CANCELLED – Brown Bag Discussion w/Thy Phu
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States**Unfortunately Thy Phu's talk and brown bag have been cancelled due to the campus-wide response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We hope to reschedule this event for sometime during the 2020-21 academic year. Sorry, folks! Wash your hands, stay healthy! Please …
CANCELLED – Graduate Student Bagel Hour
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDue to the current COVID-19 outbreak, April 24's bagel hour is cancelled. Sorry, folks! Wash your hands, stay healthy!
CANCELLED – Hester Blum: Brown Bag Discussion and Annual Literature and Cultural Theory Lecture
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesUnfortunately the annual Literature and Cultural Theory lecture on 4/23 and coordinated events (including this brown bag) have been cancelled. But happily Hester Blum has agreed to visit next academic year — details to follow. Join us for a special …
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! …
Book Talk with Elana Levine: “Reading Her Stories: Soap Opera, Popular Culture, and Women’s History”
Join us for a discussion with English professor Elana Levine about her new book Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History (Duke, 2020). In this talk, Levine draws on archival research and her experience as a longtime soap …
Book Talk with Rachel Ida Buff: “A is for Asylum-Seeker: How to Talk About Migration in Troubled Times”
Join us for a conversation with History professor Rachel Ida Buff about her newly published book A is for Asylum-Seeker: Words for People on the Move/A de Asilo: Palabras para Personas en Movimiento (Fordham University Press, 2020). Across the globe, …
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 …
Virtual Grad Student Writing Group
This first graduate student writing group of the semester will be hosted by C21 Deputy Director Maureen Ryan. Maureen will welcome students back, discuss what to expect from these writing groups, and share the schedule of speakers for the semester. …