The Origins of Western Marxism & the Colonial Question

Sewell Social Sciences Bldg., Room 8108
@ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

This event by Quinn Slobodian is (Professor of International History at Boston University) is presented in collaboration with the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice and the Department of History at UW-Madison. This is a hybrid event (in-person …

Democracy, Commemoration, Peoplehood

Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave.
@ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

This special event with Professor Jason Frank (Cornell University) is part of  “1776/2026: The Declaration at 250”, a year-long series of campus events and public conversations. It is presented in collaboration with the Havens Wright …

From Near Obscurity to Iconic Works: Bach’s Cello Suites

Hamel Music Center, Collins Recital Hall, 740 University Ave.
@ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

A Focus on the Humanities Lecture and Performance with Edward Klorman and Parry Karp The six suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach—once dismissed as mere curiosities—are now revered as iconic works. They are …

A Conversation with Author Mohsin Hamid

Madison Central Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin St.
@ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Presented in partnership with Wisconsin Book Festival. Moderated by B. Venkat Mani, Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities. In this engaging Humanities Without Boundaries conversation, author Mohsin Hamid will talk about his recent and upcoming works as well …