New Fellow Book: Gabriel Menotti and Virginia Crisp’s Practices of Projection

Congratulations to 2017-18 Visiting Fulbright Scholar Gabriel Menotti (Queen’s University) on a new collection co-edited with Virginia Crisp (King’s College, London)! The new book, Practices of Projection: Histories and Technologies (Oxford, 2020) features chapters from Amanda Egbe, Ian Goode, Stefania …

Announcing our 2020-21 Faculty Fellows

Please join us in welcoming five UW-Milwaukee Faculty Fellows and one UW System Fellow to the Center for 21st Century Studies in our 2020-21 cohort. Ivan Ascher is an associate professor of political science at UW-Milwaukee and is the author of …

Black Lives Matter Solidarity Statements at UWM

The Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) has for more than 50 years been committed to fostering innovative research at the intersection of the humanities, arts and sciences and supporting University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty and graduate students. In keeping with …

Call for 2020-21 Graduate Fellows Now Open

The call for 2020-21 Graduate Fellows (PDF) is now open! C21 employs three part-time graduate fellows (doctoral candidates) whose studies align with our interests in critical, digital, and public humanities. Employment includes salary plus tuition remission. A C21 graduate fellowship …

C21 Faculty Fellow Aneesh Aneesh Awarded a 2020-2021 Berggruen Fellowship

Congratulations to current C21 Faculty Fellow Aneesh Aneesh for being selected for a 2020-2021 Berggruen Fellowship! The Berggruen Fellowship is administrated by the University of Southern California’s Berggruen Institute and is designed to “support inquiries that bring multicultural and interdisciplinary …

Courtney Baker and MKE Film’s Black Lens’ Black History Month Series

Courtney Baker (UC-Riverside) will be visiting C21 in February during Milwaukee Film/Black Lens’ Black History Month series. The Black Lens program will feature screenings and discussions with local and national black filmmakers throughout February, starting with a showcase of short films …

MIGC Submission Deadline Extended (Dec 15)

The Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC) has extended its deadline for submissions to December 15th. Now’s your chance to turn that seminar paper or creative piece into a conference presentation! For more information on the theme and submission process, please …

Welcome Spring 2020 Visiting Scholar Helen J. Bullard!

Please join us in welcoming Helen J. Bullard, who will be joining C21 as a visiting scholar this coming spring semester! Helen is a research-based storyteller and artist, whose practice bridges the arts, sciences, and social sciences to tell stories …

Welcome C21 Photography Fellow Jordy Brazo!

Please join us in welcoming our new Photography Fellow for the 2019-20 academic year, Jordy Brazo! Jordy Brazo is currently working towards his MFA in Film, Video, Animation, and New Genres at the Peck School of the Arts. He creates …