Kimberly Blaeser (C21 Fellow)
Jones Gallery, Dwight Foster Public Library 209 Merchants Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI, United StatesGesture and Silence in Poetry of Place A poetry reading and talk, with book signing Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, Kimberly Blaeser, a C21 Fellow for 2015-16, will be reading some of her current poetry and giving a talk on "Gesture and …
Caroline Seymour-Jorn (C21 Fellow)
Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor Conference Center 2311 E Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesSocial Justice Activism among Muslims in Milwaukee A C21 Fellow's Presentation The 2015 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture with former C21 Fellows Anna Mansson McGinty and Kristin M. Sziarto
A Town Called Brzostek
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesFilm and Talkback with Director Simon Target Talkback moderated by Neal Pease (UWM) Presented by The Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at UWM Documentary, 50 min. | Poland www.handheldfeatures.com Free and open to the public Director Simon …
The Return
UWM Union Cinema 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesFilm and talkback with director Adam Zucker Talkback moderated by Neal Pease (UWM) Presented by The Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at UWM Documentary, 83 min. | USA/Poland www.thereturndocumentary.com In the wake of the Holocaust and Soviet …
Beyond Crisis: The Humanities in Renewal
Zelazo Center, Blue Room 2419 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesA Symposium Dedicated to Ihab Hassan 3:30 pm Zelazo Center, Blue Room 5:00 pm Reception 2419 E Kenwood Blvd Presented by UWM's College of Letters and Science The Center for 21st Century Studies was greatly saddened to learn that UWM …
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair (Native Studies, University of Manitoba)
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesBagijiganan: Anishinaabe Ethics in Native Studies Recorded video (YouTube) Bagijiganan (offerings) are the foundations of Anishinaabe ethics. Found in practices from ceremonies to visiting, bagijiganan are embedded in early treaties made with Europeans and acted as both intention and recognition, …
Siobhan Senier (English, University of New Hampshire)
Curtin 118 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesIndigenizing Wikipedia: Expanding the Presence of Native Authors on the World's Largest Encyclopedia For better or worse, Wikipedia is now the first source to which most students, everyday citizens, and even scholars turn for basic information. What does it mean …
Stephen Graham Jones (English, Colorado)
Reading and Discussion Recorded video (Mediasite) Recorded video (YouTube) Stephen Graham Jones will be reading some of his flash fiction, short stories, and perhaps pieces of his novels, as well as providing some anecdotes accompanied by discussion--all followed by a …
Levi Bryant (Philosophy, Collin College)
Curtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe Interior of Things MIGC keynote speaker On the ontology of the fold . . . Text of The Interior of Things (PDF) Brown bag lunch seminar Friday, February 19 12 noon Curtin 368 Reading: Levi R. Bryant, "The Gravity …
Nick Montfort (Digital Media, MIT)
Golda Meir Library, 2nd Floor, DH Lab 2311 E Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesExploratory Programming Workshop An MIGC workshop This workshop introduces how to think with computation, focusing on how computing can be used with language and literature. Programming is introduced as a way to iteratively design both artworks and humanities projects, in …