Prepared for the Milwaukee residency of the Violins of Hope project, this exhibit showcases the violins owned and played by Jewish musicians and others targeted by the Nazis before and during the Holocaust. The instruments are paired with visual-art responses by members …
Celebrate Black History Month with UWM Libraries by visiting the three pop-up exhibits hosted by the American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections. The AGSL's exhibit highlights Matthew Henson, an Arctic explorer on the first successful expedition to the …
A Long, Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor of Sociology Dr. Jennifer Jordan for her talk "A Long, Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between," the latest installment of the …
Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses Join UWM’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Visiting Scholar Dr. Leah Leone Anderson for her talk "Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, …
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. and "The African Revolution and Its Impact on Afro-Americans" by Malcom X The February Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion will focus on texts by two central figures in the 1960s Civil Rights …
Moving Between Tongues: Choreographing Translation and Embodied Memory Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dance Professor Maria Soledad Gillespie for her talk "Moving Between Tongues: Choreographing Translation and Embodied Memory," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL) Speaker …
Daphne du Maurier's "The Birds" (1952) and "The Old Man" (1952) The March Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion will focus on two texts by Daphne du Maurier: "The Birds" (1952) and "The Old Man" (1952). The discussion will be held …
Ancient Urbanism in Peru’s Casma Valley Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor of Art History and Archaeology Dr. David Pacifico for his talk "Ancient Urbanism in Peru’s Casma Valley," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL) Speaker …
Robert Hayden, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde, Lucille Clifton, and Rita Dove The April Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion will focus on poetry from six different writers: Robert Hayden's "Middle Passage" (1961); Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (1951); Maya Angelou's "Still …
Maps & America: The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series returns on April 30. This year's event will feature Dr. Julio Pedrassoli. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the lecture will begin at 6 p.m. More information to come. Held …