http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/59 http://minds.wisconsin.edu:80/retrieve/61 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/59 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/7164 "Was German Fascism a Utopia?" Hermand, Jost In collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research in the Humanities, the Center for the Humanities continues the lecture series Focus on the Humanities which illuminates and celebrates the work of outstanding members of the UW-Madison humanities faculty by bringing their current research to the broader Madison community. Please note that due to technical difficulties only the first half hour of this lecture was recorded. Jost Hermand earned his Ph.D. in 1955 from the University of Marburg, Germany. He has been teaching at the UW since 1955, has been a Vilas Research Professor since 1967, and retired in 2004. He is honorary professor at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Relevant publications include: Deutsche Kulturgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts (2006), A Hitler Youth in Poland: The Nazi Children's Evacuation Program in World War II (1997), Old Dreams of a New Reich: Volkish Utopias and National Socialism (1992). Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:46:33 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/7132 "The Death of Deaf Culture or a Biomedical Miracle? Cochlear Implants in Historical Perspective" Edwards, Rebecca Rebecca Edwards examines the uneasy relationship the American Deaf community has had with assistive technology throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The medical community has viewed the development of devices to relieve deafness­from ear trumpets to hearing aids to cochlear implants­as a sign of progress, and most hearing people have agreed. Some Deaf people have viewed the same progression as a thinly veiled assault on Deaf culture, maintaining that deafness is a cultural condition in need of understanding, not a medical condition in need of alleviation. Edwards probes this nexus of technology, culture, and disability to shed light on both the history of the Deaf as a minority group and the future of disability studies. Lecture given Thursday, November 30, 2006, in 6191 Helen C. White Hall at 4:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:50:09 GMT http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/79 Trauma Memorials: searching for meaning in memorials to the Holocaust,the atomic bomb, and 9-11, Laurie Beth Clark (promotional poster) Center for the Humanities-University of Wisconsin, Madison Promotional material showcasing one program in the 2003-2004 Humanities Forums on Contemporary Issues series. Using the humanities as a lens, the series explores new ways of looking at current political, social, and economic issues, and encourages a vigorous, two-way dialogue between UW faculty speakers and audiences. Full color promotional poster for lecture by Laurie Beth Clark, Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, as part of an on-going series at the Center for the Humanities. Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:34:30 GMT