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. …
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 …
Virtual Grad Student Writing Group (w/Nigel Rothfels)
This week's virtual graduate student writing group will feature Nigel Rothfels (History, Director of Office of Undergraduate Research). Email c21@uwm.edu to sign up! ___ Join us for our new (virtual) graduate student writing groups, each Friday from 10-11 am! Part …
“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 …
Virtual Grad Student Writing Group (w/Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece)
This week’s virtual graduate student writing group will feature Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece (English and Film Studies). Email c21@uwm.edu to sign up! ___ Join us for our new (virtual) graduate student writing groups, each Friday from 10-11 am! Part support group, part …