bentley attended the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute, an intensive eight-week language program hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for instruction in Tagalog. In her second course through the institute, she was supported this year by an SEASSI tuition scholarship. Bentley, who is also […]