New Fellow Publication: Erica Bornstein in Humanity Journal
Dr. Erica Bornstein, a cultural anthropologist here at UWM, has just published an article in Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development.
Fellows and Staff
Introducing Our 2019-20 Graduate Fellows!
Please join us in welcoming two new C21 Graduate Fellows for the 2019-20 academic year: Nasim Shareghi (Architecture) and Mallory Zink (Public History).
Announcing Our 2019-20 Faculty Fellows
We are excited to announce our 2019-20 C21 Fellows: Aneesh Aneesh, Sukanya Banerjee, Christopher Cantwell, Lia Wolock, and W. Warner Wood! Read about their projects here.
New Book: Gabriel Menotti’s Movie Circuits: Curatorial Approaches to Cinema Technology
Congratulations to last year’s Fulbright Fellow-in-Residence Gabriel Menotti, who just published his new book Movie Circuits: Curatorial Approaches to Cinema Technology via Amsterdam University Press! The book is about rogue cinemas, practice-led research, and a hint of philosophy of technology.
Graduate Fellow Allain Daigle Wins 2nd Place in SCMS Student Writing Award
Huge congratulations to C21 Graduate Fellow Allain Daigle, who won 2nd place in the 2019 SCMS Student Writing Awards for his essay “Modern Glass: Zeiss and the Industrialization of Vision.”
Center Director Richard Grusin Speaks About Trump, Terrorism, and Total Mediation in Madison
This Monday, November 12, Center Director Richard Grusin will be giving a talk at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin – Madison titled “The Trump Show: Terrorism and Total Mediation.”
UWM’s Michael Newman Named as a 2018 Television Academy Foundation Fellow
Michael Newman, a previous C21 Fellow (2011-12) and professor in Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies at UWM, has been named a Television Academy Foundation Fellow for 2018!
C21 Graduate Fellow Allain Daigle in the Atlantic!
Congratulations to current UWM doctoral candidate Allain Daigle for his recent article, “How the 50-mm Lens Became ‘Normal,’” in the May issue of The Atlantic! Allain’s piece was published in partnership with Object Lessons and offers a compelling history of the 50-mm lens’… Read More
C21 Fellow Jesse McLean Exhibition: “When It Rains, It Pours”
We are proud to announce that current C21 Fellow Jesse McLean’s solo exhibition “When It Rains, It Pours” is now open at the Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh. “When It Rains, It Pours” is an exploration of the effects… Read More
2018-19 C21 UWM Fellows Announced
The Center for 21st Century Studies is pleased to announce its 2018-19 UWM fellows and their research projects: Joel Berkowitz (FLL/Jewish Studies) Plotting Yiddish Drama Miren Boehm (Philosophy) The Limits of Thought in David Hume’s Philosophy Rachel Buff (History/Ethnic Studies)… Read More