George L. Mosse Program in History

This 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 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.
UW-Madison Department of History European Studies at UW-Madison

https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/W/What-Is-Fascism

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

Frances and Laurence Weinstein Chair in Modern European Jewish History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:RegularJob Profile:Assistant ProfessorJob Summary:Assistant Professor of Modern European Jewish History (1...

This we would like to highlight Alex Scheepens' new article "Beyond Sexual Violence: Jewish Women Hiding in Nazi-Occupied Holland."
UW-Madison Department of History European Studies at UW-Madison Alex Scheepens

Beyond Sexual Violence: Jewish Women Hiding in Nazi-Occupied Holland When the German armed forces invaded the Netherlands on May 10, 1940, the Jewish population in the country—then numbering approximately 140,000, over half of whom lived in Amsterdam—was left with few choices. While several hundred managed to escape to Britain before the Dutch capitulation on May...

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:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-treblinka-research-uncovers-forgotten-role-of-women-in-1943-death-camp-revolt/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0oCMt0dueU

Chad S.A. Gibbs, Survival at Treblinka: Geography, Gender, and Social Networks in Jewish Resistance Chad S.A. Gibbs, "Survival at Treblinka: Geography, Gender, and Soc...

If you missed Hannes Bajohr's Vienna Mosse Lecture last month, is the day to get caught up!
UW-Madison Department of History European Studies at UW-Madison

The lecture is in German

Hannes Bajohr, "Wirklichkeit auf Abruf: Künstliche Intelligenz und die Welten des Romans" Hannes Bajohr, “Wirklichkeit auf Abruf: Künstliche Intelligenz und ...

If you're looking for new reading material this , Arie Dubnov recommends Amit Levy’s “A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel" and so do we!
UW-Madison Department of History European Studies at UW-Madison

Arie M. Dubnov, review of Amit Levy’s “A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel” Amit Levy. A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel. Translated by Ron Mordechai Makleff. Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press, 2024. 380 PP. Cloth $120.00. ISBN: 9781684582020.   North American scholars of …

Take a break from work this to check out Pamela Potter's review of "The Work of Music: Labor and Creativity in Germany's Long Nineteenth Century" by Celia Applegate!
UW-Madison Department of History European Studies at UW-Madison

Pamela M. Potter, review of Celia Applegate’s “The Work of Music: Labor and Creativity in Germany’s Long Nineteenth Century” Celia Applegate. The Work of Music: Labor and Creativity in Germany’s Long Nineteenth Century. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2025. 164 PP. Cloth $49.95. ISBN: 9780299353308. Celia Applegate’s The Work of Music: Labor and Creativity …

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.
UW-Madison Department of History European Studies at UW-Madison

IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz awards fellowships for doctoral students in European history, the history of religion and other historical disciplines.

This may be the last posted from inside Mosse Humanities, but we'll always carry a bit of this ol' brutalist monstrosity with us.
If you remember the building (fondly or otherwise), consider sharing a story here or ordering a copy Doug Haynes' book of sketches.
UW-Madison Department of History

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