Lectures Conferences and Symposiums
Henry Lovejoy: Probabilities of African Origins: The Collapse of the Kingdom of Oyo and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, 1816-1836
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesBe sure to stop by C21 at noon on Friday for a special brown bag discussion with Henry before the talk. Join us for Henry Lovejoy's lecture, "Probabilities of African Origins: The Collapse of the Kingdom of Oyo and the …
Collaboratory Event: Karissa Hahn: “A Brighter Darkness”
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOur Media Studies Research Collaboratory is hosting Karissa Hahn for a special talk on "'A Brighter Darkness': Data, Pixels, and Celluloid." In this artist talk, LA-based film and video artist Karissa Hahn will discuss her production of “inkjet films,” a …
TL Taylor: Play as Transformative Work
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesIn this talk, Taylor explores the ways game live streamers are transforming their otherwise private play into public entertainment. Drawing on her research with live streamers, she offers a challenge to current models of IP and fandom, suggesting the work …
Media Studies Symposium: Mucking Up the Archives: Orphans, Amateurs, and Film Preservation
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Join our Media Studies Research Group for an afternoon symposium on the orphan film movement and amateur film preservation! Featuring two exciting talks by distinguished scholars and archivists Dan Streible and Kim Tomadjoglou.
Collaboratory Event: Brigid Vance: Divining the Past
Garland 104 2441 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOur Critical East Asian Humanities Collaboratory is hosting a special lecture by Brigid Vance (Lawrence University) on "Divining the Past: Dream Encyclopedic Knowledge in China." In this talk, Professor Vance asks what happens to dreams after they are dreamed? How …
Brazilian Digital Media Studies: Two Talks
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesC21’s visiting media scholars from Brazil present their research on digital media technologies. This event consisted of two short talks and a Q&A. Watch below! Fatima Regis Oliveira New Media Literacies: Developing Participatory and Playful Learning Methodologies …
Brown Bag Discussion w/Jairus Grove: “Bringing the World Back In”
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJairus Grove (Director, University of Hawai’i Research Center for Futures Studies) will be hosting a special brown bag discussion at the Center for 21st Century Studies on Friday at noon. Grove will be discussing his work in progress, "Bringing the …
Jairus Grove: Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJairus Grove (University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa) joined us on November 1, 2019 to discuss "Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World." (Grove also hosted a brown bag discussion on Friday at noon in the Center for 21st …
Collaboratory Event: Coffee, Donuts, Postcolonial Play (w/Guest Melissa Kagen)
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPlease join our Digital Cultures Collaboratory for a special talk with Melissa Kagen (Bangor University), world authority on walking simulators and games of wandering. In addition to a casual meet-and-greet with light refreshments, Kagen will be discussing "Traveling Through: (Post)colonial Play in 'Around …
Collaboratory Event: Eric Hoyt: From Digitizing Magazines to Preserving Born-Digital Media
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPlease join our Media Studies Collaboratory in welcoming Eric Hoyt (University of Wisconsin - Madison) for a special lecture, "From Digitizing Magazines to Preserving Born-Digital Media: Reflections on TV Guide, Podcasts, and Media History."