Social Media and Academic Freedom
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesGeorge Ciccariello-Maher (NYU), Steve Salaita (Writer) The explosion of social media in the 21st century has posed a host of new problems for public and private employers, including small businesses, large corporations, and local, state, and federal institutions. Over the past …
Suzanne Leonard: Rethinking the 21st Century “Wife-Cycle”
Curtin 368 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe Center for 21st Century Studies is proud to be co-sponsoring Suzanne Leonard's upcoming talk, "Rethinking the 21st Century 'Wife-Cycle': From Online Dating to the Campaign Trail." Suzanne Leonard (Associate Professor of English, Simmons College) will discuss her book, Wife Inc., as well as current issues surrounding gender …
Gabriel Menotti: 3D Replication Technologies – Digital Artifacts for the Radical Mediation of History
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesGabriel Menotti, a Brazilian Fulbright scholar currently in residence at the Center for 21st Century Studies, will deliver a special lecture on "3D Replication Technologies: Digital Artifacts for the Radical Mediation of History." 3D replication technologies like highly detailed modeling or …
Allison McCracken: America’s First Pop Idol: The Rise and Fall of Rudy Vallée
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe C21 Media Studies Research Collaboratory is excited to host a talk with Professor Allison McCracken from DePaul University based on her book, Real Mean Don’t Sing: Crooning in American Culture (Duke UP, 2015). American pop singing did not begin gently with …
Leon Neyfakh: Slow Burn: A Conversation About Impeachment, the Presidency, and Podcasting
Merrill 131 2512 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe C21 Sound Inquiry Collaboratory is excited to host Leon Neyfakh (writer for Slate magazine) for a discussion of his recent Watergate podcast, Slow Burn. Neyfakh's wildly popular podcast addressed questions about what it was like to live through the Watergate …
Arts and Belonging Among Muslims in Milwaukee: A Panel Discussion
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHosted by C21's Muslim Milwaukee Collaboratory, this event is open to the public and aims to open up an important discussion about the diversity of Muslim experiences and voices in Milwaukee. A few main questions for the panelists are: How …
APPROXIMATELY 800cm3 OF PLA
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Curtin 175 Deadline for submissions: ASAP APPROXIMATELY 800cm3 OF PLA is an exhibition project surveying the current state of 3D imaging by making it as tangible as possible. It …
Ends of Cinema
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe Center for 21st Century Studies' Spring 2018 conference, "Ends of Cinema," took place on May 3-5. Plenary speakers included Caetlin Benson-Allott (Georgetown), James Leo Cahill (Toronto), Francesco Casetti (Yale), Mary Ann Doane (Berkeley), André Gaudreault (Montreal), Michael Gillespie (City College), …
Fellows Presentation + C21 Open House
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPlease join us in welcoming the new school year, and our new group of Fellows, by celebrating the accomplishments of the old. 2017-18 Fellows will be giving brief, informal talks about the work they did during their fellowship year: Xin …
Graduate Student Bagel Hour
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAll graduate students are welcome to attend this biweekly celebration of carbs and camaraderie. Coffee and bagels are provided.