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Theory of the Gimmick 5th Annual Literature & Cultural Theory Lecture Presented by the UWM English Department's Graduate Program in Literature and Cultural Theory What are capitalist subjects saying when we call something a "gimmick," regardless of the varying objects …

Newest Americans: Stories from the Global City See Details at UWM Libraries Website Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures, the Chipstone Foundation, Digital Humanities Lab at the UWM Libraries

Jewish Women in America: A History of Their Own 2016 Faye Sigman "Woman of Valor" Lecture Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies Read about Hasia Diner at the Association for Jewish Studies

Justice in Service of Equality Livestreamed from the University of Chicago French, Italian, and Comparative Literature; and Alliance Française de Milwaukee See Details Here (PDF)

Age of Fracture: The Transformation of Ideas and Society in Modern America Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program and UWM History Department “Fracture” now seems everywhere in our contemporary United States: in social relations, partisan politics, growing economic inequalities, and …

Crisis of Care? Social Contradictions of Neoliberal Capitalism Hosted by UWM Women's and Gender Studies, with sponsorships by William F. Vilas Trust Fund; Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor; Div. of Academic Affairs; College of Letters & Science; Departments …

Stopping Fake News: The Work Practices of Peer-to-Peer Counter Propaganda School of Information Studies, UWM Libraries Digital Humanities Lab, Social Studies of Information Research Group See Details at the UWM SOIS Website

In the Ruins of the Present: Neoliberalism Has Failed, Cruel Populism Has Us by the Throat See Details Here Center for International Education, the Vilas Trust

A Conversation with Christiane Taubira and Raoul Peck Hosted by French, Italian, Comparative Literature (FICL); Alliance Française Christiane Taubira Christiane Taubira is former Minister of Justice, France, who was responsible for the Taubira Law (making slavery a crime against humanity) …