Lectures Conferences and Symposiums
CANCELLED – Spring Conference: #ALT_MKE: Stories of a 21st Century City
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States***We're sad to announce our spring conference, #ALT_MKE: Stories of a 21st Century City, has been cancelled. It was going to be an extraordinary gathering, but in many ways, the work of the conference must now be done in our …
L.A. Kauffman (#ALT_MKE Virtual Lecture): “I Want a Haircut”: Toward a History of the Ultra-Right in Milwaukee’s Suburbs (and Why It So Often Fails)
Author and activist L.A. Kauffman delivered a livestreamed version of her planned #ALT_MKE keynote address on Friday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m CDT via Zoom. (You can also find more from our planned plenary speakers, including their current work and …
Monique Liston and Dasha Kelly Hamilton: Virtual #ALT_MKE Lecture and Reading
This special livestreamed version of Monique Liston’s planned #ALT_MKE plenary talk and a special reading by Dasha Kelly Hamilton was held on Friday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m CDT. We’re so happy to be able to share their wonderful work! …
Fellows Presentations and Open House
Virtual event: Once the event starts you can view the live video below or on our YouTube channel. Join us for a fall open house featuring our 2019-20 Faculty Fellows, who will discuss their projects and present the research they …
Bill Wood: “Hearst Ginda Verde: Following a Textile Pattern, Unraveling a Global Mimetic Meshwork”
Online event; email c21@uwm.edu to register and receive the link. Please join us for a special virtual talk with Bill Wood (Anthropology, UWM) on "Hearst Ginda Verde: Following a Textile Pattern, Unraveling a Global Mimetic Meshwork." This talk traces a …
“By Every Measure”: Discussion With Tarik Moody and Reggie Jackson
Virtual event: Once the event starts you can view the live video below or on our YouTube channel. Please join us for an exciting conversation with 88.9 Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody and journalist Reggie Jackson on their new podcast about …
Ronak Kapadia: “Reimagine Everything: How Insurgent Aesthetics and Queer Collective Care are Transforming Our Worlds”
Monica Trinidad, We Keep Each Other Safe, monicatrinidad.com Virtual event: Once the event starts you can view the live video below or on our YouTube channel. Join us for a conversation with Ronak K. Kapadia (UIC) as he explores how …
Thea Riofrancos: “Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador”
Virtual event: Once the event starts you can view the live video below or on our YouTube channel. Please join us for a special talk with Thea Riofrancos on her new book, Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador. …
Symposium: “Postcolonial Film and the Archive: History, Theory, Practice”
Please join us for a half-day online symposium, "Postcolonial Film and the Archive: History, Theory, Practice," on Friday, October 16, organized by the UWM Media Studies Collaboratory in collaboration with the Center for 21st Century Studies and Film Studies Program! …
Thy Phu: Warring Visions: Photography and the Vietnam Conflict
Virtual event: Once the event starts you can view the live video below or on our YouTube channel. Join us for a virtual lecture with Thy Phu (University of Toronto) for "Warring Visions: Photography and the Vietnam Conflict." Although it's …