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UW-Madison Center for the Humanities

University Place lecture series.

The Ho-Chunk Struggle Against Removal, 1828-1875

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Stephen Kantrowitz explores the Ho-Chunk victory against forcible exile from Wisconsin. (1h 7m 39s)

Justice, Power and Landscape

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Jedediah Purdy discusses different ways to look at and understand landscapes. (39m 10s)

1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed

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Eric Cline explores the environmental and social events that caused the Bronze Age to end. (59m 49s)

Living in the Extreme in Sierra Leone

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Thierry Cruvellier focuses on the history, politics and difficult times in Sierra Leone. (1h 1m 39s)

Our Declaration: In Defense of Equality

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Danielle S. Allen discusses equality as it relates to the Declaration of Independence. (38m 59s)

The Medieval Battlegrounds of the First World War

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Carol Symes explores the use of medieval structures as symbols during World War I. (1h 29s)

Imagining Possible Worlds

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Panel discussion on science fiction featuring author Kim Stanley Robinson. (1h 32m 37s)

Novels and Politics Today

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Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk discusses where he finds ideas for his novels. (1h 17m 31s)

Humanities in the Public

Chancellor Martin discusses the value of humanities for public. (52m 17s)

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