George L. Mosse Program

Are you in Madison? Do you like supporting independent artists and bookstores? Have opinions about brutalist architecture? All of these shall converge next Monday, Oct 26 at the official launch of Doug Haynes' sketchbook "The Humanities Building: Do You Love It Or Hate It?" Details below!

The next lecture to put on your calendars this #mossewednesday is Janosch Schobin's “Loneliness, the Social Question of our Time?" mosselectures.wisc.edu/event/2026-j... 📆 5 November, 7-8:30 PM 🗺️ Senatssaal of Humboldt University Unter den Linden 6, Berlin This event will be held in German

It's #mossewednesday, which means it's time for Stefanie Schulte Strathaus' series "Modes of Archivism" at BAMPFA! She will introduce several films this week, and present "Curating Living Archives" on Oct 16th! Details below: bampfa.org/program/stef... @bampfa.bsky.social

Reminder to reserve your spot to attend Andy Horowitz' lecture a FIU tomorrow from 5-6 EDT! Those interested in the talk but not currently in Florida are invited to attend virtually via this link: fiu.zoom.us/j/8850863712...

Music lovers should take some time this #mossewednesday to check out the program for KlezFest Midwest! Concerts will run from Oct 22-25 in Madison. Most are free, but some require pre-registration. Details below: klezfestmidwest.org

Anyone in Florida this #mossewednesday should check out the inaugural Mosse Lecture at FIU by Dr. Andy Horowitz on October 13th. Details and tickets below: mosselectures.wisc.edu/event/horowi...

If you enjoyed Paula Oppermann's talk yesterday, then this #mossewednesday would be a good one to check out more upcoming Mosse Lectures! The first of this year's Vienna series, "The Ruins of Detroit 20 Years On" is coming up on Oct 8th. Details below! #UWHistDept #EuropeanStudiesatUWMadison

This #mossewednesday we'd like to invite you to come visit our new offices during the History Department's Open House! The doors will be open and refreshments available in the 4th floor History office from 2-4 on Thursday, Sept 17. Come up to 5266 or 5278 to say hello! @uwmadison.bsky.social

Reminder to register for Paula Oppermann's upcoming lecture, “Thunder Cross: Fascist Antisemitism in Twentieth-Century Latvia” on September 22! It will be held online from 10:30am - 12:00pm CST Register here: go.wisc.edu/6435pk @uwmadison.bsky.social @uwiscpress.bsky.social

New book alert this #mossewednesday! There are two phenomenal new translations coming to the George L. Mosse series from Simon Levis Sullam and Elissa Mailander! uwpress.wisc.edu/Series/G/Geo... @uwiscpress.bsky.social #UWHistDept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

First #mossewednesday of a new semester in our new offices in brand-new Levy Hall. Drop by if you get the chance! #UWHistDept #EuropeanStudiesatUWMadison

As the semester starts up here in Madison, we'd like to take this #mossewednesday to encourage you to attend Paula Oppermann's upcoming lecture, “Thunder Cross: Fascist Antisemitism in Twentieth-Century Latvia” mosseprogram.wisc.edu/event/opperm... 📅 September 22 @ 10:30 Online event #UWHistoryDept

This #mossewednesday we'd like to spotlight one of our phenomenal Mosse interns. Teddy Xing started working with the Mosse Program and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in 2024, and wrote this reflection on the experience: mosseprogram.wisc.edu/2026/08/19/x... #UWHistoryDept #ESatUWMadison

This #mossewednesday would be a good Wednesday to remind any early-career scholars you know about the Mosse First Book Prize. Applications will be accepted through September first. See below for details: mosseprogram.wisc.edu/2026/04/05/f... #UWHistdept #EuropeanStudiesatUWMadison

This #mossewednesday we bid a final farewell to our offices in the George L. Mosse Humanities building. In memory of all the work done in this building by George L. Mosse, John Tortorice, and countless other Mosseaner over the years, George's work desk was the last piece of furniture out the door.

This #mossewednesday we are happy to announce the publication of "What is Fascism?", a new collection of George Mosse's lectures and the responses of his peers at the prescient 1963 Stanford Seminar. #UWHistoryDept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/W/What...

Job Opportunity! UW-Madison is seeking a full-time assistant professor of Modern European Jewish History. Details below, apply by September 24, 2026 jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/frances...

This #mossewednesday we would like to highlight Alex Scheepens' new article "Beyond Sexual Violence: Jewish Women Hiding in Nazi-Occupied Holland." #UWHistoryDept #europeanstudiesatUWMadison shs.cairn.info/journal-revu...

The Times of Israel just published an article on the important work Chad Gibbs is doing on resistance at Treblinka. Chad provided additional context about the project in his March 23 Mosse Lecture, which you can watch below: www.timesofisrael.com/new-treblink... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0oC...

If you missed Hannes Bajohr's Vienna Mosse Lecture last month, #mossewednesday is the day to get caught up! #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison The lecture is in German www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0f...

If you're looking for new reading material this #mossewednesday, Arie Dubnov recommends Amit Levy’s “A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel" and so do we! #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison mosseprogram.wisc.edu/2026/06/19/d...

Take a break from work this #mossewednesday to check out Pamela Potter's review of "The Work of Music: Labor and Creativity in Germany's Long Nineteenth Century" by Celia Applegate! #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison mosseprogram.wisc.edu/2026/06/15/p...

Fellowship Opportunity! Leibniz IEG is currently seeking applications from doctoral students in European history for 6-12 month fellowships. Details below, apply by August 15. #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison bewerbung.ieg-mainz.de/jobposting/a...

In 24 hours Heike Behrend will deliver her lecture ”The Horrors of Wanting to Know: The Prohibition on Asking Questions and the Questionability of Questions in Ethnographic Fieldwork" #mossewednesday @mosselectures.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social 🗺️Humboldt University, Berlin 🕖June 11 7:15 CET

This may be the last #mossewednesday posted from inside Mosse Humanities, but we'll always carry a bit of this ol' monstrosity with us. If you remember the building (fondly or not), consider sharing a story or ordering Doug Haynes' book of sketches. #UWHistdept checkout.square.site/merchant/MLX...

This #mossewednesday be sure to mark your calendars for next week's lecture by Adrian Daub: "Still", "No Longer", "Finally Again": Collective Perception of Time and Discourses of Prohibition. @mosselectures.bsky.social #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison 🕖 4 June 19:15 CET 🗺️ Humboldt University

If you haven't seen Luke Gramith's new book, we recommend taking some time out of your #mossewednesday to check it out. The Red Italians of Monfalcone is available now! #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison 📖https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/T/The-Red-Italians-of-Monfalcone

For #MosseWednesday, check out @chadgibbs101.bsky.social's recent lecture, "Survival at Treblinka." 🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=_0oC... And if you like the lecture, his book is now available through @uwiscpress.bsky.social 📖: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/S/Surv... #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

This #MosseWednesday, we invite you to join us for Rebecca Carter-Chand's upcoming lecture, "Christian Internationalism and German Belonging: The Salvation Army From Imperial Germany to Nazism." 🗓️ April 7th ⏰ 3:00 PM CST 📍 Zoom #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison go.wisc.edu/961fsw

As I sit down to conceptualize my own Mosse lectures for the fall I decided it would be good preparation to watch some of what came before. Perhaps I shouldn't have started with Martin Jay's - how on earth will I compete with an opening anecdote that starts with a letter from Mosse to Jay saying:

This #mossewednesday, we invite you to join us in Rome for Renato Moro's #mosselecture, "A Disputed Resistance: The Memory of Anti-Fascism in Italy (1945-2025)." 🗓️ March 20 ⏰ 11:00AM CET 📍Rettorato, Building CU001, piazzale Aldo Moro 5 🎥 Livestream available go.wisc.edu/diyn2z #UWHistdept

For #MosseWednesday, we are thrilled to present the newly released cover art for the English-language edition of Simon Levis Sullam's 📖 Ghosts of Fascism: Italian Intellectuals After Mussolini 📖 #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/G/Ghos...

When in Rome: The Mosse Lecture on March 20! Renato Moro, “A Disputed Resistance: The Memory of Anti-Fascism in Italy (1945-2025)” mosselectures.wisc.edu/event/moro/

This #MosseWednesday, we invited you to join us ✨ tomorrow ✨ in New York City for a #mosselecture by Daniel Kehlmann entitled "The Long Night Comes to an End." 🗓️ March 5th 🕕 6-8 PM 📍Deutsches Haus, 420 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027 #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison go.wisc.edu/is924u

This #MosseWednesday, we hope you were able to join us for the inaugural #Mosselecture in Tokyo, “Migration in the 21st Century: What Elite Mobility Reveals About the Present and Future of International Migration” by Kristin Surak. #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison tinyurl.com/5n7tkmhv

Another #MosseLecture to share with you on this #MosseWednesday! Join us at @remarquenyu.bsky.social ✨ this Friday ✨ for "On Exile: A Conversation" with Hisham Matar and @danielmendelsohn.bsky.social 🗓️ February 13 🕙 5 PM 📍60 5th Ave 8th floor go.wisc.edu/k23i74 #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

Today for #MosseWednesday, the video of Joseph Vogl's recent #Mosselecture in Vienna is live! 🎥: go.wisc.edu/a7s6sz Also, stay tuned for the series' Spring installments that will focus on "availability" on an ontological, political, and anthropologic level. #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

This #MosseWednesday, check out Moshe Sluhovsky's lecture "And Everyone Spoke German": Formation of a Homo-Lesbian Community in Palestine" 🎥: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPBW... #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison #HebrewUniversity

It's #MosseWednesday! Save the date for the inaugural #MosseLecture in Tokyo, “Migration in the 21st Century: What Elite Mobility Reveals About the Present and Future of International Migration” by Kristin Surak 🗓️ February 25, 2026 🕙 6-7:30 pm 📍Temple University, Japan Campus go.wisc.edu/kajvga

If you find yourself in #Berlin this #MosseWednesday, mark your calendar for the upcoming screening of Nathalie Borgers' “Narben eines Putsches/Scars of a Putsch” 🎥 🗓️ January, 20 @ 7:00PM 📍 Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin (Pei Building) go.wisc.edu/7w6w3i #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

This #MosseWednesday, we'd like to remind you about Joseph Vogl's "Epoche des Amok," the final lecture in our Mosse lecture series in Vienna. 🗓️ January 8 @ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm 📍 Volkstheater go.wisc.edu/rw6340 #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison @wien.gv.at @univie.ac.at

This #MosseWednesday, we're spotlighting Irina Scherbakowa's recent #MosseLecture in Vienna, entitled "“The Long Shadow of Stalinism: Putin’s Russia 2025.” 🎥: mosselectures.wisc.edu/2025/11/20/s... @univie.ac.at #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

🚨 IEG Fellowships 2026! Apply now! 🚨 The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) offers fellowships for doctoral students in European history, history of religion and related fields. 🔗 For more details: bewerbung.ieg-mainz.de/jobposting/a... #UWHistdept#EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison #Mainz

Also in the Journal of Modern History, Alexandria N. Ruble reviewed Natalie Scholz' Redeeming Objects: A West German Mythology, calling it an "impressive feat." 🔗https://journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/738087 #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison @uwiscpress.bsky.social

For #mossewednesday, we have two reviews to share! 🖊️ First, Richard J. Golsan reviewed Renée Poznanski's "well-documented" Propaganda and Persecution: The French Resistance and the“Jewish Question" for the Journal of Modern History. 🔗https://go.wisc.edu/c947p4 @uwiscpress.bsky.social #UWHistdept

On this chilly #MosseWednesday, stay inside and learn about sport in the Mamluk sultanate from Chris Herde's lecture, “No One Plays Like Them: Martial and Equestrian Sports in the Mamluk Sultanate, 1250-1517” 📽️ mosseprogram.wisc.edu/2025/11/05/h... #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

This #MosseWednesday, we're looking forward to the release of Alessandra Tarquini's Jews and the Italian Left: Socialism, Zionism, and Antisemitism from 1892 to 1992 next month! 📖 Order your copy today! 🔗 uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/J/Jews... #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

For #MosseWednesday this week, check out to Ofer Ashkenazi, @rmgrossmann.bsky.social, Shira Miron, and Sarah Wobick-Segev's talk about 📖 Still Lives: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany, moderated by @emmakuby.bsky.social! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=njue... #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

🖊️ Diana Popescu reviewed Kathryn Brackney's Surreal Geographies, calling it "an ambitious, wide-ranging intervention into the study of Holocaust memory..." go.wisc.edu/c47l0 📽️ And for a refresher, watch Brackney's Mosse Lecture! go.wisc.edu/zjls1g #UWHistdept #EuropeanstudiesatUWMadison

Finally, join us and the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies for the Kutler Lecture, "Why Do You Think They Call It the Oldest Hatred? Antisemitism—Past & Present” by William I. Brustein. 📅 November 12 & 13 🕓 4:00 PM 📍 Memorial Union, Old Madison Room go.wisc.edu/w45hpy