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Lowell Bergman, Hasia Diner, Michael Mann, John Tortorice, David Ward, "The Legacy of George L. Mosse"
Lowell Bergman: Chair in investigative reporting at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC-Berkeley, he is a producer/correspondent for the PBS documentary series "Frontline," former director of investigative reporting at ABC News and CBS News producer for "60 Minutes." He received the Pulitzer Prize for "A Dangerous Business."
Hasia Diner: A graduate of UW-Madison's Class of 1968, Hasia Diner in the Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University. She also directs the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History and is the author of a number of books which explore aspects of American Jewish history, American immigration history and the history of American women.
Michael Mann: Michael Mann is a world-renowned director, screenwriter, producer, and one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. Mann has written and directed award-winning television movies and series (including Miami Vice and Crime Story) and feature films including Manhunter, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, The Insider, Ali, and Miami Vice. He has produced numerous feature films, including Academy Award-winner The Aviator (directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett) and directed several commercially successful, critically acclaimed projects including the feature film Collateral (starring Tom Cruise) and the pilot for the HBO series Luck (starring Dustin Hoffman). Mann has won many prestigious awards, including a BAFTA for Best Film (The Aviator), a Golden Globe for Best Picture/Drama (The Aviator), and an NBR Award for Best Director (Collateral). Mann lives in Los Angeles.
John Tortorice: He is Director Emeritus, George L. Mosse Program in History, at UW-Madison. While director, he helped bring the historian's teachings to the vast online community.
David Ward: Trained as a geographer, he was chancellor of UW-Madison from 1993 to 2001, then president of the American Council on Education from 2001 to 2008, and again served as interim chancellor of UW-Madison in 2011.
Ben and Judy Sidran:
June 14, 2018
The Madison Reunion is a party with a purpose, dedicated to all those who passed through the city during the '60s, who left their marks in the memories of those who were here, who came, who saw, who participated in that ever-expanding universe that was this small midwestern town fifty years ago. They say "If you remember it, you weren't there," but most of us who were here remember it fondly; it was a time and place that created more than a historical GPS. Madison in the '60s was a state of mind that spun everyone who entered it into orbits of social activism and personal change.
Some of us have tried to maintain that state of mind as we moved through the years; some of us have worked hard to forget it. But looking back, this 50th anniversary seems like a good time to ask who we are, how we got here and what we left behind. That's the purpose of the party.
To that end, The Madison Reunion presents art exhibitions, music, dance, films and other happenings all over town to capture the mood and moment of the '60s. At the same time, The Conference on Madison in the '60s presents thirty-two panels and over sixty-five panelists, all dedicated to the "sifting and winnowing" of the Wisconsin Idea, that directive to take the best of our work and share it with the people.
The conference is dedicated to the memory of Harvey Goldberg, history professor, activist, friend. Many of us were deeply touched by his teaching and his presence and benefitted from his friendship and his focus on social justice. So let Harvey Goldberg represent all those who taught here during those wild years, who shared their passions with the rest of us and then passed into that good night, leaving us all much better for knowing them.
Our hope is that, like the '60s themselves, though they may seem to pass in a flash, both the Reunion and the Conference will spin us, once again, into a better and brighter future, where we can carry on the good work and maintain both our sense of purpose and our sense of humor. Because, if we've learned one thing, it's if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong.
Plus there's ice cream.
Lowell Bergman, Hasia Diner, Michael Mann, John Tortorice, David Ward, "The Legacy of George L. Mosse"
Lowell Bergman: Chair in investigative reporting at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC-Berkeley, he is a producer/correspondent for the PBS documentary series "Frontline," former director of investigative reporting at ABC News and CBS News producer for "60 Minutes." He received the Pulitzer Prize for "A Dangerous Business."
Hasia Diner: A graduate of UW-Madison's Class of 1968, Hasia Diner in the Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University. She also directs the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History and is the author of a number of books which explore aspects of American Jewish history, American immigration history and the history of American women.
Michael Mann: Michael Mann is a world-renowned director, screenwriter, producer, and one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. Mann has written and directed award-winning television movies and series (including Miami Vice and Crime Story) and feature films including Manhunter, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, The Insider, Ali, and Miami Vice. He has produced numerous feature films, including Academy Award-winner The Aviator (directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett) and directed several commercially successful, critically acclaimed projects including the feature film Collateral (starring Tom Cruise) and the pilot for the HBO series Luck (starring Dustin Hoffman). Mann has won many prestigious awards, including a BAFTA for Best Film (The Aviator), a Golden Globe for Best Picture/Drama (The Aviator), and an NBR Award for Best Director (Collateral). Mann lives in Los Angeles.
John Tortorice: He is Director Emeritus, George L. Mosse Program in History, at UW-Madison. While director, he helped bring the historian's teachings to the vast online community.
David Ward: Trained as a geographer, he was chancellor of UW-Madison from 1993 to 2001, then president of the American Council on Education from 2001 to 2008, and again served as interim chancellor of UW-Madison in 2011.
Ben and Judy Sidran:
June 14, 2018
The Madison Reunion is a party with a purpose, dedicated to all those who passed through the city during the '60s, who left their marks in the memories of those who were here, who came, who saw, who participated in that ever-expanding universe that was this small midwestern town fifty years ago. They say "If you remember it, you weren't there," but most of us who were here remember it fondly; it was a time and place that created more than a historical GPS. Madison in the '60s was a state of mind that spun everyone who entered it into orbits of social activism and personal change.
Some of us have tried to maintain that state of mind as we moved through the years; some of us have worked hard to forget it. But looking back, this 50th anniversary seems like a good time to ask who we are, how we got here and what we left behind. That's the purpose of the party.
To that end, The Madison Reunion presents art exhibitions, music, dance, films and other happenings all over town to capture the mood and moment of the '60s. At the same time, The Conference on Madison in the '60s presents thirty-two panels and over sixty-five panelists, all dedicated to the "sifting and winnowing" of the Wisconsin Idea, that directive to take the best of our work and share it with the people.
The conference is dedicated to the memory of Harvey Goldberg, history professor, activist, friend. Many of us were deeply touched by his teaching and his presence and benefitted from his friendship and his focus on social justice. So let Harvey Goldberg represent all those who taught here during those wild years, who shared their passions with the rest of us and then passed into that good night, leaving us all much better for knowing them.
Our hope is that, like the '60s themselves, though they may seem to pass in a flash, both the Reunion and the Conference will spin us, once again, into a better and brighter future, where we can carry on the good work and maintain both our sense of purpose and our sense of humor. Because, if we've learned one thing, it's if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong.
Plus there's ice cream.
