Institute for Research in the Humanities Seminar
A Ho-Chunk History of Citizenship
Event Details
Date
Monday, September 9, 2019
Time
3:30-5 p.m.
Location
Banquet Room (lower Level), University Club
Description
Stephen Kantrowitz
IRH Senior Fellow; Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, History, UW-Madison
Citizenship can mean rights, equality, and dignity—and it can also mean the destruction of other forms of belonging. How can the history of emancipation, equality, and incorporation be reconciled with the history of conquest, removal, and settler-colonialism? What can the Ho-Chunk people’s encounter with U.S. citizenship during the nineteenth century tell us about this complex, dual legacy?
IRH Senior Fellow; Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, History, UW-Madison
Citizenship can mean rights, equality, and dignity—and it can also mean the destruction of other forms of belonging. How can the history of emancipation, equality, and incorporation be reconciled with the history of conquest, removal, and settler-colonialism? What can the Ho-Chunk people’s encounter with U.S. citizenship during the nineteenth century tell us about this complex, dual legacy?
Cost
Free
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