Letter From the Director Dear Friends, At the end of our last event, an attention lab hosted by members of the Strother School of Radical Attention, one of the workshop facilitators asked us to imagine “the great empty cup of attention” …
Over our 50+ year history, C21 has served as the proud host of many events, publications, movements, and experiments. We have begun an initiative to give our web content a second life on the Internet Archive. If you are curious …
Dear C21 Community, Last February, C21 was thrilled to receive a Major Grant from Wisconsin Humanities to support our May 3rd event, Attention Activism with the Strother School of Radical Attention, and to expand Strother’s attention-focused activities into community sites …
Check out these updates from our current cohort of research fellows: Elana Levine is professor of media, cinema, and digital studies in the Department of English. During the 2024-25 fellowship year, she has been working on a new book, Soap Opera: …
As a UW System Center of Excellence, C21 prioritizes building a community of scholars to address the pressing issues of our time. Each year, C21 offers fellowships that provide the time, space, and collegial support to generate new knowledge and …
We are excited to announce that C21 has received a Major Grant from Wisconsin Humanities for our project, “Attention Activism in Milwaukee.” This funding will help us conduct our Attention Activism event in May, as well as further develop the Story …
The Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) has been selected to participate in a research initiative on “Human Craft in the Age of Digital Technologies” organized and funded through the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes. In the 2025-26 academic …
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 …
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 …
Artist and C21 Research Fellow Kyoung Ae Cho recently showcased her work in two exhibitions, highlighting her innovative approach to mixed media and fiber art. Cho’s solo show, “Passing,” was on display at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the …
