News
- Professor Levine discusses the daytime soap opera’s significance with AP News - In an AP News story that has been picked up more than 300 times since its publication, Professor Elana Levine highlighted the import of “The Young & the Restless” on the occasion of the show’s 50th anniversary, celebrated this Sunday.... Read More
- Professor Basting discusses her work on creative care for dementia with The New York Times’ “First Person” - Professor Anne Basting spoke with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about a creative approach to people dealing with dementia and aging in the latest episode of “First Person” from The New York Times. Listen here. “There is such a powerful force in knowing that... Read More
- Professor Derek Handley Recommends Books by Black Authors on WUWM - Assistant Professor of English Derek Handley joined WUWM on-air to recommend three books by Black authors. Read more from Dr. Handley about his selections below or listen to the full story here. Where Do We Go from Here? by Dr.... Read More
- Professor Liam Callanan interviewed about his new book “When In Rome” - Professor & Coordinator of Creative Writing Liam Callanan discusses his new book and reflects on the relationship between his writing and his faith in the National Catholic Register. Read more here. When in Rome, which will be released by Penguin-Random House on March... Read More
- Professor Derek Handley interviewed for TMJ4’s @TheTable Segment - Assistant Professor of English Dr. Derek Handley sat down with TMJ4 News to share four books written by Black writers that every American should have on their shelves to learn about the Black experience. Watch the clip and read more here.... Read More
- Professor Handley’s “Mapping Racism & Resistance in Milwaukee County: Struggles Over Racism and Real Estate in the Urban North” featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - A recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured English Professor Derek Handley’s current project, “Mapping Racism & Resistance in Milwaukee County.” The project, co-directed with Geography Professor Anne Bonds and sponsored by a 2021 Fromkin Grant from UWM Libraries,... Read More
- Professor Stuart Moulthrop’s “Victory Garden 2022” featured in electronic book review - A recent article in ebr: electronic book review celebrates the oeuvre of Professor Stuart Moulthrop (English) on the occasion a new web reconstruction of his hypertext classic Victory Garden. In the article, Mariusz Pisarski contextualizes the groundbreaking work of Victory... Read More
- Professor Kimberly Blaeser featured in the National Endowment for the Arts’ Magazine - Professor Kimberly Blaeser (English) is featured in “American Artscape Magazine” from the National Endowment for the Arts. She discusses the founding of In-Na-Po (Indigenous Nations Poets), the significance of Indigenous poetry, and In-Na-Po’s inaugural retreat in D.C. Carrying Our Culture... Read More
Events
- Advising Open House - Thursday, April 6, 2023,11:00am-1:00pm Curtin Hall 439 Please join us for the Spring English Department Advising Open House! Get answers to your questions about Fall 2023 course selection, major/minor declaration, requirements & for-credit internships, or just stop in to chat.... Read More
- United We Read: UWM Creative Writing Program Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series - Friday, April 7, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI Please join us for the April event in our United We Read: Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series, hosted this month by Sugar Maple in Bay View! Our readers... Read More
- Spring 2023 Visiting Writer-Boudreaux Poet Series with Dr. Craig Santos Perez - Thursday, April 6 2023, at 3:00pm & 7:00pm Curtin Hall, Room 175 and livestream Please join us on for the Spring 2023 Visiting Writer-Boudreaux Poet Series with Dr. Craig Santos Perez! Santos Perez will host a Craft Talk at 3pm... Read More
- United We Read: UWM Creative Writing Program Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series - Please join us for the March event in our United We Read: Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series, hosted by Art Bar! This month’s readers are Rebecca Baumann, Daphne Daugherty, Danielle Harms, and Professor Valerie Laken.
- United We Read: UWM Creative Writing Program Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series - Please join us for the second event in our United We Read: Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series for Fall 2022, hosted by Boswell Book Company! This month’s readers are Cassandra Bruner, Sass Denny, Camilla Lee, and Professor Rebecca Dunham. Livestream:
- United We Read: UWM Creative Writing Program Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series - Please join us for the first event in our United We Read Graduate Student-Faculty Reading Series for Fall 2022. This month’s readers are Beck Behnke, Sophie Nunberg, Katherine Witt, and Liam Callanan. This event will also be livestreamed at the... Read More
- Home Movie Day 2022 - Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 10:00am-4:00pm in Mitchell Hall, Room B91
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is proud to host the City of Milwaukee’s first Home Movie Day. Community members from Milwaukee and the surrounding cities and counties are invited to participate. The public is invited to bring in their home movies in 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, VHS, Mini-DV, or digital formats; to have their materials inspected and/or repaired by UWM volunteers; with selections screened for an audience while the owner narrates. - Lecture: The Rise of Right-Wing Comedy (Nick Marx, Colorado State University) - Please join us at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, October 12th in Curtin Hall 368 for a lecture and Q&A with Dr. Nick Marx, author of That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them. That’s Not Funny argues... Read More