Lectures Conferences and Symposiums

Thinking about university research after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Featuring: Donna McGee, Sam Westcott, Maria Novotny, and Rachel Bloom-Pojar.

A virtual event with Helen Boyd Kramer from Lawrence University. A quick but thorough tour of how we came to be where we are now, starting with the first theories of trans identity, visibility movements, and trans activity in the …

If G is a Lie group, let Sub(G) be the set of all subgroups H of G that are topologically closed subsets of G. There is a natural topology on Sub(G), called the Chabauty topology. We’ll define the Chabauty topology, …

Women's & Gender Studies Vilas Trust Lecture Series continues with Mishuana Goeman, Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies at the University of Buffalo. The talk, titled "Indigenous Art as Revisioning and Unsettling Colonial Enclosure," will examine the ways in which …

Presentation by Professor Jerome Camal, Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison. This talk explores the politics of bearing witness through ethnography - asking anthropologists to acknowledge and confront our discipline’s entanglements and complicity with structures of dispossessions inherited from the colonial plantation …

Presented by Dr. Mark Colarusso, Professor of Mathematics, University of South Alabama. In the 19th century, physicists were interested in determining the conditions under which the equations of motion for a classical mechanical system could be found by integrating a …

Dr. Laura Colmenarejo, Professor of Mathematics, North Carolina State University. In algebraic combinatorics, the Robinson-Schensted-Knuth algorithm is a fundamental correspondence between words and pairs of semistandard tableaux illustrating identities of dimensions of irreducible representations of several groups. In this talk, …

Elizabeth Emery, Professor of World Languages and Cultures at Montclair State University, is giving a free public talk about her recent book Reframing Japonisme: Women and the Asian Art Market in Nineteenth-Century France, 1853-1914 (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020) and her …

Morgan Foster, Undergraduate Advisor and Program Coordinator in Women's & Gender Studies, UWM, presents: “American Girls: Girlhood Fiction and Fandoms in America.” Attend in-person or via livestream at the link below. Contact wgs@uwm.edu for details.

John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of twenty-two books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, industries, and places of worship. Gurda’s most ambitious efforts are The Making …

This lecture analyzes the history of legal abortion since 1973 and discusses the factors that led to the overturning of Roe earlier this year. Johanna Schoen is professor of History at Rutgers University-New Brunswick with an affiliation at the Institute …

Xin Yu, Visiting Assistant Professor in the History Department at UWM will be in conversation with Suyoung Son, Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, and Tobie Meyer-Fong, professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. The …

Presented by Dr. Michael Young, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University. A set is considered rainbow if each element of the set is assigned a distinct color. In this talk, we will discuss problems and techniques about determining the …

Professor Christy DeLair, Director of the Pick Museum of Anthropology (Northern Illinois University) will discuss material culture studies, performance, global indigenous studies, and artist-museum relations with an emphasis on Taiwan and Native North America.

Leah Wilson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's & Gender Studies, UWM, presents: “Queer (Re)Orientations: Reclaiming Our Bodies, Our Selves.” Attend in person or via livestream at the link below. Contact wgs@uwm.edu for details.

The Monster Conference is an annual fall academic and creative conference sponsored by UWM Honors College and the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research. The Monster Conference showcases pieces that address monstrous topics, from ancient to modern conceptions of monsters from …

In group theory, any group can be defined by specifying generators and relations. But for infinite groups, when trying to define a model for a generic/random group, there are many options for how to vary these generators and relations. We …

Presented by Professor Amanda L. Logan, Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University.

Professor Anne M. Coughlin, University of Virginia Law School will be speaking on Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Professor Coughlin has taught at the University of Virginia School of Law since 1995. Her research interests include criminal law, criminal …

In her talk “Making a Splash: Women Cartoonists in France,” Dr. Cynthia Laborde will focus on the impact of women cartoonists/graphic novelists in France in the 21st century. She will trace how this new generation has been making their own …

This interactive French Immersion workshop is for French teachers at all levels K through 16. It will be led by Dr. Cynthia Laborde (Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington and UWM alumna). Attend in-person (refreshments will be provided) or …

Join a panel of experts as we discuss the results of what the New York Times is calling “the most important election in America in 2023”, the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary. In conversation, with: Sara Benesh – Associate Professor, Political …

A conversation about the histories that inform food and land justice efforts today. Featuring Laura Manthe (Oneida Nation), Adrienne Petty (William & Mary College), and Jayson Porter (Brown University). Free and open to the public.

Hilary K. Snow, Teaching Faculty at Honors College at UWM will be in conversation with Morgan Pitelka, Distinguished Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Chelsea Foxwell, Associate Professor, Art History, University of Chicago. The event is open …

Join Africology NOW in discussing the impact of Marvel's Black Panther franchise on representations of Black history, culture, and identity in the media. Our discussion will reflect on themes of Black transnationalism, migration, the effects of colonialism, Black and African …

Join us for a live (and recorded) presentation by a panel of professionals in the field of eating disorders. Stacey Nye, PhD, Clinical Professor and Director of the UWM Psychology Clinic Kelly Wahlen, MD, Senior Psychiatrist, UWM Student Health & …

The 2023 Douglas Hyde Lecture is presented by the UWM Center for Celtic Studies. Join us for a talk about language revitalization and preservation through the persistence of An Dream Dearg and the Acht na Gaeilge movement as the struggle …

Presented by Federico Bugni, Northwestern University.

Presented by Dr. Michael Dairyko, Director of Ticketing Analytics, Milwaukee Bucks. Data science is a continuously evolving field that lives at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Many industries have started to utilize data science to extract valuable …

An Anthropology Colloquium presented by Dr. Paula Tallman (Anthropology Dept, Loyola University Chicago). In this colloquium, we will discuss the links between access to affordable safe water and multiple forms of health, including depression and gender-based violence, based on field …

DUE TO WINTER WEATHER THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT. Register to join by Zoom at https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqc-uorT8qHN3e2Fo7Scd1RkRQDSjBn5np A Roundtable Discussion on the effects of the Dobbs Supreme Court Decision, with UWM and UW-System professionals and experts. Moderated …

Join us for "Wisconsin's Tuesday April 4th State Supreme Court Election: Wisconsin's Most Important Contest Ever? What the Wisconsin State Supreme Court Does and Why it Matters to you!" with Congresswoman Gwen Moore and opening remarks by Jeffrey Sommers. Congresswoman …

Professor Muki Haklay from University College London, Department of Geography will be presenting for the UWM Department of Geography Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture. Meeting on Teams: Meeting ID 226 834 760 653 Passcode SgRQU2

Visiting Scholar in LGBTQ+ Studies Dr. Tony Adams (he/they), is professor of Communication at Bradley University. He uses ethnography and autoethnography to study the everyday interactions that make up our lives, enact our identities, and create LGBTQ+ experiences. Dr. Adams' …

Presented by Margaret Noodin (Professor of English and Associate Dean for the Humanities) and Cailín Nic an tSionnaigh (Fulbright FLTA & Irish Language Instructor, Center for Celtic Studies)

A conversation about the philosophies behind equitable food production systems built on trust. Featuring Elizabeth Gabriel (Groundswell Center), Cherie Rivers (UNC Chapel Hill), and Martice Scales (Full Circle Healing Farms). Free and open to the public.

Presented by Demetrius Williams (Religious Studies and Global Studies) - a lecture based on his recent research, examining the role played by the symbol of the cross in the transatlantic slave trade.

Learn more about the certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Are you interested in traveling abroad and experiencing other cultures? Have you ever wondered what it's like to live in another country? Do you like working …

Contemporary Japanese theater has challenged the conventional definition of performance as a co-present event between performers and audience. Through the use of technologies such as VR and motion capture, recent performances have disrupted the primacy of co-presence in theater. This …

Join us for a conversation about trees and their significance in art, philosophy, and community engagement. In-person presentations and roundtable discussion in Curtin Hall 175, followed by a reception and community art project at the Center for 21st Century Studies …