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C21 Research Fellows Presentations
939 Curtin Hall 3243 N Downer Ave, MilwaukeeAbout Join the Center for 21st Century Studies for concluding presentations from our 2025-26 cohort of research fellows. Centering the humanities in the belief that groundbreaking ideas come from diversity of opinions, disciplines, and experiences, each year, C21 offers fellowships …
Book Talk: A Conversation About Black Feminist Resistance in Trying Times
Kuumba Juice & Coffee 274 East Keefe Avenue, MilwaukeeOverview We welcome Dr. Stacie McCormick and Dr. Nessette Falu to a conversation around Black Feminist Resistance and the power of storytelling. In conjunction with Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), UWM's C21 Reproductive Justice Collaboratory and La Revo Books …
Aesthetics, Art, & AI: Kite
Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 East Kenwood Boulevard, MilwaukeeJoin the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) for an artist talk with Kite, an Oglála Lakȟóta artist, composer, and scholar. Her groundbreaking scholarship and practice investigate contemporary Lakota ontologies through research-creation, computational media, and performance, often working in collaboration with family and community members. Kite develops body interfaces for machine learning driven performance, sculptures generated by dreams, and experimental sound and video work. Working with machine learning techniques since 2017 and developing body interfaces for performance since 2013, Kite is a first American Indian artist to utilize Machine Learning in art practice.