Join us for the final workshop on the topic of (Re)Imagining Empire, a Borghesi-Mellon Workshop (https://humanities.wisc.edu/research/workshops/empire) with support from the Center for the Humanities.
Opening Remarks (8:50 – 9:00)
Florence Hsia, History, Associate Vice Chancellor for Arts and Humanities
Panel 1 (9-10:15):
So Yeon Bae, History: “Whom Shall We See From Rome? Shiono Nanami’s Interpretation of Roman Imperialism”
Luke Urbain, Spanish and Portuguese: “Earthquake Aesthetics and Incommensurate Necrologies in and around José Martí’s ‘Terremoto
en Charleston’”
Respondent: Michelle Schwarze, Political Science
Panel 2 (10:30-11:45)
Ximing Lu, CANES: “The Romans’ German and the German’s Mongolians: Influences of Ancient Greek and Roman Literature on
Herder’s Description of China”
Lin Li, History: “Imagining Empire: Colonial Feminism within the Japanese Empire (1895-1945)”
Respondent: Kristina Huang, English
Lunch Break (11:45-1:30; a limited number of lunches will be provided)
Panel 3 (1:30-2:45)
Jason Yackee, Law: “Empire as Farce: The Curious Case of Bokassa the First”
Sarah Clayton, Anthropology: “Imperial Aims and Local Realities: The Political Landscape and Legacy of Teotihuacan”
Respondent: Nandini Pandey, CANES
Afternoon Coffee and Refreshments Break (2:45-3:45)
Keynote Speaker (4:00-5:30)
Jane Burbank, Collegiate Professor of History and Russian and Slavic Studies, New York University
“Empire Now: Re-Imagining Russia
Learn more here.