Slow Digest: Time, Place, Worldview

6.5 Minutes With…Mark Freeland In the latest episode of 6.5 Minutes With…C21, Mark Freeland, Director of the Electa Quinney Institute and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, discusses the cyclical nature of time in indigenous worldviews, …

Reproductive Justice Collaboratory Event

The Reproductive Justice Collaboratory at C21 aims to create a space where researchers at UWM and reproductive justice community advocates in Milwaukee can work together to address systemic injustices disproportionately affecting Black, Latinx, and other women and trans people of …

Slow Digest: Embodiment I

This week’s edition of Slow Digest was written by C21 Graduate Fellow Carson Pittman. The concept of “slow embodiment” offers a unique perspective on our daily experiences, inviting us to examine how we inhabit our bodies and interact with the world around …

“Muslims in Milwaukee: Place, Relationality, Activism” Panel Presentation

The Muslim Milwaukee Project hosted an event titled “Muslims in Milwaukee: Place, Relationality, Activism” on November 13, 2024. This inaugural event of the UWM MENA Affinity Group showcased the project’s decade-long community collaboration and ethnographic work, offering a comprehensive exploration …

Slow Digest: A Lukewarm Defense of Slow History

This week’s edition of Slow Digest was written by C21 Graduate Fellow Russell Star-Lack. We usually think about history as a series of events. These events, such as births, deaths, war, famine, or revolution, can affect the lives of people in a …

World Languages and Cultures Collaboratory Event Held in November

On November 19th, 2024, the World Languages and Cultures collaboratory hosted an event during UWM’s International Education Week that highlighted the critical importance of multilingual skills in today’s professional landscape. The event, which was called Language Works, drew an impressive …

Slow Digest: Music

This week’s edition of Slow Digest was written by C21 Graduate Fellow Russell Star-Lack. This week, Slow Digest examines the concept of “slow” in a more literal sense than most applications of slow knowing. The operative theme for the sources below is …

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.