{"id":16172,"date":"2026-09-12T23:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/?page_id=16172"},"modified":"2026-09-12T23:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:56:49","slug":"uwm-authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/events\/current-programs\/uwm-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM Authors in Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover the ideas, stories, and&nbsp;scholarship&nbsp;of UWM authors in the humanities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this series, C21 invites UWM authors to share their newly published books with the campus community and the wider public. These conversations offer an opportunity to hear directly from authors about their work, research, creative processes, and the ideas that inspire their latest publications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a UWM author with a newly published book\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0humanities\u00a0and would like to present your work as part of this series, please contact Lead Faculty Advisor Anna Mansson McGinty\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>mansson@uwm.edu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-fall-2026-events\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall 2026 Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>October 29<\/strong><br><strong>3:00 PM<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.uchicago.edu%2Fucp%2Fbooks%2Fbook%2Fchicago%2FB%2Fbo271049878.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwaddelke%40uwm.edu%7Ca27ea96adc2444f8458208df0e81ef13%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639245623477955621%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LiElvTf3w%2FpSBX2GbynDVK414kthSprEkaHBy6NLs9Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Jennifer Jordan<\/strong><br>Organized by the UWM Archives and Special Collections (ASC),\u00a0co-sponsored by C21<br>Location: American Geographical Society Library<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>November 17 <\/strong>    <br><strong>3:00 PM<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.syr.edu%2Fsupressbooks%2F9496%2Fmuslims-in-milwaukee%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwaddelke%40uwm.edu%7Ca27ea96adc2444f8458208df0e81ef13%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C639245623477992906%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bKQgE7ureCsT1dt4b6QRo2KA%2BffOa6UZsv%2FUahGEhvs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Muslims in Milwaukee: Placemaking, Belonging, and Activism<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>by Anna Mansson McGinty, Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Kristin Sziarto<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><br>Co-sponsored by C21 and Geography<br>Location: American Geographical Society Library<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>December 7 <\/strong><br><strong>4:00 PM<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yalebooks.yale.edu\/book\/9780300282719\/uncanny-revivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Uncanny Revivals: Designing an American Identity<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Kay Wells<\/strong><br>Organized by the Center for 21st Century Studies<br>Location: Curtin Hall 939<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the ideas, stories, and&nbsp;scholarship&nbsp;of UWM authors in the humanities.&nbsp; Through this series, C21 invites UWM authors to share their newly published books with the campus community and the wider public. 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