Narrator: Lowell Bergman Interviewer: Skye Doney Date: 7 July 2023 Transcribed by: Edward Frame Format: Transcribed from Audio Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes, 2 seconds Lowell Bergman Biography: Lowell Bergman grew up in New York …
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Renato Foschi, review of Erica Moretti’s “The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children’s Rights”
Erica Moretti. The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children’s Rights. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2021. 330 PP. Paper $22.95. ISBN: 9780299333140. Erica Moretti, an Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute …
Oral History: Linda Newman
Narrator: Linda Newman Interviewer: Troy Reeves (2015), John Tortorice (2018) Dates: 2, 24 April 2015 12, 26 May 2015 16 October 2018 Transcribed by: Teresa Bergen Format: Audio Duration: 4 hours, 55 minutes, 11 seconds …
Abigail Lewis, review of Annette Becker’s “Messengers of Disaster: Raphael Lemkin, Jan Karski, and Twentieth Century Genocides”
Annette Becker. Messengers of Disaster: Raphael Lemkin, Jan Karski, and Twentieth Century Genocides. Trans Käthe Roth. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2021. 304 pp. Cloth $39.95. ISBN 9780299333201. The central question driving Annette Becker’s newly …
Sonia Gollance, review of Barry Trachtenberg’s “The Holocaust and the Exile of Yiddish: A History of the Algemeyne Entsiklopedye”
Barry Trachtenberg. The Holocaust & The Exile of Yiddish: A History of the Algemeyne Entsiklopedye. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2022. 336 pp. Cloth $37.50. ISBN 9781978825451. The encyclopedia is a genre of the Enlightenment, …
Jack Styler interview, “My Year Teaching in Kazakhstan”
Edward Frame: Let’s begin by asking about your background. Can you say a little about where you come from, how you made your way to UW-Madison, and what motivated you to study History and Political …
Rose Weithaus, “How George L. Mosse’s Scholarship Speaks to the Importance of History Today”
In May of 2021, I was hired as an intern for the George L. Mosse Program. My job was to make existing oral histories, including those recorded with people who knew and worked with George …
George L. Mosse interview with Jost Hermand: 19 May 1992
Professors Carol Poore and Marc Silberman found the following cassette in Professor Jost Hermand’s home after he passed away on 9 October 2021. Recorded on 19 May 1992, Professor Hermand asks George L. Mosse about …
Oral History: Paul Soglin
Narrator: Paul Soglin Interviewer: Skye Doney Date: 17 March 2023 Transcribed by: Teresa Bergen Format: Audio Duration: 3 hours, 3 minutes Paul Soglin Biography: Paul Soglin was raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, …
Alex Scheepens, George L. Mosse Graduate Exchange Fellow, 2022-2023
Upon completing my preliminary examinations in June 2022, I was privileged to receive a George L. Mosse Graduate Exchange Fellowship to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which enabled me to travel to Israel, live and …
George M. Marsden, review of Daniel G. Hummel’s “The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism”
Daniel G. Hummel. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2023. 400 pp. Cloth $29.99. ISBN: 9780802879226. During the …
Jay Geller, review of Darcy Buerkle, Skye Doney eds., “Contemporary Europe in the Historical Imagination”
Darcy Buerkle and Skye Doney, eds. Contemporary Europe in the Historical Imagination. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2023. 418 pp. Cloth $79.95. ISBN 9780299342401. The mid-twentieth century produced many exceptional scholars of German history, more …
Gabriel Chazan, review of Rotem Rozental’s “Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement”
Rotem Rozental. Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement. New York: Routledge, 2023. 260 pp. Cloth $160.00. ISBN 9781032182384. Rotem Rozental’s Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement makes a strong argument that photographs were crucial …
Oral History: David James (Jimmy) Fisher
Narrator: David James (Jimmy) Fisher Interviewer: John Tortorice Date: 15 June 2018, 23 November 2022 Transcribed by: Teresa Bergen Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes, 13 seconds David James (Jimmy) Fisher biography: David James (Jimmy) Fisher …
Lecture: Norman Domeier, “World Domination and Genocide: The ‘Lochner Version’ of Hitler’s Speech on 22 August 1939, a Key Document of National Socialist Ideology”
Attendees at the event received a hard copy of the “Lochner Version” of Hitler’s speech for reference through the lecture: **** Hitler’s Speech to the Leading Wehrmacht Generals on the Obersalzberg. 22 August 1939 (“Lochner …
Adam R. Seipp, review of Mikkel Dack’s “Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany: The Fragebogen and Political Screening during the Allied Occupation”
Mikkel Dack. Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany: The Fragebogen and Political Screening during the Allied Occupation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. 350 PP. Cloth $110.00. ISBN 9781009216333. The Fragebogen (Questionnaire) was a ubiquitous feature of …
Caroline Kita, review of Kerry Wallach, Aya Elyada, eds. “German-Jewish Studies: Next Generations”
Kerry Wallach and Aya Elyada, eds. German-Jewish Studies: Next Generations. New York: Berghahn Press, 2023. 278 PP. Cloth $145.00. ISBN 9781800736771. What is German-Jewish studies? From where did this field emerge and where is it …
Oral History: Sander L. Gilman
Narrator: Sander L. Gilman Interviewer: Skye Doney Date: 8 June 2023 Transcribed by: Skye Doney, Matthew Greene Format: Audio Duration: 57 minutes, 37 seconds Sander L. Giman biography: Sander L. Gilman is a distinguished professor emeritus …
Joshua Shelly, review of Marc Volovici’s “German as a Jewish Problem: The Language Politics of Jewish Nationalism”
Marc Volovici. German as a Jewish Problem: The Language Politics of Jewish Nationalism. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2020. 352 PP. Cloth $65.00. ISBN: 9781503612303. How do we understand the field of German Jewish Studies? Given …
Daniel G. Hummel, review of Anne Perez’s “Understanding Zionism: History and Perspectives”
Anne Perez. Understanding Zionism: History and Perspectives. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2023. 277 PP. Paper $27.00. ISBN: 9781506481166. A small thought experiment: a non-academic friend texts you, “What book would you recommend as an introduction to …
Inaugural Columbia University Mosse Lecture: Steven E. Aschheim, “George L. Mosse: Historian of Fascism, Masculinity, and Nationalism”
27 April 2023 Steven E. Aschheim, “George L. Mosse: Historian of Fascism, Masculinity, and Nationalism” Claudia Breger: My name is Claudia Breger, I’m the chair of the department of Germanic studies and languages here. And …
Stanley Payne, review of Emilio Gentile’s “Storia del fascismo” and “Totalitarismo 100”
Emilio Gentile. Storia del fascismo. Bari-Rome: Laterza, 2022. xxi, 1350 PP. Cloth 38€. ISBN: 9788858148914. Emilio Gentile. Totalitarismo 100. Ritorno alla storia. Rome: Salerno Editrice, 2023. 204 PP. Cloth 21€. ISBN: 9788869737794. Fascism died in …
Oral History: Mark A. Stoler
Narrator: Mark A. Stoler Interviewer: Skye Doney, Kilian Harrer Date: 15 June 2018 Transcribed by: Skye Doney Format: Audio Duration: 38 minutes, 55 seconds Mark A. Stoler biography: Mark A. Stoler is Professor Emeritus of …
Oral History: Alfred Kelly
Narrator: Alfred Kelly Interviewer: Skye Doney Date: 16 December 2022 Transcribed by: Teresa Bergen Total Time: 2 hours, 13 minutes, 35 Seconds Alfred Kelly Biography: Alfred Kelly is the Edgar B. Graves Professor of …
Yuan Chang, review of Nicolas Berg’s “The Holocaust and the West German Historians: Historical Interpretation and Autobiographical Memory”
Nicolas Berg. The Holocaust and the West German Historians: Historical Interpretation and Autobiographical Memory. Trans. and ed. Joel Golb. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2015. 346 PP. Paper $34.95. ISBN: 9780299300845. The Holocaust and the …